Bahasa Basudara

Bahasa Basudara is a free independent online educational and social, set up to improve the language skills of Moluccans across Indonesia. As a Community Interest Company (CIC), they work with volunteer tutors across the globe, who are keen to share their skills, knowledge and experience. “It includes the concept of "Ale rasa beta rasa" and "Sagu Salempeng Bage Dua” said founder Jeff Malaihollo. The students learn a foreign language from fluent or native speakers, which means that the tutors directly contribute to improving the language skills of young people in the Moluccas and at the same time can learn about life and culture in the Moluccas themselves. Up till now Bahasa Basudara has offered over 460 classes 7 days a week. The majority of these conversational classes are in English, although they also offer German classes. They have more than 200 registered tutors from all over the world; America, Oman, United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Indonesia. These tutors are being assisted by around 75 facilitators who live in Maluku, who ensure that the Zoom calls are set up, the students are present, the homework is done and they also act as translators for the students. Jeff Malaihollo hopes that the classes improve the language skills of the students, but also that it builds their self-confidence. This should lead to opportunities for studies and / or jobs abroad. “We also want to offer webinars and workshops on our platform, so that we can motivate the young people and provide insight into what is possible outside and within the Moluccas.” If you would like to join as a tutor or student don't hesitate to get in touch. For more details, please visit our website.