ADVOCARE, A Student Youth Empowerment Initiative Led by Adelaine from 10B

Community caring and empowerment are one of the values that our school, BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi, cherishes. This value fuels us to encourage our students’ movement and initiative, embodying this particular spirit in their academic and extracurricular activities. 

We proudly introduce ADVOCARE, a youth-led nonprofit initiative with a powerful mission to promote positive change and a culture of care within the community. Spearheaded by Adelaine, a driven Grade 10B student at BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi, her project carries an integral principle vividly demonstrated by their “Act To Care” program.  

Offering meaningful volunteering opportunities for young people to extend care and support to orphanages and other underprivileged communities, it embodies the belief that even small acts of kindness can create a significant impact.

What is ADVOCARE? 

As Adelaine explained, ADVOCARE is “dedicated to advocating for a positive change and a culture of care.” Under Adelaine’s inspiring leadership, this initiative aims to leave a lasting positive mark by prioritising compassion and genuine care in all of their endeavours. 

The “Act To Care” initiative,  a direct manifestation of ADVOCARE’s dedication,  provides a tangible way for young people to engage with and support vulnerable members of their society. Through this engagement and its programmes, volunteers have the opportunity to empower the community and themselves. 

Act To Care in Action with Volunteers Spreading Kindness 

In the most recent “Act to Care” program, Adelaine extended the initiative’s impact by inviting her fellow students from BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi and other schools to join her in volunteering at Domyadhu Jatimakmur and Panti Asuhan Al-Mukhlishin during the Holy Month of Ramadan. 

Their collaboration brought together young hearts eager to connect with the children residing in these orphanages. 

During the visit, the volunteers actively engaged with the children, spending time tutoring children through arts-and-crafts activities. Additionally, they got to know each other through other in-group activities. They connected and shared moments of creativity and joy, making the time before the Ramadan Iftar more meaningful. 

The day of volunteering concluded with a heartwarming and grateful iftar session, where the young volunteers and the children from the orphanages shared the experience of breaking their fast together, creating bonds of empathy and understanding.

Empowering Youth for Lasting Impact 

Through initiatives like “Act To Care,” Adelaine’s ADVOCARE project is actively contributing to empowering youths to make a tangible and lasting impact within their community. 

Her aspiration was also to provide accessible and meaningful volunteering opportunities to instil a sense of responsibility and compassion in the next generation of leaders. 

Adelaine’s vision and the dedication of her fellow volunteers exemplified the power of youth-led action in cultivating a culture of care and making a real and positive difference in the lives of others. 

Overall, being a youth-led organisation, ADVOCARE demonstrates that student initiative not only impacts the external community but also within themselves. It is an exemplification that our students’ inspiring aspirations and acts cultivate a profound sense of social responsibility cultivated within BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi students.

Supporting Student-Led Initiative for Leadership Development

Adelaine’s initiative in the form of ADVOCARE is not only a manifestation of her visionary aspiration. It is also the embodiment of the SPIRIT value that BINUS SCHOOL nurtured. 

While “Act to Care” programs evolve around community engagement, Adelaine demonstrated her effort for excellence in her academic journey and social aspect. By helming this student organisation, our students also continuously learned to activate their perseverance, facing challenges to attain their goals. 

The volunteering program allows them to build integrity and respect through teamwork and creatively present the programs in the most optimal, interesting, yet meaningful format for everyone. 

Paving the Path As a Future Change-Maker

BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi greatly values Adelaine’s aspiration and courage in leading ADVOCARE. Her passion for nurturing a compassionate environment with her peers aligns with BINUS SCHOOL Bekasi’s mission in community empowerment. 

Our school strongly believes that student-led initiatives and projects also serve as an experience platform that facilitates them exploring the world and their passions. They are also an essential tool and critical part in shaping their critical-thinking skills and essential capacities as a well-rounded and proactive change maker. 

Join Adelaine’s ADVOCARE and the inspiring journey while being a part of creating positive change, one act of kindness at a time.