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.

READING BECOMES MORE ENJOYABLE WITH DIGITAL BOOKS

“Not a day goes by without reading.” This phrase perfectly describes the daily life of students at SDN 5 Bambangan, Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, since the inauguration of the Child-Friendly Library by Taman Bacaan Pelangi in June 2025. According to teachers’...

A Teacher’s Role in Empowering Girls in Buton

“One thing that breaks my heart as a teacher is hearing that my female students quit school and get married at such a young age. School often feels like nothing more than a layover before marriage.” These words reflect the daily reality faced by Mrs. Yima, a teacher...

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...

THE GIRLS’ SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM STARTS!

In order to help reducing the drop out rates on girls in Indonesia, Taman Bacaan Pelangi launched a new program, named the “Girls’ Scholarship Program” on 21 April 2021. As the program name implies, it is a scholarship program for adolescent girls and currently we...

THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE LOCAL TEACHERS

Capacity building for teachers is one of the main activities at Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens – TBP). We believe teachers who are equipped with the needed skills and knowledge would be able to empower their students and be role models for them. That’s...

SDI MBONGAWANI IS READY TO START A FUN READING PROGRAM WITH TB PELANGI

After the online training for 3 days about how to do fun online reading activities, the next schedule was to visit the partner schools to ensure that all schools have no problems with this program. The focus of the 2021 Fun Reading Program for teachers in schools was...

2021: TB PELANGI IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARY

During the pandemic, in almost all fields is switch to online systems. The covid-19 pandemic forces us to adapt and find concrete solutions that can be worked out. Nowadays, we are familiar with "Work from Home" or "Learning from Home" term. This is a change where...

Donation From 12th Batch Student Council Binus School Serpong

We are forever grateful for the donation from 12th Batch Student Council Binus Schools Serpong. The donation will be used to continue our literacy program in eastern Indonesia. What a beautiful day! Alma Kayana, the PIC of the Hope Project informed us about the...

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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)