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.

READING BECOMES MORE ENJOYABLE WITH DIGITAL BOOKS

“Not a day goes by without reading.” This phrase perfectly describes the daily life of students at SDN 5 Bambangan, Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, since the inauguration of the Child-Friendly Library by Taman Bacaan Pelangi in June 2025. According to teachers’...

A Teacher’s Role in Empowering Girls in Buton

“One thing that breaks my heart as a teacher is hearing that my female students quit school and get married at such a young age. School often feels like nothing more than a layover before marriage.” These words reflect the daily reality faced by Mrs. Yima, a teacher...

Stories That Grow at Home: Viona Reads with Her Family

“Mom, listen to me reading this book.”“Sis, have you read this one before?” Those sentences are often heard in Viona’s house after school. Viona, a sixth-grader at SDK Lena, has developed a new habit: borrowing books from the school library and reading them with her...

#AGiftToGive: the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Last year representatives from Mal Ciputra Jakarta approached us and told us about their interest in supporting Taman Bacaan Pelangi's cause, and the ‪#‎AGiftToGive‬ program was born. Starting from December last year, hundreds of nutcracker shaped penny banks were...

Volunteer’s Diary: Story from Kondas Village

Hi! My name is Maleeha Malik and I am Taman Bacaan Pelangi’s latest volunteer! I’m nineteen years old and currently on my gap year - I didn’t want to go straight to uni – so, for the next two months, I’m living in Kondas, three hours away from Labuan Bajo. I arrived...

Volunteer’s Diary: Painting the library in Papagarang

My time on Papagarang will come to an end soon and the last thing which was on my „to do – list“: a painting. With the help of the teachers, we have already painted a pretty colorful library. But we were looking for something more, we were looking for art. Therefore...

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...

Travel with a Cause

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

Contact Travel Sparks to make it happen!

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)