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HOPE

EducationECED
HOPE

About HOPE
Key Beneficiaries
0-3 years old
The Harnessing Opportunity through Parenting and Education (HOPE) program focuses on improving early childhood development in rural China. It combines advocacy, training, and infrastructure development, supported by close monitoring through early childhood education and development (ECED) Centers.

HOPE targets children aged 0-3 living in rural and urban poor communities. This age group is a critical period for the development of cognitive, language, emotional, and social skills. By supporting both young children and their caregivers, Tanoto Foundation is making a strategic investment in early childhood development in China, ensuring children receive the support they need during this key developmental window.
Key Beneficiaries
0-3 years old

Our Goals
Promote the healthy growth of children, improve caregivers’ parenting behavior, and enhance parents’ awareness and ability of scientific parenting
Empowering local women to become excellent facilitators in ECED
Explore feasible models of ECED intervention in rural area

Our Impact
146
HOPE ECED centres established
644,461
Total activities conducted
19,853
Children Reached
146
HOPE ECED centres established
644,461
Total activities conducted
19,853
Children Reached
146
HOPE ECED centres established
644,461
Total activities conducted
19,853
Children Reached

HOPE focuses on improving ECED in rural and underprivileged areas in China. This is achieved through a combination of advocacy, training, and infrastructure, and close monitoring through ECED Centers.

Community Voices
“China adheres to the people-centered philosophy of development, in which access to childcare is considered an important element of people’s livelihoods. Access to childcare is an ongoing concern for the development of China and parents and children living in rural areas.”
Cai Jianhua
Senior Advisor of ECED, China Development Research Foundation; Former Deputy Director of Administration Training Center of the National Health Commission, PR China
“We believe Tanoto Foundation, through its HOPE Program, can help accelerate ECED policies in China. We expect to discover and realize the effectiveness and practical value of the HOPE Program through science-based evaluation tools and methods, and establish a comprehensive evaluation system for 0–3-year-old infants through independent professional evaluation research.”
Professor Bian Yufang
Director of the Academic Committee of Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University

February 11, 2025
SIGAP

EducationECED
SIGAP
Empowering Indonesia’s youngest learners through holistic early childhood development.

About SIGAP
Key Beneficiaries
Children (0-6 years old), parents or caregivers, child development workers and child development teachers
Strengthening Indonesia’s Early Generation by Accelerating Potential (SIGAP) is a Tanoto Foundation initiative focused on preparing Indonesia’s future generations by ensuring that all children are developmentally on track and ready for school.

By collaborating with parents, teachers, local governments, and local NGOs on parenting as well as early stimulation and learning, SIGAP works to ensure that children in Indonesia can reach their full potential.
Key Beneficiaries
Children (0-6 years old), parents or caregivers, child development workers and child development teachers

SIGAP operates through two key programs:
Rumah Anak SIGAP
A community-based initiative that is aimed to promote a sustainable and affordable early stimulation or parenting services for 0-3 yo children, by optimizing local modalities.

The program offers group-play activities, one-on-one individual stimulation, thematic parenting classes to support the development of motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional skills in young children.
Sekolah Anak SIGAP
This initiative focuses on strengthening kindergarten education by improving access to quality early learning. It builds the capacity of teachers and principals, promotes inclusive education, creates safe and nurturing learning environments, and encourages active involvement from parents and the community.

Our Goals
Improvement of the quality of caregiving
Improvement of access & quality of early childhood development and education services

Our Impact
5,045
ECED centres reached
29
Rumah Anak SIGAP centres established
4,336
Parents reached
7,549
ECED educators reached
3,238
Children enrolled in Rumah Anak SIGAP
76,556
Children reached
5,045
ECED centres reached
29
Rumah Anak SIGAP centres established
4,336
Parents reached
7,549
ECED educators reached
3,238
Children enrolled in Rumah Anak SIGAP
76,556
Children reached

SIGAP acts as the catalyst for partnerships at the national, sub-national and community level. We prioritize long-term solutions, so positive impact can be sustained long after initial intervention.
To achieve this, we prioritize activities that build awareness and strengthen the capabilities of governments, frontline workers, and local communities. Through its focus on parenting and early learning, SIGAP is committed to laying the foundation for sustainable and meaningful development in Indonesia.

Community Voices
“We have the same intentions and goals as the Tanoto Foundation: to educate the nation’s children so they can actively contribute to its success. We hope that the SIGAP Program will support us in improving the quality of ECE, building parenting capacity and handling stunting.”
Edi Damansyah
Kutai Kartanegara Regent, East Kalimantan, Republic of Indonesia
“ Through its education-focused programs, Tanoto Foundation has helped prepare this generation.
Irna Narulita, SE, MM
Pandeglang Regent, West Java, Republic of Indonesia

Our Publications
Rubik Unik Corona
“Rubik Unik Corona” is a storybook created in collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection and Bunda Women’s and Children’s Hospital Jakarta, to help children understand and practise health protocols to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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January 16, 2025