ROSHAN

What ROSHAN does

ROSHAN is a non-profit refugee education organization headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, operated under the registered Indonesian social foundation Yayasan Internasional Cahaya Fajar (YICF). Founded in 2014 by refugee families and local friends including former World Bank employee Heather Tomlinson, ROSHAN provides free primary, secondary, and post-secondary education to refugees who lack access to the Indonesian public school system. Its beneficiary base is drawn from approximately 14 countries of origin, with roughly 100 currently enrolled learners and 724 unique students served since inception, of whom 82 have earned a U.S.-accredited high school diploma.

ROSHAN delivers instruction through four primary programs: the Foundations Program (K-12 equivalent core academics launched 2014), the GED Support Program (internationally recognized high school credential pathway launched 2018), the Elite Open School program (U.S.-accredited high school diploma, launched 2019), and the PATH Initiative (university access pathway in partnership with Sampoerna University and Broward College, launched 2019). Supporting programs include a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum tailored to refugee trauma contexts, the Girls Gang mentoring program, a Teacher Training program, and the Roshan Roast social-enterprise coffee line. Operations are conducted across two physical teaching houses in Jakarta delivering 49+ classes per week, supplemented by a network of nine partner learning centers across greater Jakarta and Cisarua. Underlying technology is conventional edtech — Zoom for remote instruction, Google Drive for content management, and Seesaw for student portfolios — with no proprietary platform or AI capability.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than tuition-based. Revenue sources include individual donations, institutional grants (U.S. Embassy Julia Taft Fund, New Zealand Embassy), multilateral partnerships (UNHCR, IOM), in-kind support, and proceeds from the Roshan Roast specialty coffee brand. There are no paying customers in the conventional sense; refugees receive services free of charge. The organization is staffed by approximately 30 paid teachers and staff, supported by 80+ active volunteers. ROSHAN received the UNHCR 2020 NGO Innovation Award (Asia-Pacific) for its COVID-19 remote learning response.

Name

ROSHAN

Legal name

Yayasan Internasional Cahaya Fajar

Website

https://roshanlearning.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ROSHAN is a Jakarta-based non-profit (Yayasan Internasional Cahaya Fajar) that delivers free K-12, GED, U.S. high school diploma, and university pathway education to refugees from 14 countries who lack access to Indonesia's public school system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee Education Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Tutoring Services (Subject-Specific & General) (EDAJALAA), Virtual Test Prep & Online Supplemental Instruction (K–12) (EDAJADAI)

Keywords

• Refugee education services
• Humanitarian learning programs
• GED test preparation
• High school equivalency
• Refugee community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to support Roshan's educational programs, facilities, and operations. Donors can give via online platforms in USD or IDR, and Indonesian donors can use direct bank transfer.
2. Grant Funding: Roshan receives grant funding from institutional donors including the U.S. Embassy/Julia Taft Fund for specific projects like the Refugee Child Support Project, and the New Zealand Head of Embassy Fund for the GED Support Project.
3. Roshan Roast Coffee Sales: Social enterprise partnership where special batches of coffee beans are roasted for Roshan and profits from sales help fund the learning center. Provides professional and entrepreneurial experience for refugee community members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ROSHAN Learning Center is a non-profit community learning center in Jakarta, Indonesia that provides free, structured education programs to refugee children, youth, and adults awaiting resettlement. It offers foundational K-12 equivalent classes, GED exam preparation, an accredited U.S. high school diploma pathway through Elite Open School, and the PATH Initiative enabling university enrollment, supplemented by social-emotional learning, teacher training, and the Roshan Roast social-enterprise coffee partnership.

Product overview

ROSHAN Learning Center is a non-profit educational organization serving refugees in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates as a unified community learning center offering multiple interconnected programs: the Foundations Program (core K-12 equivalent education since 2014), GED Support Program (high school equivalency exam preparation since 2018), Elite Open School partnership (accredited online high school diploma since 2019), and PATH Initiative (higher education pathway through university partnerships). Additional programs include Teacher Training, Social-Emotional Learning curriculum, Girls Gang leadership program, and the Roshan Roast social enterprise. These programs work together to provide refugees with educational opportunities, community support, and pathways to brighter futures while waiting for resettlement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Roshan Roast: A creative partnership with local farmers and business owners supporting refugee education through coffee sales. Provides professional and entrepreneurial experience for Roshan community members.
• Girls Gang (GG)
• GED Support Program
• Elite Open School (EOS)
• PATH Initiative

