Indonesian Street Children Organization (ISCO Foundation)

What Indonesian Street Children Organization (ISCO Foundation) does

ISCO Foundation (Yayasan ISCO) is a Jakarta-headquartered Indonesian non-governmental, non-profit charitable organization founded in 1999 that supports vulnerable children aged 5-17 from poor urban families. The foundation operates 28 Children Activity Centers (Sanggar Kegiatan Anak) embedded in urban slum communities across three cities — 16 in Greater Jakarta, 8 in Surabaya, and 4 in Medan — currently sponsoring more than 2,258 children and having cumulatively served over 5,815 children since inception. Programs span Children Educational Support (school fees, uniforms, transport, and textbooks from pre-school through university), Health and Nutrition (food supplements, vitamins, milk, general and dental check-ups), Protection and Rights Advocacy (emergency shelter, school liaison, birth certification assistance), and Children Pre-School Activities, with field staff of 82 employees delivering services directly through the neighborhood centers.

ISCO's service model is fundamentally community-based and human-staffed rather than technology-driven: tutors, field assistants, field officers, and area managers deliver programming in person, and the organization has no app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The foundation does not develop proprietary technology; its website is hosted on SquareSpace and serves primarily as a donor and volunteer acquisition channel.

The revenue model is entirely donation- and sponsorship-driven. ISCO receives corporate sponsorships (Tauzia Hotels, PVH Far East Limited, J.W. Marriott Jakarta), individual donations via BCA and Danamon bank transfers, and in-kind contributions (school supplies, laptops, milk from Starbucks Indonesia's Drop of Hope program, Tokopedia, Nutrifood, and Mead Johnson). Firstwap (PT 1stWAP), owned by ISCO co-founder Josef Fuchs, is identified as the primary financial supporter. The foundation charges no fees to beneficiaries; all services to children and families are provided free of charge.

Name

Indonesian Street Children Organization (ISCO Foundation)

Legal name

ISCO Foundation (Yayasan ISCO)

Website

https://iscofoundation.or.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISCO Foundation is a Jakarta-based Indonesian non-profit founded in 1999 that supports vulnerable children aged 5-17 in urban slums through 28 community activity centers in Jakarta, Surabaya, and Medan, delivering free education, nutrition, and protection services funded by corporate and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Child Welfare and Education Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child Care Services (62441), Educational Services (611), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA), Community & Nonprofit Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAD), Child Nutrition & Meal Programs (CACFP/Snack Programs) (EDACAMAA), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD)

Keywords

• Child education support
• Nonprofit child welfare
• Community activity centers
• Youth development programs
• School sponsorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partners provide financial support for specific children, covering school fees, uniforms, textbooks, activity center operations, health and nutrition programs, and monitoring and evaluation. Examples include Tauzia Hotels (MOU for 200 children), PVH Far East Limited, and J.W. Marriott Hotel.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through direct bank transfers to ISCO accounts (BCA and Danamon). Donations of IDR 10 million or more are publicly recognized.
3. In-Kind Donations: Partners provide non-monetary donations including school supplies, laptops, milk/nutritional products, and volunteer services. Examples include Starbucks Drop of Hope program for school uniforms, Tokopedia laptop donations, and Nutrifood/Mead Johnson nutrition products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ISCO Foundation delivers free educational support, health and nutrition services, and child protection through five programs: school fees/uniforms/textbooks for pre-school through university; 28 community-based Children Activity Centers (Sanggar) operating before and after school; meals, supplements, vitamins, milk and medical/dental check-ups; emergency shelter plus birth-certificate and rights advocacy; and preschool learning-play programs. Services are directed at children aged 5–17 in urban slum communities of Greater Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan, and funded entirely through corporate sponsorships and donations.

