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...

200 Books from Coca-Cola for Kids in Flores!

Do you remember the Coca-Cola’s campaign “Happiness Goes Around”? About two months ago, Coca-Coladedicated “Happiness Goes Around” campaign for Rainbow Reading Gardens (Taman Bacaan Pelangi) in Flores! Read here for detailed information. As a result of that campaign,...

Crayons for Kids in Flores from “Forum Selam”

Today we received 4 boxes of crayons @12 packs, 5 chidren story books, a bunch of pencil erasers and pens from “Forum Selam“! Forum Selam is one of Indonesian divers communities, in which divers get together, share information on its website on dive sites in Indonesia...

130 Books from Noah Learning Center

Today, Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) received 130 books from “Noah Learning Center”. Yayyy!!  About a month ago, “Noah Learning Center” held a books-collecting-weeks for two weeks, starting from 23 April 2010 onwards. The school asked its students’...

Coca-Cola Supports Taman Bacaan Pelangi

Coca-Cola is now running a campaign, titled “Happiness Goes Around”. This campaign relates to the “Expedition 206″, in which three bloggers (Tono, Kelly and Tony) will travel to 206 countries in the world in 365 days! The good news is… they will also visit Indonesia...

Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) for Kids in Flores

It was a beautiful morning in Melo Village, Flores, Indonesia yesterday. Kids had gathered in a nice garden overlooking the hills and the view of Komodo National Park, some guests had arrived on time and mingled with each other, the morning breeze comforted everyone...

Perfect Locations for Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens)

Last weekend, I decided to visit Nampar Mancing (Pusut), Roe and Melo villages in West Flores, Indonesia, to search for locations for the Rainbow Reading Gardens. It took me 2 hours from Labuan Bajo to Nampar Mancing village by motorbike. The ride was smooth and it...

Travel with a Cause

Want to visit our libraries and have a great holiday in Flores at the same time?

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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)