Literacy and TK Melati kindergarten work

Indonesian name: Pemberantasan buta huruf dan TK Melati
Type: campaign
Date: 1950
Until: 1965
Place: Indonesia
Description: Gerwani ran literacy courses and built a network of Melati kindergartens (TK Melati), reporting over 1,400 kindergartens by 1964.
Deskripsi: Gerwani menyelenggarakan kursus pemberantasan buta huruf dan membangun jaringan Taman Kanak-kanak Melati, dengan lebih dari 1.400 TK dilaporkan pada 1964.

1953 – 1957

2 items

GA-00622 1953-02-05 De Locomotief rel A

Gerwis-fröbelschool (Gerwis Froebel school)

Gerwis opens third Froebel school (kindergarten) in Semarang

De Locomotief, 5 Feb 1953: short note that the Semarang women's association Gerwis has opened its third Froebel school (kindergarten) on Jalan Dargo, already attended by 53 pupils. Evidence of Gerwis's early childcare and kindergarten work. The second item (archaeological dating) is unrelated.

GA-00567 1957-10-19 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Bandung in kort bestek (Bandung sekilas)

Bandung in brief

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad 'Bandung in short' column (1957-10-19, p. 2) of local news. Relevant: Gerwani, which now has fifteen kindergartens across West Java, has begun a one-month emergency course to train teaching staff, with theory taught by Miss Sri Sulistiewaty of IPPI. Other items cover rice distribution, a Red Cr