Students Eagerly Welcome New School

The students of SDN 2 Malaka in Pemenang district, North Lombok have moved into their new school building, built using donations from Kompas readers through the Kompas Humanitarian Fund.

KOMPAS/ISMAIL ZAKARIA

Students walk the grounds of the newly rebuilt SDN 2 Malaka elementary school on Thursday (14/11/2019) in Pemenang district, North Lombok. The school, which was destroyed in the Lombok earthquake of August 2018, was rebuilt using donations provided by Kompas readers through the Kompas Humanitarian Fund.

TANJUNG, KOMPAS – More than a year since a series of earthquakes devastated West Nusa Tenggara in 2018, children were still learning in temporary buildings that housed SDN 2 Malaka in Pemenang district, North Lombok. That is now in the past, as the students have moved into their new school building, built using donations from Kompas readers through the Kompas Humanitarian Fund.

The handover ceremony and inauguration of the new SDN 2 Malaka was held on Thursday (14/11/2019). North Lombok secretary Suardi, Kompas chief editor Ninuk Mardiana Pambudy and Kompas Humanitarian Fund (DKK) chairman Rusdi Amral attended the event alongside several local figures and parents.