In time of abundance, sharing will be easy. On the other hand, when there is a shortage, sharing will be a difficult test. Not everyone is willing to be tested to share when times are tough or uncertain. But that doesn't mean there are no people who are willing to do this great thing. Amazingly, it is not adults who are willing, but a teenage girl in one of the villages in Biak, Papua. Casually called Ros, who is currently a high school student, is an extraordinary person because in the midst of her life challenges, she faithfully assists and shares her life for other children in her village.
Every day, Ros has to walk 8KM to her school. As a farmer's daughter, after school Ros also helps with the gardening. Her daily life gets busier as Ros also actively participates in children's group and assists younger children at Rumah Baca (Reading House). Even though the day goes fast and tiring, Ros can still say, "I am happy that there is Rumah Baca because here the children are actually diligent in going to school but because there are no teachers, they cannot learn. Because of Rumah Baca, they who can't write can come and try to write. In Rumah Baca, they who can't read, can look at books, try to read or spell,".
Ros herself realises how challenging the condition of basic education in her village. She witnessed how the eagerness to learn of children in her village was not matched with the presence of teachers in the classroom. "They come in the morning, they wait but the teacher doesn't come. So they only go to school to play and then go home. If they want to go to the library, the books have been eaten by termites, the library is dirty, and they can't read there," said Ros.
With Rumah Baca, Ros feels hope for the future of the children in her village. "I am proud to be able to help the children learn to read, write and count at Rumah Baca," she said.