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...

A Rainbow in The Heart of Papua

Earlier this month, I continued my journey to Papua to visit our library located in Puncak Jaya’s capital, Mulia. It was time for renovations and as the freshly painted blue walls of the library brightens the room, we hope the children will continue to feel...

Les Membaca Gratis untuk Anak-anak Pulau Rinca

Sejak Januari lalu, Taman Bacaan Pelangi bekerja sama dengan SDN Rinca, Flores untuk mengadakan kelas tambahan di sore hari khusus untuk anak-anak yang belum bisa dan belum lancar membaca. Di awal penjelasan program ini, guru-guru di SDN Rinca menyambut dengan...

Volunteer’s Diary: Our Library in Datak – Molotkondo

In February I was posted in our library in Datak. I’ve been there for three weeks, had activities with the children, opened the library every afternoon and tried to reactivate it. But before I’m going on giving you an update about Datak, I want to introduce myself....

A Rainbow for Serli

Your first visit to the Molotkondo village will not be easy. In fact, after my many visits, the journey to reach Molotkondo never gets any easier. There are always different hurdles that I encounter along the way. But those slight hurdles problems never discourages me...

Pelangi Baru di Molotkondo

Dengan senang hati kami akan menyampaikan kabar gembira dari Molotkondo, kecamatan Welak, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Flores. Sekarang kurang lebih 119 anak sudah bisa menikmati perpustakaan. Mereka memiliki kesempatan untuk membaca buku cerita berwarna dan menggugah...

Rainbow Reading Gardens Participates at the Asia Education Summit

We were very honored to participate at the Asia Education Summit “Flexible Learning Strategies For Out-of-School Children” held by UNESCO in Bangkok, Thailand. The 3-day event was attended by education institutions from all over countries including; Thailand, Myanmar,...

Volunteer’s Diary: Visiting Lukas in Molodkondo

In January 2016, Taman Bacaan Pelangi and the local people on Flores were excited to welcome Lukas who arrived from Malang (another project on Java). Being thrown in a totally different culture and prepared to live in rural areas, Lukas started volunteering in Datak....

Travel with a Cause

Want to visit our libraries and have a great holiday in Flores at the same time?

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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)