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...

Volunteer’s Diary Simon: TBP’s Birthday Party in Roe

It has been a while since my first Volunteer Diary, so here is an update straight from the mountains of Flores. To begin with, I’m really getting used to the simple life in Roe. Moreover, I enjoy this experience and how the days go by. A typical day includes teaching...

Volunteer’s Diary #2 Paul –Brand New Daily Activities

After a few weeks, I got used to the new surroundings. Living in Rinca is tough, but I think it will be a good life experience for me and my future. Waking up, quick breakfast and then swimming is my nearly everyday morning schedule, in which I enjoy a lot. Teaching...

Volunteer’s Diary #1 Paul–Welcome in Rinca

Hi, Thanks for tuning in! Short Indroduction: My name is Paul and I’m the new volunteer for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. I’m 19 years old and I just graduated from high school in Germany. I didn’t want to continue to go to university immediately after high school, so I chose...

Sekolah Pelita Harapan’s Christmas Charity

December is truly a month of joyful and celebration.   On Saturday, December 6th, Sekolah Pelita Harapan (SPH) at Lippo Karawaci celebrated Christmas with their teachers and students of the seventh to twelfth. What’s more, this year’s SPH christmas not only about...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Birthday Party

Selamat Ulang Tahun Taman Bacaan Pelangi ke-5! Certainly we celebrated this birthday in Rinca too. A party just for the kids! We organized certain fun competition with prizes for everyone. It was a great party and the kids loved it. We started with a reading contest...

Goods for Sale, Sale for Good

On Sunday, December 7th, 2014 a charity garage sale called “Goods for Sale, Sale for Good” was held at Bengkel Crossfit, SCBD. Various branded goods, from clothes, shoes, to bags, were offered at such a good rate. What was so special thing about from this event was...

Our Colourful 5th Year Birthday

Rainbow Reading Gardens (Taman Bacaan Pelangi) is celebrating our fifth year birthday in December 2014. Until now, we have established 29 children’s libraries in 14 islands throughout eastern Indonesia, from Flores, Lombok, Sumbawa, Alor, Halmahera, Sulawesi, Timor,...

Volunteer Diary #1– Simon

Hey! I’m Simon from Germany and 18 years old. I just graduated from high school this summer and I am now a volunteer for Taman Bacaan Pelangi. Going straight to university was no real option for me so I decided to do something important for the society and improve...

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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)