Papuan Children To Be Proud Of

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Translated from Bahasa Indonesia

My mind is full of Papuan questions these days, because many things happened there that made me finally ask: whether Papua would be independent, as happened to the 27th province of Indonesia of East Timor?

A fellow had been a senior diplomat and ambassador in several countries when I asked to get proper answer : independence can not, but to get out of Indonesia the chances are open.

That is, he explained, Papua has been "liberated" by Indonesia when the Dutch finally surrender the last territory they occupied in the Dutch East Indies in 1962.

In order for the Netherlands not to loose face, Act of Free Choice (Choice) was made with the methods adapted to the situation in West Irian. So, if they call again independence it’s common, he said.

Of this I will try to write in other occasions. Still related to Papua, on Monday (5 / 12), I attended a roundtable discussion on the issue of education in Papua. One speaker was Prof. Dr. Johannes Surya, who proved that children Papua he educated far from stupid, and even intelligent.

He proved it that rural children (of Puncak Jaya, Mulia, Tolikara) taken at random, because their average is not capable of reading, writing, and arithmetic, in a few months can be modified to be able to become champion Science Olympic.

Choose a Climbing Tree

Antie Sulaiman, the staff at the Center for the Study of Papua, the Indonesian Christian University, complained in his house there are two foster children from Papua, but they are "naughty", told to study hard, happy to play and climb trees, and some have not gone up twice the class.

By John Surya answered they have to face, too, because they are "naughty" is none other for fear of facing problems that they do not understand, so choose to run, climb trees, or hide under.

In fact, he said, there is a child from Merauke, a pleasure to play with the alligator, but if given a matter of running helter skelter.

"So, at this early stage should be taught to them that math is easy, do not teach them time-if you add and not yet complete, for example," says John. Surya is now at the Institute were 600 children from various districts in Papua educated and will come again next year 400 children.

Thanks to its success educating children in Papua, John Surya cooperate by Muhammadiyah to teach his methods were. This is because there are about a million pupils in primary education institutions of Muhammadiyah, NU PB as well, asked him to teach mathematics and physics to millions of children in their pesantren.

The discussions also revealed that many parties in the Republic of Indonesia who do not like it when the children of Papua to be smart because "the sooner later Papuan independence from Indonesia".

The presumption must be immediately refuted the government. In fact, the special autonomy fund trillions of dollars is not the fruit of the establishment of more schools in the village, in the mountains, in valleys, or on the coasts of Papua.

Many children of Papua remained underdeveloped because no proper education affordable. Meanwhile, the children of immigrants who live in large cities in Papua special autonomy fund more experience, their educational facilities are much better.

UP4B Want to Make What?

In an effort to overcome the urge Papua to secede is getting stronger, eventually President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to form Units to Accelerate Development of Papua and West Papua (UP4B).

I suspect the story merged UP4B want to emulate the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh-Nias (BRRN) led Kuntoro, the tsunami December 26, 2004, manages funds of about Rp 70 trillion for the rehabilitation of Aceh and Nias.

However, critics and many questions arise. Wow, the Papua Special Autonomy is now considered to have failed even replaced by a "unit"? As the agency "coordination", what the authority will UP4B? Is UP4B nothing more than another project? Trickery what else will be played in Papua?

Being UP4B task, which led Lt. Gen. (ret) Bambang Darmono, to prove that the pessimism that emerged was groundless, and his first task is to improve welfare in Papua, at least the next two years.

However, despite not care about security, the chairman shall remind UP4B President Yudhoyono and his colleagues in the ranks of the army / police order to end the military's operation in Papua. Remember that the security forces, violations of human rights and the Excessive's still a potentially "liberating Papua".

Let's open historical records, ponder again what makes the people of East Timorese voted for separation from Indonesia, despite over two decades of integrated

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