Products and services

• Foundations Program Structured K-12 equivalent academic program providing classes at Lower Primary, Upper Primary, and Secondary levels with subjects including English, Math, Science, and Social Studies for refugee learners in Jakarta.
• GED Support Program Program helping young adult refugees prepare for and pass the General Education Development exams in four subject areas (math, English, science, social studies) to obtain an internationally recognized high school credential equivalent to a U.S. diploma.
• Elite Open School (EOS) Partnership with a U.S. accredited online school that enables refugee students to pursue a formal high school diploma through self-study curriculum supported by on-ground mentors, awarding an official U.S. high school diploma.
• PATH Initiative (Paving Access to Higher Education) Initiative that partners with universities (notably Sampoerna University and Broward College) to facilitate refugee enrollment in higher education and dual-degree programs while refugees await resettlement.
• Teacher Training Professional development program for volunteer teachers covering Social-Emotional Learning curriculum implementation, with training support extended to refugee-led learning centers across greater Jakarta.
• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum Curriculum adapted from International Rescue Committee materials integrating emotional self-regulation, positive relationship-building, goal-setting, and healthy behaviors into everyday learning for refugee students.
• Girls Gang Safe community initiative for refugee girls and young women providing leadership development, regular gatherings, sports activities, creative writing classes, and peer support.
• Roshan Roast Social-enterprise partnership with local coffee farmers and roasteries offering refugee community members barista training and entrepreneurial experience, with profits supporting the learning center's educational programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 724 refugee students served since 2014 with 82 graduates earning high school diplomas
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Yayasan Internasional Cahaya Fajar (YICF)coreOthers · 1 January 2020Roshan is a program of YICF (Light of Dawn International), a social foundation registered in Jakarta, recognized by Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. YICF provides organizational oversight and administrative support.
• Elite Open SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership formed in June 2019 to provide refugee students with opportunity to pursue formal high school education through U.S. accredited online school. Roshan provides on-ground implementation including personnel and dedicated classroom space. First program of its kind in Indonesia for refugees.
• Sampoerna UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Through the Paving Access to Higher Education (PATH) initiative, refugees enroll at Sampoerna University which partners with Broward College in Florida, USA for dual-degree programs. First formal university enrollment for refugees in Indonesia.
• Broward CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019U.S. accredited partner enabling refugees to earn Associate's or Bachelor's degrees through Sampoerna University's dual-degree program, making higher education accessible to refugees despite Indonesian regulations.
• Tobing Estate (Bandung)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Coffee farm partnership providing exclusive Arabica beans for Roshan Roast social enterprise. Exploratory visit to plantation led to creation of special roast supporting refugee education funding.
• Essential RoasteryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local roaster providing two additional varieties of locally grown, single-origin coffee roasted especially for Roshan. Partnership supports Roshan Roast brand and refugee education funding.
• UNHCRcoreOthersUNHCR registers refugees in Indonesia and refers asylum seekers to available services. Roshan serves UNHCR-registered refugees who lack access to formal education.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)majorOthersIOM manages mass housing for approximately 7,000 refugees outside Java and provides housing support. Refugees referred by IOM can access Roshan's educational programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RefugePoint: International non-profit providing protection and education pathways for refugees in first-asylum and resettlement contexts. Comparable donor-funded refugee-serving organization with education and self-reliance programming for populations awaiting durable solutions.
• Plan International: Large international NGO running education programs for refugee and displaced children across multiple regions. Comparable as a refugee education provider but operates at much greater scale and breadth; not a direct competitor given different geographic and programmatic focus.

Direct peers

• RefuSHE: Non-profit in Kenya providing education, vocational training, and protection to refugee girls and women. Closely comparable as a refugee-focused learning center offering credentialing, life-skills programs, and pathways to higher education with similar donor-funded model.
• Karam Foundation: US-based non-profit delivering innovative education programs to Syrian refugee children in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan. Comparable as a refugee education innovator developing context-specific curricula and teacher-training programs serving displaced children and youth.
• Small Projects Istanbul: Non-formal learning center in Turkey serving Syrian and other refugee children with structured curricula, psychosocial support, and teacher training. Comparable community-led refugee education model with multi-program structure (Foundations + credentialing + SEL).
• Lighthouse Relief: Non-profit providing non-formal education and psychosocial support to refugees and migrants in Greece. Comparable as a community-led learning center serving asylum-seekers awaiting resettlement, with SEL integration and volunteer-driven delivery.
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS): International Catholic organization providing education, psychosocial support, and livelihoods to refugees in 50+ countries. Directly comparable as a non-formal education provider serving displaced populations with similar GTM motion (community centers, volunteer teachers, donor-funded).
• Refuge Education: Organization supporting access to higher education for refugees and displaced persons through scholarships, university partnerships, and mentorship programs. Comparable as a refugee-focused pathway builder with formal higher-education institutional alliances.

Emerging players

• Scholars at Risk: Network of higher-education institutions protecting scholars and students facing threats; partial overlap with ROSHAN's higher-education pathway mission via PATH initiative, but focused on at-risk academics rather than refugee children/youth.

Others

• UNHCR Education: UNHCR's education programs are not a competitor but a key referral and funding ecosystem for ROSHAN. Comparable as the umbrella funder/convener for refugee education that ROSHAN's work plugs into; relevant for understanding funding flows and policy environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/frenchschooljakarta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roshanlearning

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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