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We are a non-profit organisation working to establish children’s libraries
in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia since 2009.
Libraries established
Books delivered
Children served
Teachers trained
Check out all the children’s libraries that Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] has stablished in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia.
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.
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.
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.
School holidays are a time of joy that students eagerly anticipate, as they can play all day. This might be true for some students, but not for a group of children who visit the librarian's home at SDI Danga. "Ma'am, can we read books in the library?" This question...
The Girls’ Scholarship Program is an initiative by Taman Bacaan Pelangi, which provides educational scholarships for girls in Eastern Indonesia. Through a selective academic performance-based selection process, the Girls’ Scholarship Program currently has 20...
Nagekeo - For approximately one year, Taman Bacaan Pelangi has been providing assistance at SD Katolik Mabhambawa, from April 2023 to June 2024. The assistance provided by Taman Bacaan Pelangi ranges from room preparation and library management trainings to monitoring...
SD Negeri Mauwaru, located in Mauponggo District, Nagekeo Regency, NTT, has been a school partner for the child-friendly library project since June 2023. For approximately one year, Taman Bacaan Pelangi team has provided regular supports, starting from room...
Nagekeo - Recently, the Nangaroro District in Nagekeo Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, has been experiencing frequent rains accompanied by strong winds. This has damaged the roof of the SDK Kota library building, causing leaks in several places. Every time it rains...
Nagekeo- Students often express boredom, which is understandable because teachers frequently use the same books repeatedly during read-aloud and shared reading sessions. Students already know the stories of the books being read. This isn't because the teachers aren't...
This story comes from Olaewa Elementary School, one of the school partners of Taman Bacaan Pelangi for the child-friendly library program in Boawae District, Nagekeo Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This inspirational teacher is named Maria Goreti Deru, usually called...
"Sshhhhhhh….. Ngeeeek…. Syuuuuh….." "Siapa itu yang mencakar jendela? Haaantuuuu???” A teacher is reading a book entitled "Ketika Listrik Padam" (When the Light was Out) to her students. She rises and then rapidly lowers and prolongs her voice and intonation. Her...
In the corner of Woedoa village, Maria Henrika Rombas, known as Marsi, spends her days with her cheerful son, Stefanus Krisan Geka. Krisan, a grade 1 student at SDI Sorowea, has a strong enthusiasm for exploring the world around him. Before the presence of a...
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