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...

Volunteer’s Diary #2 Paul –Brand New Daily Activities

After a few weeks, I got used to the new surroundings. Living in Rinca is tough, but I think it will be a good life experience for me and my future. Waking up, quick breakfast and then swimming is my nearly everyday morning schedule, in which I enjoy a lot. Teaching...

Volunteer’s Diary #1 Paul–Welcome in Rinca

Hi, Thanks for tuning in! Short Indroduction: My name is Paul and I’m the new volunteer for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. I’m 19 years old and I just graduated from high school in Germany. I didn’t want to continue to go to university immediately after high school, so I chose...

Sekolah Pelita Harapan’s Christmas Charity

December is truly a month of joyful and celebration.   On Saturday, December 6th, Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) at Lippo Karawaci celebrated Christmas with their teachers and students of the seventh to twelfth. What’s more, this year’s SPH christmas not only about...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Birthday Party

Selamat Ulang Tahun Taman Bacaan Pelangi ke-5! Certainly we celebrated this birthday in Rinca too. A party just for the kids! We organized certain fun competition with prizes for everyone. It was a great party and the kids loved it. We started with a reading contest...

Goods for Sale, Sale for Good

On Sunday, December 7th, 2014 a charity garage sale called “Goods for Sale, Sale for Good” was held at Bengkel Crossfit, SCBD. Various branded goods, from clothes, shoes, to bags, were offered at such a good rate. What was so special thing about from this event was...

Our Colourful 5th Year Birthday

Rainbow Reading Gardens (Taman Bacaan Pelangi) is celebrating our fifth year birthday in December 2014. Until now, we have established 29 children’s libraries in 14 islands throughout eastern Indonesia, from Flores, Lombok, Sumbawa, Alor, Halmahera, Sulawesi, Timor,...

Volunteer Diary #1– Simon

Hey! I’m Simon from Germany and 18 years old. I just graduated from high school this summer and I am now a volunteer for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. Going straight to university was no real option for me so I decided to do something important for the society and improve...

Drive Books Not Cars: A Story about Kindness

Drive Books Not Cars (DBNC) was held on Sunday, November 23rd 2014. Started from 07.00 AM to 12.00 PM at FX Sudirman. We had a lot of people coming to the event from different walks of life, from children, youth, students, employees, entrepreneurs, artist, and many...

Travel with a Cause

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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)