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...

Crayons for Kids in Flores from “Forum Selam”

Today we received 4 boxes of crayons @12 packs, 5 chidren story books, a bunch of pencil erasers and pens from “Forum Selam“! Forum Selam is one of Indonesian divers communities, in which divers get together, share information on its website on dive sites in Indonesia...

130 Books from Noah Learning Center

Today, Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) received 130 books from “Noah Learning Center”. Yayyy!!  About a month ago, “Noah Learning Center” held a books-collecting-weeks for two weeks, starting from 23 April 2010 onwards. The school asked its students’...

Coca-Cola Supports Taman Bacaan Pelangi

Coca-Cola is now running a campaign, titled “Happiness Goes Around”. This campaign relates to the “Expedition 206″, in which three bloggers (Tono, Kelly and Tony) will travel to 206 countries in the world in 365 days! The good news is… they will also visit Indonesia...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) for Kids in Flores

It was a beautiful morning in Melo Village, Flores, Indonesia yesterday. Kids had gathered in a nice garden overlooking the hills and the view of Komodo National Park, some guests had arrived on time and mingled with each other, the morning breeze comforted everyone...

Perfect Locations for Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens)

Last weekend, I decided to visit Nampar Mancing (Pusut), Roe and Melo villages in West Flores, Indonesia, to search for locations for the Rainbow Reading Gardens. It took me 2 hours from Labuan Bajo to Nampar Mancing village by motorbike. The ride was smooth and it...

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)