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RACHMITA, deaf WIN AN ENGINEER DEGREE

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Deaf Foundation Prosperous and Soul (SEHIJRA) / Chairman of Foundation

Subject Awards

The solution to the deaf independence by providing skills training.

Rachmita Maun Harahap (Mita) was the fourth of six children of a couple Masniari Siregar (61) and Ali Panangaran Harahap (71). Four children their spouses (including Mita) deaf, deformed from birth. Two other normal child. Sidempuan Mita was born in Padang, West Sumatra.

Although deaf since birth, does not preclude Mita to excel in a normal school. Mita successfully passed on SDN Kertajaya 10 and SMPN 6 surabaya - then a favorite school - with a satisfactory grade. So also can bypass the SMU 1 Attack brilliant value. Even during high school, extracurricular activities participated mita like tennis and marching band. 

When that Mita was elected bsebagai best majorette Serang. Graduated from high school, take a test mita UMPTN target UI or ITB. However, her efforts failed, she decided to attend at the Univ. Mercubuana majored in architectural engineering. Mita successfully graduated from the Univ. Mercubuana in 4.5 years with cum laude. With such achievement brings Mita received a scholarship from Mr Probosutedjo (Chairman Tower Bhakti Foundation) to continue his studies programs in Art and Design, ITB.

After reaching S2, Mita returned to Univ. Mercubuana. In 2000, its status as a contract employee in the Bag. Designer House Oversight and Structuring Facilities and Campus room while a lecturer Variable Jur. Architectural Engineering. Since October 2005 the status of a permanent employee Bag. Interior Design Faculty Workshop. Civil Engineering and Planning. The struggle became permanent employees achieved with great effort because it blocked his appointment disabled condition.

Not all people with disabilities can be as lucky as Mita. There are still tens of millions of people with disabilities who live in the downturn, difficulties in finding jobs and they are also discriminated against in a variety of life. Driven difficult experiences become permanent employees, Mita engage in various social activities, especially for the disabled (on Disabled). This activity has been started since 1991. Later, December 5, 2001 Mita founded and later became chairman of the Foundation for a Healthy Body and Soul or abbreviated SEHJIRA.

The initial capital for the gift of time parents Mita Rp 5 million and was used to purchase a computer and making notary public. Outdoor activities are still in the dwelling older people. After working at the University Mita Mercubuana, income is used to finance the activities of the foundation. In addition, he has also been a participant Superdeal (quiz) and awarded USD 8 million and the money was used to rent a house for the foundation. The foundation also supported by PPCI (Disabled Association of Indonesia), Jakarta SLB school that provides training on Disabled independence, Al-Azhar caring people in aid of computer facilities.

SEHJIRA principal activities are:

  To raise funds procurement

  Provides information on education and employment

  Provide scholarships to children from underprivileged families

  Independence training for deaf youth can express themselves in a positive way

  Distribution of labor deaf who have worked

  Exercising sewing skills and make a cake for young deaf

  Receive tailoring of the company that carried out by members of convection deaf

  Introduction to sign language (American Sign Language), chanting and computer courses

In the beginning (2001) only 20 people on Disabled, until now there are 223 on Disabled are all from the Greater Jakarta area who have participated in the program SEHJIRA. Results they achieved, including 10 people of them already know how to sew. From the sewing skill, they have opened their own business at home, and also worked at a garment company. One of their first achievement won the race to make national coat. In addition to sewing skills, 8 sudha on Disabled other works in marketing, auditing, finance, administration as well as the driver. Another skill about 13 people had been able to computers, seven people have been able to sign language, and 13 people have been accepted at public junior high schools.

Hope Mita want to set up schools ranging from kindergarten to university level for the deaf. This desire no other because they want to achieve equality and opportunity for on Disabled in order to fill all aspects of life and livelihood.

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Masniari Siregar, Mother of Four Deaf Children

Changing Her Fourth Limitations into Success Through Love and Prayer

Having a deaf child is a drawback for some people to be covered. But unlike the case with Masniari. He was even more driven to educate and motivate the four children who suffer from hearing impaired to succeed. Determination was successful thanks to the hard work he did with her husband, Irwan Ibrahim. In fact one of them is able to achieve a degree S2 with its limitations. How is the real story?

Thursday (08/04) afternoon, visited the residence Masniari Reality Siregar, a mother who has four children suffering from deafness. The house is located in a residential Masniari Siregar Treasury Department Karang Tengah, Tangerang, Banten. Her house is not so big, but look beautiful with just a few trees planted in front of the house.

A warm welcome greeted the arrival of Masniari Reality. With great hospitality and distinctive smile, Masniari Siregar immediately invites Reality into the parlor to share a story about her struggle raising and educating their children to achieve success. Sitting on a brown couch, Masniari began to open a chat with a fairly relaxed atmosphere.

Women were often greeted Masriani admitted that having children is a blessing in itself. According to him, there are still many women who are married for many years but was not entrusted by God to have a child. "I am grateful to have a child," he said. Since getting married in 1942 with her soul mate, Ali Panangaran Harahap (72) he has been blessed with six children, namely Barli harahap Judge (43), King Muddin (42) Erwin Syarifuddin (40), Rachmita Maun (39), Linda Noura ( 37) and Ade Nur Ima (35). But of the six children only Muddin the King and Linda Noura normal. "Another child with hearing loss," he said. When married, admitted Masniari very young age is 18 years old while the 28-year-old harahap. Although closed to within 10 years, it did not make Masniari ashamed, "Love is what convinced me to marry him," the story Masniari.

