Visioning Program for Madrasahs

After its commitment to improving the quality of Madrasah at Islamic Boarding Schools in Rembang and Madura, Sampoerna Foundation held a visioning program for the selected Madrasahs on 10th and 11th May 2007 in Jakarta as a follow-up to the MOU signings in February. The visioning program was attended by Head of Yayasan, Head of Pesantren, Pesantren Administrator, and School Principals & Resident School Assistants from 5 selected schools under Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Tholibin, Rembang, and Pondok Pesantren Annuqayah , Madura.

L-R: HA Pandji Taufiq, Head of Yayasan Annuqayah , and Eddy Henry, Director of Programs and Alumni Affairs, signing technical agreement

The two-day program is aimed to formally welcome participants into the SF family and to familiarize them with Sampoerna Foundation’s aims to improve the quality of education in the chosen Madrasah at those Islamic Boarding Schools. The program consists of a presentation by Director of Madrasah Education at Directorate General of Islamic Education, Department of Religious Affairs, Indonesia, Drs. H. Firdaus, M.Pd. on “Government Policy in Madrasah Aliyah Development,” and presentations on the Madrasahs’ need-assessment results, education programs, as well as discussions on the cooperation procedure. It followed with the signing of technical agreements between Sampoerna Foundation, Pesantren Raudlatuth Tholibin and Pesantren Annuqayah, represented by Eddy F. Henry, Director of Program and Alumni Affairs, Sampoerna Foundation; KH Yahya C. Staquf, Head of Yayasan Al Ibriz Rembang (Pesantren Raudlatuth Tholibin); and HA Pandji Taufiq, Head of Yayasan Annuqayah Sumenep Madura (Pesantren Annuqayah).