HILLSONG YOUNG & FREE COMPASSION

FIELD EXPERIENCEINDONESIA - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018

26 NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER 2018Compassion is excited to offer you the opportunity to be involved in this amazing Compassion Field Experience to Indonesia.

This Field Experience will give you the chance to experience Compassion’s work firsthand and meet our incredible workers in the developing world. This is your opportunity to see how Compassion works and to judge for yourself if it truly does transform the lives of children living in poverty.

COMPASSION FIELD EXPERIENCE TO INDONESIA

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OVERVIEW AND PURPOSEThis Compassion Field Experience is to Indonesia. We plan to arrive in Indonesia on 26 November 2018 and depart on 3 December 2018. However, these dates may change slightly depending on the availability of flights.

The principal purpose of the Field Experience is to see how Compassion works with local churches to provide critical, ongoing support from the womb to the workforce to children, families and communities through four core programs:

• Mums and Babies

• Child Sponsorship Program

• Leadership Development Program

• Critical Interventions

During this Field Experience, you will experience firsthand the everyday issues and challenges confronting those living in poverty. You will be able to talk directly to parents, children, church leaders and our dedicated local staff to gain a better understanding of poverty, its forms and its solutions. Australians support Critical Interventions by giving to Critical Needs.

You will be challenged and inspired—perhaps even bewildered or angered—as well as changed by what you see, hear and experience, and by the relationships you will form.

As every Field Experience is different, the programs you will have the opportunity to see in action in Indonesia will vary depending on the region you are visiting and a variety of other factors. You may visit mothers and their infants in our Mums and Babies survival projects and see firsthand the many ways in which children benefit from our Child Sponsorship Program. You may have the opportunity to meet with, and be inspired by, the students as they share their hopes and dreams for their nation. Finally, you may see the incredible work of our Critical Interventions, from providing fresh water wells and sanitation, to potentially life-saving medical interventions that help to protect children from deadly diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Compassion’s Holistic Child Development Model

Funded through local and sponsorship resources

Funded through non-sponsorship resources

MUMS & BABIESPRENATAL - 3

CHILDHOODAGES 5-12

YOUTHAGES 12-22

EARLY CHILDHOODAGES 3-5

CRITICAL NEEDS

CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

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COUNTRY STATISTICSCapital:

Jakarta

Population:

260.58 million

Adult literacy rate*:

Male 97.2%, Female 93.6%

Access to improved drinking water:

Urban 94.2%, Rural 79.5%

Life expectancy:

Male 70.4 years, Female 75.7 years

Religion:

Muslim 87.2%, Christian 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other or unspecified 1.3%

Infant mortality rate**:

22.7/1000

Percentage living below the poverty line:

10.9%

COMPASSION IN INDONESIA

*Percentage of persons aged 15 and over who can read and write** Number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1000 live births in the same year

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FAST FACTS• Indonesia is made up of 17,508 islands and has 129 active volcanoes.

• One of the world’s most suscpetible nations to natural disasters; volcanic eruptions, flooding, landslides and tsunamis are continual threats in Indonesia.

• Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population.

• Over one-third of children suffer from moderate to severe growth stunting, an often irreversible condition caused by chronic malnutrition during early childhood.

RELIGIONIndonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population, with 87.2 per cent of Indonesians following the Islamic faith; 7 per cent is Christian; 2.9 per cent is Roman Catholic; 1.7 per cent is Hindu and 1.3 per cent is currently unspecified.

There has been an increase in the numerical and political strength of Islam in recent years. While most Indonesian Muslims are considered moderate, there is an increasing hard-line minority who advocate violence against Western targets.

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CURRENT ISSUESIndonesia has high urban growth, which strains the capacity of major cities to provide housing and social services. There also remains a lack of adequate infrastructure and resources, with the conservation of Indonesia’s forests and peat lands a current struggle.

While poverty and low living standards persist throughout Indonesia, particularly in rural areas, there has been progress in recent years. A poverty task force, the National Team for Accelerating Poverty Reduction, was set up in July 2010. This task force provides policy guidance and coordination of social protection and poverty reduction programs throughout Indonesia.

Lying near the intersection of shifting tectonic plates, many parts of Indonesia are at high risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Hundreds of thousands of families have been displaced and severely affected by natural disasters in recent years. Indonesia suffered the greatest number of casualties during the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, with an estimated 168,000 people killed and more than half a million left homeless. The country was also impacted by the 2009 earthquake that hit Padang, killing over 1000 people and destroying or damaging almost 300,000 homes. Unfortunately, these crises have led to a dramatic increase in the number of children living on the streets. Many of these children suffer abuse through sexual exploitation and child trafficking.

Several terrorist attacks targeted Indonesia in the early 2000s, with the bombing of a Bali nightclub in 2002, resulting in the deaths of 202 people, and three consecutive attacks on Bali tourist districts in 2005.

COMPASSION IN INDONESIACompassion International began working in Indonesia in 1968. A second office was opened in East Indonesia in 2005. Currently, over 136,300 children participate in Compassion’s Child Sponsorship Program activities at 567 child development centres across Indonesia. Compassion Australia assists more than 17,000 of these children. Compassion’s Mums and Babies survival projects and various Critical Interventions also operate throughout the country. Our goal is to reach out to Indonesian children; helping to provide them with the opportunity to rise above their circumstances and become all God has created them to be.