Grateful for Her Lack Four. Despite having deaf children, Masniari never regret having given birth children. For him, the child is a trust that must be maintained despite its shortcomings. Masniari also not ashamed and hurt when some neighbors who sometimes mencibirnya because he has a deaf child. "If I was embarrassed and bagimana with my kids, they certainly do not have any confidence," he explained. 

Masniari was always raising confidence in their children. Varanya is to say that their children were normal like the other kids just hearing less and can hardly talk. "I always say that when children ask his condition," said Masniari. As a mother who had four deaf course make Masniari must educate with extra hard. Because, if they left, his progress would be slow. "I share the role with my husband, my son and husband keep making money," he explained. Her husband worked in the Ministry of Finance.

Almost every day, always accompanied Masniari four children both at school and at home "After children come home from school, I hardly ever go out to a neighbor's house to play. I spent a lot more time to look after the children, "he explained again. If any Masniari come out normally he went with her husband and children. Routine activities are recognized Masniari an expression of affection from her and her husband. Through the compassion that he hoped the development of all children are able to show success in the future.

Masniari admitted in educating their children never to discriminate between normal and deaf. "For me, all the children the same. So I never discriminate menganak-emaskan let alone one of the children, "he said with a very thick accent Batak. One of the education that he applied to children is always disciplined and responsible for the various actions performed. Since childhood all children are accustomed to getting up early and Fajr prayers together. After that, they are required to clean up and make her bed each. "The most clean tidy bed is Barli Judge Harahap first child," he recalls.

Disciplinary culture deliberately applied by Masniari early, because according to the discipline of creating a culture of childhood that will shape the character of the child to be responsible and self-sufficient when it was grown. "No. I live forever with the children because someday the girls will be living alone -own and split with me, "said Masniari. In addition, Masniari also hopes someday his children does not rely on other people because it has a weakness in hearing and speech.

Prayer and Compassion. Although every day Masniari always accompany their children does not mean all the activities and children's creativity is limited. "I do not curb the desire of children, all my children free up to determine his own way, because they are going to live" he explained. Like when Rachmita Maun or commonly called Mita to basic education in public schools. Previously, Mita was educated at the School (SLB). However, he then has the desire to feel the education in public schools. Due to continuous whining to attend public school, eventually wishes granted by Masniari Mita. "I happen to know anybody's head so I could put the school on a normal school Mita," said the grandmother of six grandchildren. Mita own claim to want to move because it was able to follow the lessons in public schools. After Mita entered public school, his sister, Linda, who is also entered in the bronze tuna normal school because it has the same desire to Mita. While the two brothers just do not want to get in a normal school. Although tuna bronze, both Mita and Linda could follow lessons. Even Mita always included in the ranking of the top ten in his class.

In addition to teaching democratic culture in the midst of the family. Masniari also strongly emphasizes education to children anakanya, almost all children received his college, except Barli Hakim and Erwin Harahap Syarifudin. Because the two brothers are not in school on a normal school. The most striking achievement is Mita, fourth child is capable of continuing their education to S2 at the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) to take the Department of Interior.

Almost all children experience success Masniari, in life, both deaf and normal. One example is the work as a businessman Barli rubber plantations. Rajamudin, as a supervisor at a company called PT. Eka East Kingdom in Malang, East Java. Erwin berprogesi as marketing staff in one of the shipping company. While Mita, to pursue a career as a lecturer and interior design as well as Linda worked in the insurance company PT. Bina Puri Upakara. The latter, Ade worked as an entrepreneur and owning your own business is quite profitable. The success achieved by these children is not no other business other than his children are determined to learn, it is also accompanied by a prayer that never stops being said of her mother. Not only that, educated mothers who teach their children independence, although some of them are deaf. "Almost every day and night I always pray for the success of my children," he said as he closed the conversation

Want to Establish Special University Deaf

Rachmita Maun Harahap or often called Mita is born deficient in hearing and speech difficulties. Despite such, Mita has never regretted his fate is. Instead, he thanked God for having given abilities that are not possessed by any other normal person.

 For Mita, both parents were very significant in his life. While still a small school friends had denounced him. However, her parents always reassuring Mita. He also suggested for obtaining elated. In addition, both parents are also very fond of all the children, not least for deaf children. Mita also very grateful to have parents who are very concerned at all with the education of their children "If my parents do not care about our education, maybe I do not like now," said Irwan Ibrahim's husband.

As tuna bronze, certainly Mita very well understand the difficulties the same boat with her. Moreover, in his own family there are three people deaf. Motivated to help friends sensibnya it on the 5th December 2001, he founded the Foundation SEHJIRA (Healthy and Soul). The Foundation is engaged in training and education for the hearing impaired. Besides establishing SEHJIRA Foundation, Mita also has another huge obsession that establish special universities deaf. Because in Indonesia, there is no special university for the deaf. In the near future, the plan he will also take a doctorate in Overseas. "I want to take a doctorate," Mita said without elaborating.

On receiving the award

"Pelita In commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Hipenca) in Jakarta, Jakarta Government through the Department of Social Welfare to reward people with disabilities berprestasi.Pemberian Award presented Deputy Governor Prijanto diTMIl. Award is given to outstanding persons with disabilities, and non-disabled individual, humidity gaan who has devoted his life for the welfare for the disabled. addition, free medical social services, provision of physical support machine and donation of money and gifts natural.

Cief dept Budihardjo said with disabilities achievers received a certificate of appreciation from the governor of Jakarta, the best individual Ir Rachmita Maun Harahap, he was outstanding in the field of disability Deaf academics, speakers in seminars and a motivator. "

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