In Hepang Village, Wolongpaut - 40 minutes away from the city of Maumere, that afternoon, the fairly new building was bustling with activity. The preschool building, which was constructed in March 2020 through a partnership between Wadah Foundation and the people of Wolongpaut, was intended to be inaugurated in May 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event could not be executed as planned.

Every dark cloud has a silver lining - even the COVID-19 pandemic which affected various things, including the economic aspect of life. The negative impact of COVID-19 has also hit the families of the preschool teachers who mostly work as street vendors. They are no longer free to go out to work. As a result, they can no longer meet the daily needs of their families.

For most of us, doing something new is not an easy feat. What more if this is outside of our usual field of interest. Perhaps others hesitate due to laziness or because of budding negative thoughts right from the start. There is too much doubt in their minds: “If this happens later, what then?” “I’ll do it when I have the time.” There are also those who never dare to start.