Our Mentees

Rumah Belajar Parouisa

Rumah Belajar Parousia is a children’s home located in Kapan Village, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. RBP houses 20 teenagers from surrounding villages who used to travel 3-4 hours a day to access formal education to live there during the school term. There, they not only provide them with a place to live, but also offering them counsel in terms of character development, spiritual health and day to day skills.

Every week, we meet with these wonderful high schoolers to mentor them in developing their products, launching their small business: Mr. Crispy and Mr. Crispisang, as well as sharpen their entrepreneurial skills

Desa Kapan, Nusa Tenggara Timur - Indonesia

Mr. Crispy

Mr. Crispy is a brand started by Rumah Belajar Parousia that operates on Tokopedia. It sells homemade, crispy mushroom snacks that come in an original and spicy flavor. The 8 high schoolers lovingly cultivate and grow these mushrooms in their home with organic and natural ingredients. Despite tackling many hardships like pests and lack of resources, they were still able to innovate and create an outstanding brand.

Rumah Pelangi Kasih, Bandung, Java - Indonesia

Rumah Pelangi Kasih is an orphanage located in Bandung, a city in Indonesia. Here, they host 18 students aged 12 to 18 that come from Eastern Indonesian to pursue their education in Bandung. In their day to day lives, the children not only study, but also learn how to grow spiritually as well as practical knowledge like cooking.

Every week on Sundays, Aku Bisa conducts meetings with the 18 amazing high schoolers. We guide them in setting up and expanding their online business as well as develop social media accounts of selling banana chips called: Keripik Pisang Arupik. They develop these chips by cooking them and then flavouring them with a myriad of seasonings.

Keripik Pisang Arupik

Keripik Pisang Arupik is a brand started by Rumah Pelangi Kasih that operates on Shopee. It sells homemade, banana chips that come in a myriad of flavors: original, chocolate, barbeque, balado, and mocha. The 16 high schoolers work hard to produce these chips and innovate their brand to capture the attention of their target market by introducing interesting flavours and putting love into their chips. As a group, they were able to learn many different business operations and tackle obstacles to create a unique and outstanding brand.

Indonesian Domestic Workers in Singapore

In collaboration with Christ Evangelical Church in Singapore, we host 4 separate modules (each consisting of 4 weekly seminars) rooted in Business and E-commerce every other month for a total of 30 Indonesian domestic workers living in Singapore. Through hosting these seminars, our aim is to provide them with the skill and resources to become modern entrepreneurs and sustainably invest their money once they come back home to Indonesia. Our modules encapsulate everything from business management theory to hands-on application and learning of social media marketing and e-commerce techniques, while also integrating fun and a collaborative space to converse, share ideas, and innovate!

Module 1: Business Basics