Sources: CIA, World Fact Book 2017, UNICEF, The State of the World’s Children, 2015; BBC, Indonesia Country Profile 2015; World Bank, Investing in Indonesia’s Education white paper; Compassion International www.compassion.com

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FIELD EXPERIENCE DETAILS

“For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.”

—Isaiah 61:11, NIV

• Compassion Australia can arrange all flights, including transfers and transportation within Indonesia, organise clean and comfortable accommodation and provide all meals and bottled water.

• It is the traveller’s responsibility to seek medical advice regarding necessary immunisations or medication prior to leaving Australia.

• During the visit, the traveller will be hosted by local Compassion staff from Indonesia, who will arrange all local travel and meals and will be on hand to help with translation.

• There may be some time available for shopping, visiting local markets and sight-seeing but this will depend on the itinerary closer to the Field Experience. Local Compassion staff will host and guide this time to ensure the traveller gets the most from the experience.

• The Field Experience Leader will contact the travellers to provide them with further details, and also conduct pre-Field Experience training to prepare for the visit and help connect the members of the group.

• After the Field Experience, the group will have a time to de-brief and talk through their experiences which typically takes place on the last day of the Field Experience.

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The in-country ground cost of this Field Experience, including accommodation, meals and internal transport in Indonesia is from A$1995 per person, based on twin-share accommodation. This cost is based on a travelling group of 10 people.

INVOICINGOnce we have received all of the information and forms from everyone going on the Field Experience, we will then issue an invoice for the cost of the Field Experience to Hillsong Young & Free, who will then collect payment from each traveller to reimburse Compassion Australia.

A second invoice may be issued to a traveller for any additional costs related to visiting your sponsored child, and will be sent out one or two months prior to the Field Experience. If you do not incur any costs related to visiting your sponsored child, you will not receive this second invoice.

What’s covered in your total cost?

• Accommodation in Indonesia

• Taxes

• Travel insurance

• On the ground travel costs in Indonesia, such as transport or vehicle hire, or bus hire

• Compassion Field Experience leader, local guides and translators

• Meals

• Bottled water

• Sight-seeing activity

• Grocery gift hampers

COST

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What’s not covered in your total cost?

• International flights

• Australian domestic flights

• Passports

• Pre-travel vaccinations/immunisations and medications

• Any additional costs related to meeting your sponsored child

• Any additional food requirements above what is supplied

• Any souvenirs or gifts you purchase during your travels

We will communicate any and all pricing changes immediately.

Please note: a portion of the cost of your Field Experience is used to fund the travel of the Compassion Field Experience leader. This allows Compassion to use as much of our supporters’ gifts and donations as possible for our child development programs.

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Compassion will contact you regarding visa requirements and associated Field Experience costs for your visit. Visa conditions may change at any time. Compassion recommends that you check the Australian Government Smart Traveller website for more information about travelling overseas: www.smarttraveller.gov.au. Information available at this website includes country specific travel advice, health and safety information, and general travel tips.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

VISAS

Travel insurance is required for the entire length of your travel and will be organised by the Compassion Travel Centre. You will be provided with the details of your travel insurance when your registration on the Field Experience has been finalised. Compassion Australia will not be liable for travellers who fail to comply with the travel insurance terms, conditions or other policy obligations

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You will spend most of your time in Bali, Indonesia with opportunities to travel through urban or rural areas.

The Field Experience may include activities such as:

• Visiting Compassion’s church-based projects and witnessing Compassion’s ministry to children firsthand

• Meeting with individual families in their homes

• Meeting young leaders who have been sponsored through Compassion’s program

• Sight-seeing

• Shopping at local markets

If you sponsor a child with Compassion in an area of Indonesia where your group may not be travelling to, you may be able to visit at an additional cost. We will do our best to arrange this visit for you, and provide you with a cost estimate as quickly as possible. Please give us plenty of warning, as we will need to arrange these meetings well in advance of our departure. If you don’t already sponsor a child in Indonesia, why not do so before you go!

BASIC TRIP OVERVIEW

MEETING YOUR SPONSORED CHILD

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If you cancel your place on the Field Experience, you will be required to pay for any non-refundable expenses Compassion has incurred on your behalf at the time of your cancelling, such as accomodation. If you choose to meet your sponsored child, any costs you may have incurred unfortunately cannot be refunded.

Please Note: Only written cancellations will be accepted.

CANCELLATIONS

“I will treat you with such kindness that your nation will grow strong, and I will also keep my promises to you.”

—Leviticus 26:9, CEV

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If you have any questions, or would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Compassion Australia

Mail: Travel Centre Compassion Australia PO BOX 1 HRMC NSW 2310

Location: 30 Warabrook Boulevarde, Warabrook NSW 2304 Australia

Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm (AEST/AEDT)

Email: compassion@compassion.com.au

Phone: 1300 22 44 53

Fax: 02 4935 5099

FURTHER INFORMATION

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COMPASSION AUSTRALIAPO Box 1, Hunter Region MC NSW 2310

Phone: 1300 22 44 53 Fax: 02 4935 5099ABN 67 001 692 566

www.compassion.com.au