{"id":6563,"date":"2016-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rgei-2.hellopomelo.space\/uncategorized\/belinda-tanoto-innovation-happens-in-the-frontline-not-in-hq\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T12:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:06:37","slug":"belinda-tanoto-innovation-happens-in-the-frontline-not-in-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rgei-2.hellopomelo.space\/zh-hans\/rge-updates-and-latest-news-from-the-group\/belinda-tanoto-innovation-happens-in-the-frontline-not-in-hq\/","title":{"rendered":"Belinda Tanoto: Innovation happens in the frontline, not in HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the recent UBS Philanthropy Forum Asia<\/a>, Tanoto Foundation<\/a> Board of Trustees member Belinda Tanoto, shared her insights on how the Foundation tackles the complex and challenging issues in Indonesia\u2019s education system. The event which gathered top philanthropists, eminent business families and influential impact investors in Singapore for two days, provided a platform to discuss latest trends and best practices in philanthropy and impact investing.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a media briefing and several breakout sessions, Ms Tanoto\u00a0shared the story of how her parents started the foundation in response to the phenomenon of young children\u00a0not being able to finish their studies due to a lack of access to quality education.\u00a0 Not having finished high school education themselves, Mr & Mrs Sukanto Tanoto<\/a> wanted to ensure that the quality of education is improved, and that the gaps in resource and accesses are addressed. To date, Tanoto Foundation has provided scholarships for more than 6,400 students in all levels all over Indonesia.<\/p>\n

When learning goes both ways, impact is greater<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ms Belinda Tanoto joins panel on innovation and impact on education.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ms Tanoto\u00a0said that the foundation does not apply a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach. She said, \u201cWhen we go to communities, our first task is to listen to their needs. We do not go to communities with assumptions and pre-conceived solutions. It is as much a learning experience for us as it is for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

This approach is reflected in all the foundation\u2019s initiatives such as the Pelita Pendidikan programme which partners 329 state and private schools to support the improvement of the quality of education in several rural areas in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndonesia is such a vast country, with complex, multi-layered needs. It is important to identify who to partner with so that our work has greater impact. Innovation doesn\u2019t happen at headquarters, but at the frontline. That is why we need to empower our frontline in order to achieve the highest efficiency\u201d said Ms Tanoto.<\/p>\n

Pelita Pendidikan provides teacher\u2019s training to enable them to locailse the curriculum to suit community needs. The programme also introduces teachers to alternative methods to engage their students and shift to a more activity-based approach to learning. \u201cWe believe that good teachers are not born, they are made. We want the Foundation to provide that platform of learning and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Streamlining and sustainability<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Asked why she chose to concentrate on philanthropy after finishing several business degrees, Ms Tanoto\u00a0said working in the foundation was no less challenging than working with the business side. \u201cI am able to use the principles I learned in business school to solve real-time, on-the-ground challenges. Questions such as \u2018How do you streamline operations?\u2019, \u2018How do you optimise resource allocation?\u2019, and \u2018How do you measure success?\u2019 help ensure that our impact is always relevant and sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stlh kemarin dilakukan media briefing, hari ini @BelindaTanoto<\/a> menjadi salah satu juri @UBS<\/a> #Philantrophy<\/a> Forum Asia pic.twitter.com\/jnCZXyJrA0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tanoto Foundation (@tanotoeducation) 23 June 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n