Millions of children in Eastern Indonesia do not have access to quality books

 

Let's change that

Taman Bacaan Pelangi

(Rainbow Reading Gardens)

We are a non-profit organisation working to establish children’s libraries
in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia since 2009.

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Our Impact

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207

Libraries established

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287.962+

Books delivered

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42,189+

Children served

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5,892+

Teachers trained

Our Libraries

Check out all the children’s libraries that Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] has stablished in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia.

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Our Programs

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Establish Children Libraries

We establish child-friendly libraries in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia. We work together with the local schools and transform their library into a child friendly learning environment that will foster the love of reading in each of the student.

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Capacity Building Workshops

We provide a series of capacity building workshops for the local teachers that enable them to have the skills and knowledge needed in nurturing the habit of reading on their students and promoting literacy in their village.

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Basic Literacy Course

In each of our library, reading activities are regularly conducted. Each class has reading activities weekly at the library, lead by the classroom’s teacher. Through reading activities, children will slowly grow the love of reading.

As Retirement Looms, Mama Gina’s Love for Literacy Continues to Inspire

Regina Agho, commonly known as Mama Gina, is the most senior teacher at SDK Lena and will retire in December 2025. Despite her upcoming retirement, Mama Gina remains enthusiastic about contributing to improving literacy among the children at SDK Lena. In 2023, Mama...

Students Flock to the Library During School Break

SDN Mauwaru is a school partner of Taman Bacaan Pelangi starting from 2023. It is located in Lokalaba Village, Mauponggo District, Nagekeo Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The reading habits of SDN Mauwaru students have already developed. They are accustomed to borrowing...

From the Library to the Winner’s Stage: Raina’s Journey in a Short Story Writing Competition

"The library has become the source of inspiration for Raina to enrich her ideas and vocabulary through the children's storybooks available there, enabling her to craft beautiful and engaging stories for her future readers (in this case, the judges). Raina often visits...

Inaugurating the 55th Library at SD Inpres Maki, East Manggarai, NTT

The ladies have been busy since early morning preparing for meals for the inauguration ceremony of the library on Friday, March 3, 2017. I am always impressed by how enthusiastic these ladies are in preparing for everything, especially those related to food. Hahaha…...

Inaugurating the 54th Library at SDI Kakor, West Manggarai, NTT

Monday evening, parents and teachers were seen setting up semi-permanent canopy in front of SDI Kakor, South Lembor Sub-district, West Manggarau Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The canopy was to be used by guests in the inauguration ceremony of Rainbow Reading Gardens...

Inaugurating the 53rd Library at SDI Wiko, West Manggarai, NTT

Tuesday, 28 February is probably a memorable day for people in SDI Wiko at South Lembor Sub-district, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. At 9am this morning, their library is to be inaugurated and ready to be used by the children, who have been longing for quality...

Inaugurating the 52nd Library at SDK Wae Bangka, West Manggarai, NTT

Children of SDK Wae Bangka grade 1-5 on Monday, Feb 27, 2017 were having their day-off, yet they came to the school anyway to witness the inauguration of the school library. They have been ready at the school since morning, even when the ceremony was scheduled at 1pm...

Inaugurating the 49th Library at SDK Rekas I, West Manggarai

Dried coconut leaves were hanging in the front yard of SDK Rekas I, Mbeliling Sub-district, West Manggarai Regency. In Manggarai custom, dried coconut leaves are symbols to greet special guests. Under it was a banner saying the inauguration of SDK Rekas I library,...

Inaugurating the 48th Library at SDI Lengkong Kaca, West Manggarai

Thursday morning, I left for Mbeliling Sub-district by motorcycle, while the other members of the team were on a 4 wheel-dreive car. I went earlier as I would like to make sure everything was in place so the inauguration ceremony of the 48th library at SDI Lengkong...

Inaugurating the 45th Library at SDI Macan Tanggar, West Manggarai

SDI Macan Tanggar is 1,5 hour away from Labuan Bajo, the capital of West Manggarai Regency. The road access to this school is pretty damaged and rocky. The school is located on top of the hill, and we pass local transmigrations housings before getting to the school....

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In the News

NET. Lentera Indonesia (August 2014)
TV One - Aku Bangga (May 2015)
Trans7 - She Can! (May 2015)
DAAI TV - Mutiara Indonesia (April 2016)