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...

Creating Enjoyable Experiences with Rainbow Reading Gardens

  To begin November this year, I visited one elementary school in West Manggarai Regency. I was assigned to collect data on students' reading ability at SDI Nggorang, Komodo Sub-District. This is my first time visiting the school, and all concerns and curiosity...

It’s Time to Paint the House of the Rainbow!

  The library advancement program conducted by Rainbow Reading Gardens involves establishing child-friendly libraries, meaning that the library is to be friendly in every aspect such as library management, librarian’s positive attitude, facilities, books, as well...

Spreading Positive Vibes in Library Management Workshop

As a part of the project on library establishment by Rainbow Reading Gardens, partnering with elementary schools in Manggarai Barat Regency, representatives from all the twelve partnering schools attended the library management workshop on November 21-23 at Labuan...

Inauguration of our 40th Library!

Our library number 40! Woohooo!! Located at SDN Sering, Sumbawa Besar, our 40th library looks very nice with its neat bookshelves and thousands of children books that are ready to be enjoyed by the students in that school. The library is also decorated with such big...

Our Newly Relocated Library in Sumbawa Besar!

It's a sunny morning in Sumbawa Besar, a good sign to start the day! Today is a big day for Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens], because we are inaugurating our two new libraries in Sumbawa Besar! Yeayyyy!! The first library is actually a relocation of our...

Thank You, Astra Runners!

Sunday, November 13, 2016 is a very good day for Rainbow Reading Gardens as we received donation from Astra Runners Community, on its third anniversary celebration at World Trade Center 2, Jakarta. The rain falling down that morning did not lessen even an inch the...

A Library Belonging to All of Us

To find resolutions to problems in education is the responsibility all of us have to bear. By “us”, I mean all stakeholders in the education sector, including principals, teachers, parents, community and the Department of Education. Education used to be regarded as...

When Cepuk Learns to Fly

The second trip to Tomara has brought a new and distinct story. A second visit is likely to offer a sharper view and more fruitful perspective. Those which were previously invisible are often becoming vivid during this time. It was almost a year ago since my first...

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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)