A ‘Father’ for School Dropouts

Nezatullah deftly drew the organizational chart of the Nara Kreatif Foundation on a whiteboard. The social part of the foundation, which took up the right side of the chart, comprised a school, dormitory, a scholarship program and business support

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Nezatullah Ramadhan

"These children with amazing potential are waiting for someone to guide them. It’s not costly. You only need 180 kilograms of waste to send one child to school for a year," said Nezatullah Ramadhan, the founder of the Nara Kreatif Foundation. Through waste recycling, Nezatullah has helped hundreds of children with their education and taught them various life skills.

Nezatullah or Neza, 27, deftly drew the organizational chart of the Nara Kreatif Foundation on a whiteboard. The social part of the foundation, which took up the right side of the chart, comprised a school, dormitory, a scholarship program and business support. On the left side was the business part, comprising the foundation’s funding sources, namely a waste recycling program, a paper and plastic waste management program and corporate social responsible (CSR) support.