Libraries in Komodo National Park | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org Non-profit organisation to establish children's libraries in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:26:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Libraries in Komodo National Park | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org 32 32 Fundraising for #BebasButaHuruf Program at Kitabisa.com https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/06/12/fundraising-bebasbutahuruf-program-kitabisa-com/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/06/12/fundraising-bebasbutahuruf-program-kitabisa-com/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:57:22 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7054/ To help eradicate illiteracy rate in Eastern Indonesia, especially in East Nusa Tenggara, Rainbow Reading Gardens is launching a program called #BebasButaHuruf. According to the data from the Ministry of Education & Culture of Republic of Indonesia, provinces in Eastern Indonesia have the highest percentage of illiteracy rate in the country. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/06/12/fundraising-bebasbutahuruf-program-kitabisa-com/feed/ 0 What About Being Fair? https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/04/12/what-about-being-fair/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/04/12/what-about-being-fair/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:58:39 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=6539/ It was one afternoon at Komodo Kampong pier at Komodo Island when I finished conducting a workshop at SDN Pulau Komodo to establish a child-friendly Rainbow Reading Gardens library. I had a talk with a sixth grader who, also, just finished his afternoon ritual during high tides: swimming. Raised in an area located far from the […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/04/12/what-about-being-fair/feed/ 0 SDN Pulau Komodo Embracing Child Friendly Library https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/04/02/sdn-pulau-komodo-embracing-child-friendly-library/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/04/02/sdn-pulau-komodo-embracing-child-friendly-library/#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:00:37 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=6517/ Komodo Island is located about 3-hour away from Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai by boat. Komodo National Park is one among many national parks inhabited by human. Besides komodo dragons, human do live in this island. They come from various ethnics, including Bajo, Bugis, and Java. In this island is situated a Primary School and Rainbow Reading […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/04/02/sdn-pulau-komodo-embracing-child-friendly-library/feed/ 0 No Drained Energy at Messah Island https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/03/22/no-drained-energy-messah-island/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/03/22/no-drained-energy-messah-island/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:49:54 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=6483/ Messah island is located not far from the western part of Flores Island, Labuan Bajo. Public boat from Labuan Bajo – Messah Island operates daily, unlike public boat to other islands in Komodo National Park area. On Thursday, March 16, 2017 Dewi and I were ready to leave for Messah Island from the Fish Market at […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/03/22/no-drained-energy-messah-island/feed/ 0 Long Live Papagarang! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/08/29/long-live-papagarang/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/08/29/long-live-papagarang/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2016 03:02:19 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=4545 It all begins with Monica. Probably one of the most enthusiastic Indonesians I’ve ever met. Her passion for children and their literacy and education is highly contagious. After a 30 minute catch up at the Gardena Hotel, I’m already completely and utterly hooked in Taman Bacaan Pelangi. The next day we hop on an early […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/08/29/long-live-papagarang/feed/ 0 The British Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia’s visit to Papagarang Island, Flores https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/04/05/the-british-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-indonesias-visit-to-papagarang-island-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/04/05/the-british-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-indonesias-visit-to-papagarang-island-flores/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 08:12:15 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=2158 On April 2 2016, the British Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Moazzam Malik and family, made a visit to one of Rainbow Reading Garden’s libraries located in Papagarang island, marking their first visit to Flores. His excellency shared several stories of his youth and how books played a significant role in his life […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/04/05/the-british-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-indonesias-visit-to-papagarang-island-flores/feed/ 0 Les Membaca Gratis untuk Anak-anak Pulau Rinca https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/03/31/les-membaca-gratis-untuk-anak-anak-pulau-rinca/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/03/31/les-membaca-gratis-untuk-anak-anak-pulau-rinca/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:43:23 +0000 http://id.tamanbacaanpelangi.com/?p=2271 Sejak Januari lalu, Taman Bacaan Pelangi bekerja sama dengan SDN Rinca, Flores untuk mengadakan kelas tambahan di sore hari khusus untuk anak-anak yang belum bisa dan belum lancar membaca. Di awal penjelasan program ini, guru-guru di SDN Rinca menyambut dengan gembira. Mereka juga menemukan kesulitan ketika harus fokus dengan anak-anak yang belum bisa membaca di […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/03/31/les-membaca-gratis-untuk-anak-anak-pulau-rinca/feed/ 0 Volunteer’s Diary: Receiving visitors on Papagarang 17th of February 2016 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/03/10/volunteers-diary-receiving-visitors-on-papagarang-17th-of-february-2016/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/03/10/volunteers-diary-receiving-visitors-on-papagarang-17th-of-february-2016/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:14:28 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=2132 A remoted island in the Komodo National Park, a village filled with fisherman and a hand full of trees spending a little piece of shadow. That sounds like a mysterious place out of a pirate movie but this is Papagarang, the island I have spent the last months of my voluntary service on.   My […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/03/10/volunteers-diary-receiving-visitors-on-papagarang-17th-of-february-2016/feed/ 0 Volunteer’s Diary: An Update from Our Library on Papagarang Island https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/02/02/an-update-from-library-on-papagarang-island/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/02/02/an-update-from-library-on-papagarang-island/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:21:40 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=2046 Last year, Taman Bacaan Pelangi decided to revamp our library on Papagarang island, Flores. The island is located two hours from Labuan Bajo and just a couple miles northern of Rinca. Papagarang is very small and it takes maybe half an hour to go around the island. The two hills offer a great view over […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/02/02/an-update-from-library-on-papagarang-island/feed/ 0 Diary of a Book https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2015/11/10/diary-of-a-book/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2015/11/10/diary-of-a-book/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2015 05:38:21 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=1926 Rainbow Reading Garden, Flores Indonesia Labuan Bajo, Melo, Roe, Dalong, Messah, Rinca, Kukusan, Datak, September 5-10th 2015 By Cecilia Rizal Hello reader, let me introduce myself. I am one of many colorful books that stacked on the wooden table, if not on the floor of this alley. I left my previous owner a sweet little […]

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