Product overview

ISCO Foundation is a non-government charitable organization offering a unified set of social service programs for vulnerable children in Indonesia. The core offering consists of five interconnected programs: Children Educational Support (providing school fees, uniforms, books from pre-school to university), Children Activity Centers (safe learning venues before and after school), Health and Nutrition Program, Protection and Rights Advocacy, and Children Pre-School Activities. These programs work together to prevent children from becoming street children and child laborers while providing educational access and support for their development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children Educational Support (Bantuan Pendidikan) Program that minimizes financial barriers preventing children from achieving educational outcomes by providing school fees, uniforms, transport and textbooks from pre-school to university. Targeted at children aged 5–17 from poor urban families across Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan.
• Children Activity Centers (Sanggar Kegiatan Anak) Safe and attractive venues for children activities before and after school, providing an alternative to working and playing on the street, promoting positive interactions, creativity and learning outside of the classroom. Operated across 28 locations in Greater Jakarta, Surabaya and Medan.
• Health and Nutrition Program Program that optimizes children's health and physical development through comprehensive healthy menus with food supplements, vitamins and milk, education on nutrition and hygiene, and general and dental check-ups. Targeted at ISCO-enrolled children.
• Protection and Rights Advocacy Program providing temporary shelter and safe housing for children in emergency situations, liaising with school authorities to promote policies favorable to vulnerable children, and working with other NGOs on birth certification, child welfare, child labour and trafficking issues.
• Children Pre-School Activities (Kegiatan Taman Kanak-Kanak) Preschool program combining learning and playing methods for children in both theory and practice, aimed at building long-term education awareness among parents and communities from preschool age.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,815 children supported since 1999
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Starbucks Indonesia (PT Sari Coffee Indonesia)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerDrop of Hope program since 2012 encourages customers to donate school uniforms and supplies. Ran December 2019 - January 2020 for 2 months. Also organizes Yuk Ke Museum visits and National Children's Day activities. More than 1,500 items donated annually.
• Binus School SimprugminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHolds fundraising events for ISCO Foundation. Donations used for school fees, uniforms, textbooks, activity centers, nutrition/health programs, and monitoring/evaluation.
• Plan IndonesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelped provide birth certificates for 1,500 children including ISCO-supported children. Birth certificates are needed as a precondition for entering school.
• YCAB FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided free computer lessons for underprivileged children in Belawan, helping 167 children learn Microsoft Office, drawing programs, and other computer skills.
• Kinderfield Duren SawitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudents held school bazaar to help ISCO children. Profits fully donated for textbooks, uniforms, and fee payments.
• Dale Carnegie IndonesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Give Back training programs for ISCO staff, tutors, project officers, and children. Training covers effective communication and problem-solving skills through birthday give-back events.
• Indonesia Bisa FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganized futsal competition where ISCO children from Pademangan, Kebon Jahe, Gege, and Penjaringan centers won.
• PT Citra Abadi SejatiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFactory visit organized for ISCO children to observe work processes and learn about different career fields.
• PT Pelindo (Indonesia Port Corporation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerISCO Medan children visited PT Pelindo branch Belawan port, touring large ships with 8 floors for educational experience.
• PaxelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConducts social visits to ISCO centers with donations from customers including books, stationery, fruits. Teaches children about saving benefits during visits.
• MaredaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerArt instructor Ms. Naomi conducts painting classes for ISCO children at Kampung Mangga and Semper centers, providing creative development activities.
• Kidzart PIKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerArt day activities where ISCO children learn painting basics and techniques. Student mentors share painting knowledge with ISCO children.
• Rumah 123minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial visits to ISCO centers including Inspirational Class and break fasting events. Teaches children about dreaming big and building future visions.
• NutrifoodminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBirthday visits teach children healthy living: breakfast without fried food, no MSG, healthy exercise. Children learn nutrition and food balance for growth.
• SejiwaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConducts weekly 'Kelas Bahagia' (Happy Class) at Manggarai center from August-December 2019, helping children make peace with their past and life circumstances.
• AIESEC IndonesiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational volunteers from China (3), Japan (3), and Germany (1) teach ISCO children in 7 different centers, partnered with Prasetiya Mulya University students as translators.
• Bina Bangsa SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEduShare activities including sports, dancing, lunch, and teaching with ISCO children at Pantai Indah Kapuk center.
• Dimension Data IndonesiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHead, Heart and Hands social visit to Cipinang center where volunteers share time with ISCO children.
• Frisch G'strichnminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational band from Tyrol, Austria performed at ISCO centers and annual gatherings with violin, accordion, harp, and basson instruments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• YCAB Foundation: YCAB Foundation is an Indonesian nonprofit focused on youth education, employability, and welfare. It is directly comparable to ISCO — YCAB is also a current ISCO partner providing free computer lessons — and operates in similar urban slum communities with overlapping donor pools.
• Plan Indonesia: Plan Indonesia is a leading child-rights NGO operating across Indonesia, focused on child protection, education access, and youth empowerment. It is directly comparable to ISCO — it is also an active ISCO partner that helped deliver ISCO's 1,510+ birth certificates — and competes for the same donor pool and beneficiary populations.
• SOS Children's Villages Indonesia: SOS Children's Villages Indonesia provides alternative care, family strengthening, education, and youth transition programs for vulnerable children. Comparable to ISCO's holistic child-welfare and education-through-adulthood approach, though it focuses more on residential care models.
• Yayasan Anak Bisa: Yayasan Anak Bisa ('Children Can') is an Indonesian nonprofit focused on education access, child welfare, and community empowerment for underprivileged children. Comparable to ISCO in target beneficiaries, urban-community delivery model, and integrated education-plus-welfare service mix.
• Indonesia Bisa Foundation: Indonesia Bisa Foundation is an Indonesian nonprofit focused on youth development, education, and community empowerment. It is an active ISCO partner organizing events for ISCO children, and shares a comparable focus on Indonesian underprivileged youth and grassroots community-led programming.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Indonesia: UNICEF Indonesia operates the largest child-welfare program in the country, spanning education, health, nutrition, and child protection. Overlaps significantly with ISCO's mission and program areas but operates at vastly greater scale with institutional and government funding.
• Mercy Corps Indonesia: Mercy Corps Indonesia is an international humanitarian organization addressing poverty through youth, education, and economic development programs. Comparable to ISCO in mission overlap (children, education, urban poverty) but operates across a broader portfolio including disaster response and economic development.
• Save the Children Indonesia: Save the Children is a major international NGO with a long-established Indonesia program focused on child welfare, education, health, and protection. Comparable to ISCO in mission and beneficiary profile, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach and institutional funding.
• World Vision Indonesia (Wahana Visi Indonesia): World Vision Indonesia is the Indonesian arm of a global child-welfare NGO running sponsorship, education, health, and child protection programs across urban and rural areas. Highly comparable to ISCO in its integrated child-development approach and donor-sponsorship model, though at much larger national scale.

Regional players

• Habitat for Humanity Indonesia: Habitat for Humanity Indonesia is a community-development NGO working on housing, sanitation, and family welfare in urban poor communities — many of the same slum areas where ISCO operates. Comparable in target geography and beneficiary population, though focused on housing rather than direct child services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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