Environmental school on Gam

Support for Child Aid Papua

On Gam Island, near the village of Sawainggrai, is a unique school—the education centre of Child Aid Papua—run by an Indonesian foundation (Yayasan Cahaya Anak Papua) and supported by a Swiss association. This school is the only high school outside Raja Ampat’s main town and district capital, Waisai. It is also West Papua’s first officially recognised bilingual high school and the first certified to award vocational qualifications in “Marine and Eco-Tourism”. Around 25 students aged between 13 and 18 attend the school. An integral part of the school’s concept is environmental education, which has been partially supported since 2024 by donations collected through Reef Guardian e. V. in Germany.

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Reef Guardian e. V. contributes to the running costs of the education centre on Gam Island, thereby supporting environmental education classes that are not part of the national curriculum. Children and young people play an important role as multipliers, helping to raise awareness among the local population of Raja Ampat’s precious yet vulnerable natural environment.