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ACCOMPLISHMENT :
Faye Simanjuntak
Everyday this sophomore saves lives of many through “Rumah Faye”, her biggest
accomplishment yet.
By Audrey Wasito
A
s a young, privileged girl, Faye Simanjuntak feels
the responsibility to help others. Her main motivation
for everything she’s doing, is simple: the less fortunate
youths. Faye feels blessed with the positive environment
she’s been born with, and as a result, she wants to help
them. This is why she decided
to dedicate herself to protect
children from being trafficked
into prostitution by opening a
non-governmental organization
(NGO), Rumah Faye. At only
fifteen years old, she’s the
founder of an NGO that
continues to save the lives of
many-
this
is
an
accomplishment.
Rumah Faye was born on
October 17, 2013. Ever since
then, it's been implementing
three programs, which is called
the 3P’s. This stands for
Pencegahan (prevention),
Pembebasan (rescue), and
Pemulihan (rehabilitation). In
Prevention, the organization
raises awareness by educating
children about sex and how to
protect themselves against
sexual predators. In Rescue, the
organization works with other
NGOs to find youths to help.
Finally, in Rehabilitation, the
young girls, are placed in a shelter, and they undergo a
100- day program to find job opportunities. With this in
mind, it is no doubt that Faye is truly creating an impact
by educating the youths and providing them with
resources for a brighter future.
In the big picture, Faye defines accomplishments by
how her actions have helped others. Her definition of
accomplishment doesn’t fit like a puzzle piece with how
the world defines it, which is anything that has been
achieved with success.
Faye believes it also means something that she can
look at with pride. Thus, Faye likes to think that her NGO,
Rumah Faye, in of itself is an accomplishment; it’s an
organization marked with tremendous success, but what
it’s doing, saving lives, is something she holds with a great
sense of achievement. One of
Faye’s proudest moments was
when Rumah Faye opened its
shelter. Since this NGO is
self-funded and self -governed, it
was challenging to find the funds
to build a shelter tailored to its
program. However, after some
time, they finally accomplished
this goal through partnerships
that financed the construction of
the shelter. The shelter ensures
that the girls have a safe place to
grow and provides them with
tools to find a job for the future.
In addition, Faye is unsure of
what lies ahead for her
organization but she’s sure of
one thing: she will continue to
strive to be an agent of change.
Not many people can say
they’re the founder of a
non-governmental organization,
but for Faye, it’s a different
story. Every single day, her
NGO is helping an abundance of
girls by providing them with a
better tomorrow. Today, Faye’s priority is school; however
she’s doing as much as she can to work in the organization
during her spare time. Faye is dedicating herself to this
cause from her desire to serve others and to create a posi-
tive impact on the world. Everyone has different ways of
defining accomplishment, but it is no doubt that what Faye
is doing for this cause is a massive accomplishment.
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