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ACTNews, TANGERANG
REGENCY – When he was a university student, Sugandaindra worked part-time
at a factory to sustain himself. On Sundays, he worked as a teacher at a school
that held supplementary learning activities on weekends.
“I stopped being a
teacher for a while when the foundation under which the school operated had a new
committee. The new committee stopped the weekend supplementary learning
activities,” said Suganda to the team of Global Zakat – ACT of Tangerang
Regency Branch.
When he stopped teaching,
he no longer felt any enthusiasm for working. Teaching has made a lasting impact
on Suganda. He felt himself growing by becoming a teacher.
Since 2005, he has
decided to be an honorary teacher at a madrasa belonging to an Islamic
education foundation in West Kampung Melayu Village in Teluknaga District,
Tangerang Regency.
Once, when he was
teaching, a student asked him a question that was quite difficult to answer.
This motivated him to learn even more and increase his capacity as a teacher. “Let’s
work on this question together! We will learn together from this question,” he
said at that time.
Suganda has been studying
at a graduate school at a university in Tangerang to improve his capacity.
To assist and
appreciate Suganda’s dedication, Global Zakat – ACT handed over foodstuff
packages to Suganda through the Friends of Indonesian Teachers program along
with four other teachers from the same madrasa. It is hoped that this program
will encourage the teachers and help spread the spirit of dedication. []
