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...

Rainbow Reading Gardens Participates at the Asia Education Summit

We were very honored to participate at the Asia Education Summit “Flexible Learning Strategies For Out-of-School Children” held by UNESCO in Bangkok, Thailand. The 3-day event was attended by education institutions from all over countries including; Thailand, Myanmar,...

Volunteer’s Diary: Visiting Lukas in Molodkondo

In January 2016, Taman Bacaan Pelangi and the local people on Flores were excited to welcome Lukas who arrived from Malang (another project on Java). Being thrown in a totally different culture and prepared to live in rural areas, Lukas started volunteering in Datak....

Volunteer’s Diary: Leon was in Pongkor

Yesterday was the last day I spent living in Pongkor. For now 2 weeks the pretty beautiful village which is located near Iteng was my home. Near this village you can find two more libraries; in Kaca and Paka. All of them are part of the local elementary school....

Literacy Program Training at The Libraries

To follow up on the progress of the 8 new Taman Bacaan Pelangi libraries that were established in different regions in the West Manggarai regency, we held a special training workshop for the principals and teachers to introduce the new literacy program that will be...

Volunteer’s Diary: An Update from Our Library on Papagarang Island

Last year, Taman Bacaan Pelangi decided to revamp our library on Papagarang island, Flores. The island is located two hours from Labuan Bajo and just a couple miles northern of Rinca. Papagarang is very small and it takes maybe half an hour to go around the island....

Volunteer’s Diary: Leon

Hello everyone. Since I haven't posted anything so far, I thought some of you might want to know what is going on during my time on Flores. Well before I start with that, I would like to introduce myself to you guys. I am Leon Josef Erhard Weis, 19 years old, born and...

When a Library Turned into a Fairground

There’s something new at Papagarang island that’s been creating a buzz amongst children, teachers and parents. A library has been recently renovated and stocked with new and colorful books. A new activity has been added to their daily routine. Usually, after school,...

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)