Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB) is an independent non-profit social foundation started in August 1999. Founded out of concern for the increasing incidence of drug abuse amongst Indonesia’s youth, our main focus has been primary drug prevention in schools and communities.

As our programs developed, we began to see a clear link between poverty and drug abuse. Providing subsidized education and vocational training to out-of-school youth has become an important component of our primary prevention strategy and we have been successful in reducing the likelihood of involvement in high risk behaviour and drug using environments. The final step in our expansion has been to promote sustainable, income generating development programs in poor and disaster stricken areas of Indonesia that contribute to the improved health and livelihood of those communities.


Vision, Mission, & Values

Our Vision:

Out of our deep concern and love, we want to give the children of our nation the hope and opportunity for better lives and sustainable future.

Our Missions:

Veronica Colondam
Curriculum Vita of Veronica Colondam
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of YCAB (www.ycab.org)

Veronica Colondam established Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB which translates as the “Loving the Nation’s Children Foundation”), an independent non-profit, social foundation in 1999. It was founded out of deep concern for the increasing drug abuse problem among youth in Indonesia. With the objective of saving the lives and minds of Indonesia’s youth YCAB gives education, awareness and primary prevention of narcotics abuse. Veronica initiated the YADA (Youth Against Drug Abuse) Club in 2000 and within the first decade the Club graduated more than 30,000 members. Under her leadership, YCAB trains close to three hundred thousands youth nationwide annually and mobilized the mass media in shaping public opinion on drug abuse and advocating the government on the urgency of and the strategy for primary prevention.

Co-authored a manual book for youth on “Enhancing Life Skills on Drug Abuse Prevention” (published by the Colombo Plan, Drug Advisory Program, 2004), she works extensively with and serves as an expert advisor to the Indonesian National Narcotic Board. She received the National Gold Award from the Indonesian President in 2003. In 2004, she was commissioned by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC- Vienna) to become the Regional Coordinator of the Global Youth Network (GYN) for the South East Asia and the Pacific; in 2007-2008, YCAB plays major role in the region as the main regional coordinator of NGOs under Vienna NGO Commission. In late 2007, YCAB received a Special Consultative Status from the UN Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. She published her first book “Raising Drug Free Children” in July 2007. She also writes in Media Indonesia daily and kickandy.com.

Appointed as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2006 and she also served as the Fellow of Asia Society 21 Young Leaders, class 2007. In November 2008, she received a Social Innovator Park Fellow Award for her contribution as social entrepreneur in Indonesia. She studied mass communication and public relations for her undergraduate degree and awarded MSc. in Drug Policy and Intervention from the Imperial College, University of London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicines. At 29, she was the youngest recipient of the United Nations - Vienna Civil Society Award (2001).














Dr. Iskandar Irwan Hukom
Secretary General

Dr.  Andie, as he is affectionately known, started his career in medicine after graduating from FKUI (the faculty for doctors at the prestigious University of Indonesia) in 1985. He then went on to specialise in anaesthetics and from 1985 until 1992 worked as a specialist in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.

In 1996 he went on to receive training as a pastoral counsellor from STT Doulos, a theological seminary located in Jakarta. During this time Dr. Andie became concerned with the high number of drug abusers in Indonesia and became involved himself with a variety of organisations that were seeking to address the problem.

He served as head of Narcotic Related Stress Care at the Doulos Foundation in 1993 until 1998 and from 1999 to 2002 he was President of the Getsemani Rehabilitation Centre. He has been assisting the Al Jahu Rehabilitation centre since 1996. He also works as the head of drug treatment under the Provincial Narcotics Board.

Dr. Andie was a major catalyst in establishing Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB) and has helped to shape the organisation in his capacity as Vice President from 1999 to 2002). He currently holds the position of Secretary General of YCAB. Dr. Andie was born in Jakarta on 9 December 1958 and currently lives in that city with his wife, Judith, and three sons.














Treasury

Sri Mulia Sangtoki (or Sri for short) is our Treasurer and currently heads the Internal Operations of YCAB, a position she has occupied since 2003 and controls the organisation’s budget.

After completing a degree in accounting she worked as a Senior Auditor at KPMG Hanadi and Sujendro (1993-1995), as an Internal Auditor for the PSP Group (1995-1997) and in Trimegah Securities as a member of their Finance and Accounting Department (1997-2003). Sri was born in Sukabumi, near Jakarta, on 7 August 1970. She is married with one son.



Board of Patrons

AM. Hendropriyono

Abdullah Makhmud Hendropriyono is a founding member of YCAB. He is the former head of the National Intelligence Agency (2001-2005), former Minister of Manpower (1999) and Minister of Urban Migration (1997).

