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.

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...

Three Meaningful Days: Indira’s Story as a Taman Bacaan Pelangi Volunteer

Every big movement begins with the initiative to do good. That spirit is what motivated Indira to join as a volunteer at the Taman Bacaan Pelangi booth during the Jakarta Literacy Festival, organized by the Provincial Library and Archives Office of DKI Jakarta on...

Empowered Girls: The First Girl Empowerment Class in Buton, Kalukku, and Bambangan

SEPTEMBER 2025 – This year, Taman Bacaan Pelangi once again collaborates with Pitulung Ministry to run the Girl Empowerment program, targeting female students in three partner schools: SMPN 33 Buton, SMPN 7 Kalukku, and SMPN 7 Bambangan. The participants will learn...

X’mas Presents for the kids in Rebak Village

Every Sunday, the kids in Rebak Village visit our library to read their favourite books. But, there's something different this Sunday, April 19th. What's going on? The kids look happier and they are all excited! Why? Apparently, they receive belated Christmas presents...

Scrapbooks from Surfer Girl

Do you remember the Surfer Girl's Share a Smile campaign?   As a result of that campaign, we received 853 scrap books from Surfer Girl that will be distributed to our libraries in Flores, Makasar, Sumbawa, Lombok, and Halmahera Selatan.   The kids are very...

Pacto Travel Donates 3.000 Books to RRG

The Rainbow Reading Gardens (RRG) has just received a generous book donation from Pacto Travel. In total, Pacto Travel has donated 3000 books to our libraries.   The founder of The Rainbow Reading Gardens, Nila Tanzil, attended the event on March 27th and...

A Wonderful Journey at the Garden in Messah Island

So here I am. Got back to Jakarta on the first of March after spending a month going back and forth from Labuan Bajo to Messah Island for only one purpose: remodeling a library. On August 2014, I got a call from Zack offering me this opportunity, and I just couldn’t...

From Citi Indonesia to the children of Papua

On Tuesday, 17th March 2015, Citi Indonesia Women Council commemorated the International Women’s Day by holding an event themed ‘Stand Up Like a Woman’. In this year’s commemoration, Citi Indonesia places a special attention to supporting women in remote communities...

Thank You, Garuda Indonesia!

This time, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's national airlines, sponsored a return ticket from Jakarta to Labuan Bajo for our founder, Nila Tanzil including a free excess baggage of 200 kg! Taking the Garuda flight on March 7th, 2015, Nila brought with her thousands of...

Volunteer’s Diary Paul: Melo

Hey folks, After a time here I am again. But I’m not in Rinca anymore, in Melo instead.   After 3 great Months in Rinca, I changed my place to get new impressions and experiences. But later more. I spend my last weeks around New Years Eve in Bali for our midterm...

Volunteer’s Diary: Books for Messah Project

Spending time with the kids on Messah is amazing...it's like nothing else I've ever experienced. The kids love to laugh and they are so easy to get along with. They're so intrigued by everything you say and do. We like to talk and share ideas. I've learned so much...

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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)