The Call To Action

Elfi Project is dedicated to expanding higher education opportunities for young women living in remote areas of Indonesia through holistic financial support and mentorship opportunities. With financial support from local Indonesian businesses and foreign donors, coupled with educational support from a network of successful Indonesian women, Elfi Project envisions a substantial increase in college attendance and completion among young women living in poor regions of Indonesia, with the stated goal of assisting 100 young women through college by 2025.

The Story

Elfi was born in a remote village in Indonesia. Her home village has no paved roads, no junior high school and no high school. She was adopted into a life of indentured servitude when she was eight. Her payment for 11 years of housework was proximity to secondary schools. Now she is 19 and no one is willing or financially capable of paying for her education. She spends her days poring over the pages of a tattered atlas and a single children’s novel in her best effort to self-educate. She dreams of going to university and studying English or science; however, without help, that will never happen.

Elfi is not her real name, rather a name ascribed to a common crisis for many young women in Indonesia. A young woman’s education in rural Indonesia is often valued for less than the housework it may replace. A son’s education is frequently seen as a wiser investment. Consequently, tens of thousands of young Indonesian women are either denied access to education, pressured into traditionally feminine majors, or encouraged to drop out of school entirely,resulting in a significantly higher drop-out rate than their male peers.

The potential of countless bright, talented young women is thus lost, and their dreams left unfulfilled.This is not only a moral injustice, but a disservice to a country that is rapidly developing, but does not have the talent-pool to meet growing needs. If Indonesia is to continue on its path to development, then the country's young women must be able to develop as well. Today, there are still many obstacles in the way of that.​
Elfi Project’s vision is to change that.

How You Can Help

While the financial burden of education is substantial for a young woman in Indonesia, the cost translates to little more than $1,000.00 per year. This not only covers her tuition, but also school uniforms, books, housing, a monthly stipend for her family, and Elfi Project’s limited administration costs. Approximately $4,500.00 is the total cost of a young woman’s university education from her first day in class to the day she graduates. Prospective donors wanting to contribute to expanding higher education opportunities for young Indonesian women have the option of making a one-time donation, monthly, biannual, or annual donation. Donations small and large are welcome. Please give today to help secure these young women's futures. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at contact@elfiproject.org.

We thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Elfi Project

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