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.

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Inaugurates Its 262nd Child-Friendly Library at SDN 06 Wolasi

June 30, 2026 – A new world of stories and imagination has opened up for the students of SDN 06 Wolasi, South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. On June 30, 2026, Taman Bacaan Pelangi (TBP) officially inaugurated its 262nd child-friendly library at the school, bringing 1,250...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi Inaugurates Its 261st Child-Friendly Library at SDN 04 Batu Putih

June 13, 2025 – Taman Bacaan Pelangi remains committed to improving children’s access to quality reading materials and fostering a love of reading from an early age. This commitment was marked by the inauguration of its 261st Child-Friendly Library at SDN 04 Batu...

GRADUATION AND EXHIBITION OF THE GIRL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AT SMPN 7 MALUNDA

5 September 2026 – Malunda, Majene Regency — Misrawati confidently delivered a speech on the importance of education in front of teachers, parents, and her peers. Mutia proudly shared the stories of local women who fought for Indonesia’s independence, while Isna...

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...

“Pies In The Face” on The Jakarta Globe

The "Pies in The Face" event was a big success!! Taman Bacaan Pelangi thanked "Drive Books, Not Cars", everyone who came to the event - throwing pies to the volunteers' faces, and also.. most importantly, all the volunteers who made this event a success -- letting...

Pies In The Face!

Drive Books, Not Cars is holding an event called "Pies in The Face!" on Saturday, July 14th, at 2pm-4pm at Pizza e Bira, eX Plaza Indonesia. What is "Pies in The Face!" ? It's basically a fundraising event that Drive Books, Not Cars holds to support Taman Bacaan...

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)