Before that he enjoyed a successful career working in Indonesia’s military and intelligence services. Born in Yogjakarta, 7 May 1945, Hendropriyono entered the national military academy in 1967, and later graduated from the US Army General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in 1980. He also holds a PhD from Niaga University, Manila Philippines.

Pieter Tanuri

Since YCAB’s early days, Pieter has been instrumental in keeping the organisation afloat, helping it to maintain and increase its campaign audience through his kind financial donations.

Pieter is the President Director of PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana, a car tyre manufacturer of export quality products and also the former Chairman of PT. Trimegah Securities. However, despite his role as a business leader in Indonesia, Pieter is a family man and still manages to find time to spend with his wife Veronica (YCAB’s CEO) and 3 children, as well as to pursue his hobby of badminton.

Drs. Togar Sianipar

Togar M. Sianipar is a staunch supporter of YCAB and continues to help in an advisory capacity. Born in Rantau Prapat, 8 March 1948, he entered the police force in 1971 after completing his education.

He rose through the ranks before attaining the position of Regional Police Commander (1999-2001) and was then promoted to Operational Deputy Secretary in 2001. He became more closely involved with narcotics control when in 2004 he became the Commissioner of the Narcotics Control Board (BNN).

Board of Advisors

Devi Sujanti Talim

Lia Sunarjo

Muhamad Farhan

Sukirno Tarjadi

Friends of YCAB

Funding


PT. YADA Indonesia

YCAB is uniquely funded through our friends at PT. YADA Indonesia, PT. Pelangi Jaya, Beauty Inc. and through various charitable events.

We are constantly looking for new partners and we are always open to sustainable funding ideas from any Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR) programs.

PT. YADA (Youth Against Drug Abuse) Indonesia

PT. YADA (Youth Against Drug Abuse) Indonesia was established in 2000 with the objective of creating profits that could then be channelled to YCAB for its anti-drug campaigns throughout the country.

YADA Indonesia operates in this area:

• YADA Toys:

PT. Pelangi Jaya

PT. PELANGI JAYA was established in 2004 with the intention of providing non-academic courses for children and short education and training programs to parents and teachers. There are various courses and programs on offer at Pelangi, and profits go to support YCAB’s anti-drug campaigns.

Recently PELANGI has been collaborating with the Quantum Learning Network (QLN) in running SuperCamp. This camp for school children offers an innovative way to encourage positive values and academic achievement, providing a natural protective factor for them against possible delinquent behaviour. They are taught basic life skills through the ‘8 keys of excellence’, communication and relationship skills, creative thinking and problem solving and outdoor pursuits. The camp teaches academic subjects with a fun and interactive approach. Subjects include: quantum strategies, reading, writing, math mastery, memorisation skills and mind mapping.

PELANGI understands that early childhood education is very important. Children learn from and gain knowledge from educators (teachers and parents), caregivers, and their surroundings. For that reason, PELANGI provides short courses, workshops and in-house training related to the parenting process such as commonsense parenting, understanding your kids, positive behaviour management and others.

In collaborating with Association of Early Childhood Educators Singapore (AECES), PELANGI provides workshops, in-house training, and other services for early childhood teachers. With the Quantum Learning Method for Teachers, PELANGI promotes advanced but straightforward methods of teachings and contributes to the improved quality of Indonesian educators.

Beauty Inc.

BEAUTY INC. is a spa and health club located in the west of the Jakarta. Fusing traditional Balinese temple carvings and contemporary design, the club is designed to be a haven of calm and tranquillity amid the hustle and stresses of a busy lifestyle. Clients can spoil themselves with a range of luxurious treatments designed to bring a balance to the mind, body and soul. And at the end of the treatment the knowledge that all profits are used to support YCAB’s many activities simply increases the feeling of wellbeing.



Charitable Events

Through the generous and continued support of many organizations in Indonesia we have been able to fund YCAB’s programs.

Our thanks go to:

• Sebastian Gunawan Annual Show 2005, 2006, 2007.
• Tutor Time International Preschool and Kindergarten (Dec 9th, 2006).

We would like to ask you to lend your support to these organizations.

