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...

Thank You, Marcel Thee !

We would like to thank Marcel Thee, a talented musician, for his support to Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens]. On his latest album "With Strong Hounds Three", he inserted a piece of black paper with three logos on it -- Sahabat Anak, Drive Books, Not...

Cita-Citaku Menjadi Polisi (My Dream is to be a Cop)

This story is written by Vik, one of the kids at the Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] in Roe Village, Flores, during one of our activities - "Writing Competition". He's 11 years old. Living in a small village in East Nusa Tenggara, Vik uses a local...

The kids say thank you! 🙂

As an expression of gratitude for the support given by The Asia Foundation and the Pearson Publishing Asia Pacific, some of the children in Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] in Labuan Bajo, Flores, NTT shows their ability to sing in English! Check this...

Thank You, The Jakarta Globe!

If you flipped through today's The Jakarta Globe newspaper, you will find a full page of information about our collaboration program with Havaianas, called "Happy Mind Happy Feet". We'd like to thank The Jakarta Globe for the continuous support!

“Happy Mind Happy Feet” by Havaianas

Havaianas Indonesia, a well-known sandals brand, is organizing a campaign to support us! The campaign is called "Happy Mind Happy Feet" and runs from August to October 2012. How can you participate on this campaign? Very easy! 1. Bring books! For those of you who have...

Thank You, The Body Shop!

Who doesn't love The Body Shop? Not only they have awesome beauty products, the company also promotes environmental awareness, supports women's rights, and many more! This time, The Body Shop Indonesia also shows their support to education by donating Rp 5 million to...

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)