Becoming a Foster Parent to 130 Students, Ivan Gunawan is Ready to Help Until College

He wants to ensure that the children living there receive a decent standard of living and high-quality education without being burdened by financial issues. There are hundreds of children he cares for in that house, and Ifan makes sure to raise them and cover their school expenses.

"Orphaned children are not just brought in; this is indeed their home. This is our home. So there are 130 children staying here, thank God. Once they are born, there are 130 people who need to be fed every day, who need to be raised, and their knowledge elevated," said Ivan Gunawan when met in the Sawangan area, Depok, Wednesday (18/2/2026).

The facilities provided at this tahfiz house are quite complete. Igun collaborates with relevant parties to ensure a bright future for the students.

He emphasizes that the main focus of his foster children is solely to learn so that they can elevate their family's status in the future. His hope is just one, that these children can uplift their family's status later.

"God willing, they will later have knowledge that can elevate or improve their status and that of their family for the better. Because in this place, their only task is to learn. Learn, learn, and learn. No need to think about life, no need to think about food, no need to think about anything," he said.

Not only focusing on religious education and Quran memorization, Igun has also prepared for higher formal education. He has established communication with several universities so that the students can continue their studies at the university level after graduating from the pesantren.

"Alhamdulillah there is also Ustaz Fatih who is already directly okay with a higher level for later studies, there are several campuses that can indeed collaborate, so the facilities in this tahfiz house pesantren are indeed, alhamdulillah, well prepared, so later, insya Allah, it can produce extraordinary santri," he explained.