Map Drawing Competition for Children in Indonesia - Maps for the Future Children Education and Internet - page 256

in Indonesia. The best five drawings were then sent to Durban, South Africa, to be
enrolled in an international map drawing competition held during ICA Congress in
2003. That was the first time BAKOSURTANAL, in cooperation with ICA and also
Indonesian Cartographic Association (AKI), organized a national map drawing
competition.
Following the success in 2003 and considering the number of children participated
in the competition, BAKOSURTANAL organized the next national map drawing
competitions in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011, and always sent the best drawings to go
into Barbara Petchenik competitions held by the ICA in the year. In addition to the
national competitions, BAKOSURTANAL also held local competitions in various
areas in Indonesia:
• 2005 in Cibinong (West Java),
• 2006 in Surabaya (East Java) and Jakarta,
• 2007 in Jakarta,
• 2008 in Bandarlampung (Lampung),
• 2010 in Pontianak (West Kalimantan), (BAKOSURTANAL, 2010 )
Children map drawing competitions, which allow the children to explore their
imaginations in drawing, have been used by BAKOSURTANAL to introduce maps
to children. By following such competition, children will be driven to open their
atlases and learn about the world, such as the richness and beauty of their country or
even province, through maps. Hopefully, this competition would (directly or
indirectly) contribute to Cartography education in Indonesia, and to increase the
children's care and respect to their country and the Mother Earth.
21.2 Organizing Map Drawing Competitions
The map drawing competitions held by BAKOSURTANAL always participated by
an unexpected number of participants. The national competition in 2003 was
followed by 1,045 participants from 27 provinces in Indonesia, in 2005 by 1,002,
in 2007 by 1,377, in 2009 by 1,179, and in 2011 by 1,205 participants. The local
competitions in various regions in Indonesia were also interested by no less than
200 children. Here will be explained how BAKOSURTANAL organized the
competitions.
21.2.1 Preparation
The preparation to organize a map drawing competition was started since about the
middle of the preceding year, i.e. when BAKOSURTANAL prepared the budget for
activities in the subsequent year. The organization of a national map drawing
competition was somewhat different from that of a local competition. For the
national competitions children drew at home or school then sent the result to