News & Events

Cerdas Kids Festival 2010 a Great Success!

On November 20, 2010, we had a successful Third Annual Cerdas Kids Festival at Seattle Magnuson Park. We managed to raise almost $5,000.00 through this event to fund our scholarship program. We thank you for your generous donations and participation!

Update: Merapi/Wasior/Mentawai Appeal

On November 16, 2010, we have distributed $5,645.00 through the Indonesian Red Crossand Hoshi-Zora.org to help the victims of Merapi, Wasior and Mentawai natural disasters. We thank you for your generous donations!

Update: Merapi/Wasior/Mentawai Appeal Extended in Response to Latest Eruption

Mount Merapi erupted yet again on November 5, 2010, spewing blistering gas 6 miles into the sky and unleashing a pyroclastic flow that torched everything in its path. Volcanic ash rained down on towns up to 150 miles away. About a million people live in the danger zone. More than 200,000 have been evacuated, 138

WASIOR, MENTAWAI, AND MERAPI DISASTERS – URGENT APPEAL!

Three deadly natural disasters hit Indonesia in the month of October 2010. On October 4, a flash flood ravaged Wasior village in West Papua. The tsunami-like waters over 3 feet high washed away homes, leaving 144 dead, 123 missing and thousands displaced and injured. This week, on Monday, October 25, 2010, at  9.42 p.m. Western

Padang Earthquake Donation Report

On October 1st, 2009, CERDAS Foundation launched an urgent appeal to help the people in the city of Padang and the surrounding areas in the province of West Sumatra in Indonesia following a strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale that struck the area on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009. This earthquake which compeletely destroyed

Second Batch of Donation Sent to Padang Earthquake Victims

On Mon 11/16/2009 we have wired the second batch of our collected donation of $2,448.00 to PKPU, an Indonesia non-profit organization working directly in the affected region, for distribution in Padang.  This was in addition to the previous transfer of $10,156.00 which was sent on 10/13/2009. On behalf of the victims, we sincerely thank everyone for their

Cerdas Foundation BOD Election Information

Greetings to all CERDAS Members and Volunteers The elections for CERDAS Foundation’s Board of Directors will be held on December 5, 2009. The nomination process for the candidates will be started on November 15, 2009 until December 1, 2009. Please see this nominations process document. If you have any colleagues, friends who interested on volunteering