YCAB is always happy to discuss partnering or supporting Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

International Partner

YCAB is proud to represent Indonesia in the international arena. Since our incorporation, we have worked together with a number of international agencies in a variety of capacities and associations including networking, sharing best practices, project management and funding. We have been engaged and partnered with many international agencies to host international events, to coordinate regional level projects and to liaise with Indonesian civil society and private sectors



United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and YCAB enjoy a good working relationship. Over the years YCAB has participated in programs from the regional UNODC office in Bangkok and with the main office in Vienna. In 2005, YCAB was selected to be the regional coordinator of the Global Youth Network (GYN) project that was established to facilitate and increase communication between youth groups. Since then, YCAB has organised 2 regional meetings, overseen small-scale project implementation in the member countries and attended GYN coordinators meetings in India and Kenya. Aside from this project, YCAB is a regular contributor to the Eastern Horizons publication from the UNODC regional office in Bangkok



International Labour Organisation (ILO)

International Labour Organisation (ILO) YCAB and the ILO share a commitment to ending the exploitation of children in Indonesia. It is well known that Indonesian children who fall outside the school system are at a higher risk of becoming involved in drug trafficking. For this reason the ILO funded a project to focus on high-risk children. This involved assessing a child’s intelligence type (e.g. word smart, body smart, people smart etc.) and then assigning them to relevant workshops (short story workshop, basketball without borders, and public speaking). 7 workshops were carried out, in addition to which a number of group discussions, a parents gathering, and life-skills Training of Teachers for teachers, and beneficiaries were also held.



UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and YCAB have worked together at various stages of our journey. In 2004, we worked with UNICEF to implement a project in 5 cities (Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Makasar and Denpasar) to increase the awareness of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS among school children. After the completion of this project several follow-ups were also conducted.



The Colombo Plan Secretariat: Drug Advisory Programme (DAP)

The Colombo Plan Secretariat: Drug Advisory Program (DAP) and YCAB have long enjoyed a close partnership. In its first 5 years of operation, YCAB collaborated with the international agency on numerous occasions. In August 2002, YCAB was given the opportunity to organise the 1st Asian Youth Congress, held in Bali. The event was a great success and continues to be an annual event, and has opened up many other collaborative opportunities with DAP. This has included workplace drug prevention workshops, sponsoring dance competitions and YCAB has contributed to an ATS (amphetamine type stimulants) manual published by DAP. Delegates form YCAB have also participated in several international conferences and workshops that were sponsored by DAP.



Monaco Asia-Society (MAS)

Monaco Asia-Society (MAS) is a non-profit organization that defines its ultimate mission as ‘turning Monaco and Asia into neighbours’. In collaboration with YCAB, United in Diversity (UID), and other partners, MAS started Operation Monaco Solidarite Asie, a humanitarian aid project dedicated to the comprehensive reconstruction of Sirombu, Nias shortly after the Asian Tsunami of December 2004 hit this remote island in northern Sumatra. On December 3rd, 2006, H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco (the honorary chairman of MAS) paid a visit to Sirombu to inaugurate 239 homes and one school that had been built for victims of the Tsunami.



United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) joined hands with YCAB to present the YCAB-UNIC Awards, an annual award that highlights the vital role of the media to the anti-drug movement in Indonesia. It also honours members of the public who have made a particular contribution. The Award is presented in 3 categories: Feature, Photo, and Caricature and carries the largest prize money of any media award in Indonesia. Hopefully, in this way, we can reward, recognise and encourage the media and greater society to become more involved in the battle against our country’s drugs problem.



The Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs (VNGOC).

The Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs (VNGOC). YCAB is proud to have been selected as South East Asia coordinating organization for a project sponsored by VNGOC called Beyond 2008. Working with co-coordinators, the International Federation of NGOs (IFNGO) and the Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) the project aims to answer 2 vital questions: what are the NGOs’ achievements in the field of drug control and what are the regional best practices related to collaboration among NGOs, governments and UN agencies? The results will be presented the UN Special Assembly on Narcotics and will serve as a guide for future deliberations on drug policy matters. The process will ensure than an NGO's voice will be heard and that it will have a direct impact on future UN policy after 2008.



Wellspring International

Wellspring International was established in February 2004 by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). The vision of Wellspring is to identify and fund individuals in need as well as existing organizations that are helping those at risk in their communities, specifically women and children. After a thorough exploratory process, they equip existing local rescue and rehabilitation efforts with financial resources to allow them to continue and further the work they are doing. Wellspring has operations in many parts of the world including Thailand, Cambodia, the Middle East and Africa. Wellspring continues to widen its scope of work in Indonesia through its partnership with YCAB. Wellspring has partnered with YCAB on numerous occasions and projects, from supplying food aid to tsunami and earthquakes victims to supporting women’s independence and development programs both in Jakarta slums and Banda Aceh.



Partner


Corporate Partners

The private sector is a powerful resource that YCAB can draw upon to make our programs all the more effective. YCAB is a firm believer in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a way for the private sector to show its strong concern and responsibility for the wellbeing and development of society. Through their continuing support, we have been able to raise funds and sponsorship for many of our programs.


