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.

Optimazing Child Friendly Libraries through Literacy Innovation

SD Inpres Wudu had had a library in their school before Taman Bacaan Pelangi (TBP) made a partnership with their school. However, due to the scarcity of book choices available, students seemed to rarely visit the building. Thus, it was deemed as a fresh breath when...

Teacher Webinar – Collaboration between CAKAP and Rainbow Reading Gardens

In collaboration with Rainbow Reading Gardens, CAKAP has provided an English course not only for our staff and Girls’ Scholarship awardees but also the teachers from our school partners. These teachers were learning about General English and teaching strategies on how...

The Excitement of Diving into Stories through Reading Aloud with Mrs Indri

The sunlight seeped through the window’s gaps of Boawae school’s library while Mrs Indriati Julita Bunga, the third-grade homeroom teacher, was conducting a reading aloud activity. The room’s atmosphere was really lit up, and students were extremely excited as can be...

THE GIRLS’ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM STARTS!

In order to help reducing the drop out rates on girls in Indonesia, Taman Bacaan Pelangi launched a new program, named the “Girls’ Scholarship Program” on 21 April 2021. As the program name implies, it is a scholarship program for adolescent girls and currently we...

THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE LOCAL TEACHERS

Capacity building for teachers is one of the main activities at Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens – TBP). We believe teachers who are equipped with the needed skills and knowledge would be able to empower their students and be role models for them. That’s...

SDI MBONGAWANI IS READY TO START A FUN READING PROGRAM WITH TB PELANGI

After the online training for 3 days about how to do fun online reading activities, the next schedule was to visit the partner schools to ensure that all schools have no problems with this program. The focus of the 2021 Fun Reading Program for teachers in schools was...

2021: TB PELANGI IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARY

During the pandemic, in almost all fields is switch to online systems. The covid-19 pandemic forces us to adapt and find concrete solutions that can be worked out. Nowadays, we are familiar with "Work from Home" or "Learning from Home" term. This is a change where...

Donation From 12th Batch Student Council Binus School Serpong

We are forever grateful for the donation from 12th Batch Student Council Binus Schools Serpong. The donation will be used to continue our literacy program in eastern Indonesia. What a beautiful day! Alma Kayana, the PIC of the Hope Project informed us about the...

Magical Moment With Mrs.Thres

Mrs. Theresia Menge, the first grade teacher from Ende 10 elementary school has shown a significant progress in reading activity. I have watched Mrs. Thres several times when she read the book to her students. Her smooth and gentle carrying turns out to have its own...

Job Vacancy: Project Manager

Taman Bacaan Pelangi is looking for someone with an experience in managing projects and passionate in education to be our next Project Manager! If you are longing for a job that is meaningful and contributing to the betterment of education in Indonesia, then this job...

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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)