                                                                                                                                                                                      

Government

YCAB looks to the government for guidance in policy-making and for its support of our programs. In return, the government rewards us with its confidence in our vision and direction: as a result YCAB is often appointed to serve on ad hoc task forces and to speak at public hearings in the Indonesian House of Representative. In this way we are able to represent the civil society in giving advice, opinion and exercising our professional consultancy to influence the policy-making process.

Throughout its life, YCAB has worked alongside various government agencies securing awards and endorsements in the process.

     

Civil Society

We remain constantly aware that there are many other socially-oriented organizations operating throughout the world and through networking, information exchange, sharing of best practices, and cooperation on ad-hoc projects YCAB hopes to make a larger impact on society.

   






Educational Institution


Atma Jaya University

YCAB has worked with AJU to train some of the students of its Department of Psychology in counselling techniques that support YCAB’s Mobile Counselling Program. Under the program, teams of counsellors are on hand at YCAB’s campaigns and events to provide immediate fact-to-face counselling to students who wish to talk about the issues raised during the activities. This is a great opportunity for YCAB to get dedicated, highly trained and motivated volunteers, and gives students the chance to get first hand practical experience of working in the field. In total 130 students participated in the training and outreach programs. YCAB remains grateful for the assistance provided by Atma Jaya, and we hope to work together on similar programs in the future.


 
Bina Nusantara University

Currently YCAB works with this university, known as Binus, to train school drop-out studying at RBCAB (Rumah Belajar Cinta Anak Bangsa) under the Information Technology course. Since Binus is a well known and respected institution in Indonesia, the course is an excellent opportunity for these students to secure a prestigious recognised qualifications that they would not otherwise be able to afford. Binus provides course materials and training to the RBCAB students. We are grateful to our friends at Binus for offering disadvantaged youth the chance to receive a qualification respected by employers, and the chance for a better future.



Queensland University of Technology (Australia)

YCAB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QUT (Australia) that will enable the two organisations to work together in the area of research. Identified in the MoU are plans to cooperate in conducting research in the area of drug abuse and drug abuse prevention and the dissemination of the research findings. Furthermore, the MoU opens the door to information and materials exchange as well as other cooperative activities of mutual benefit. YCAB is pleased to have this understanding with such a prestigious institution and is looking forward to working together closely with QUT (Australia).



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How You Can Help


Volunteer

YCAB is constantly looking for people who have the time and energy available to support us in our activities. Our programs are both extensive and widespread, for example our school-based prevention program reaches an average of 43 schools per month, so we require young people who also share our vision and commitment to making Indonesia a better country to live in.

Much of the success of our programs is due to the dedicated work of our volunteers. And, in order for YCAB to grow, we need more volunteers.

So, do you have what it takes to join the hundreds of volunteers who have helped YCAB?

• Do you enjoy helping young people strive for a better future?

• Are you dedicated, smart and enjoy having a good laugh with a team of like-minded people?

If yes, then volunteering may be for you.

Internship at YCAB

Student internships are welcomed at YCAB. In the past we have had students majoring in finance, psychology and public relations intern with us, but of course we will consider anyone. Applicants should note that we exercise a policy whereby anyone wishing to complete their internship at YCAB should also complete a period of about 3 months as a volunteer as a goodwill gesture. If you wish to find out more, or apply for an internship please email us at ycab@ycab.org or fill an online form here

Please send your CVs to :

HR Department, YCAB, Sunrise Garden, Jl. Surya Mandala 1 no. 8D, Kedoya Utara, Jakarta 11520

If we have an opening and your CV matches our requirements, we might just call you.

Previous Internships

Year 2005

Year 2006

Year 2007



Donate

YCAB welcomes donations that go towards supporting our campaigns and activities. If you would like to donate we commonly accept fund transfers to our back account:

If you have any questions regarding donations please email us: humas@ycab.org

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Contact Us

Headquarters (West Jakarta)

Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa
Jl. Surya Mandala I no 8D
Kedoya, Jakarta Barat 11520 – Indonesia

P: 021.5835.5000(Hunting)
F: 021.5835.5001

Campaign department:

Counselling department:

PR department:

Yada Club:

Manado Branch:
Jl. Tololiu Supit II No.32
Teling-Tingkulu-Lingkungan III
Manado 95119 – Sulawesi Utara
P: 0431.858.444 F: 0431.861.310

Banten Branch:
Mall WTC Matahari Serpong Mezzanine
Floor M18 Serpong, Banten
P: 021.7099.0506

Counselling 24 Hour Hotline:

0 800 1 NODRUG (66 3784)