flores | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org Non-profit organisation to establish children's libraries in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png flores | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org 32 32 The boys are back to Flores! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/11/14/boys-back-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/11/14/boys-back-flores/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:00:30 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7689 It’s summer break at the University! For Lukas, Leon and me (Henrik), the plan was crystal clear – we wanted to go back to the places where we lived for one year: The island of Flores. Back when we volunteered for Taman Bacaan Pelangi – Rainbow Reading Gardens, we fell in love with Flores – […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/11/14/boys-back-flores/feed/ 0 Creating Enjoyable Experiences with Rainbow Reading Gardens https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/23/creating-enjoyable-experiences-rainbow-reading-gardens/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/23/creating-enjoyable-experiences-rainbow-reading-gardens/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:24:45 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=5885/   To begin November this year, I visited one elementary school in West Manggarai Regency. I was assigned to collect data on students’ reading ability at SDI Nggorang, Komodo Sub-District. This is my first time visiting the school, and all concerns and curiosity were mixed up on my way to this school, which has been […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/23/creating-enjoyable-experiences-rainbow-reading-gardens/feed/ 0 It’s Time to Paint the House of the Rainbow! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/08/time-paint-house-rainbow/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/08/time-paint-house-rainbow/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:47:05 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=5914/   The library advancement program conducted by Rainbow Reading Gardens involves establishing child-friendly libraries, meaning that the library is to be friendly in every aspect such as library management, librarian’s positive attitude, facilities, books, as well as library set-up; thus, children will be attracted to come to the library and read books. This leads to […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/08/time-paint-house-rainbow/feed/ 0 Workshop for Volunteers by Society for the Advancement of Children’s Literature https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/11/18/workshop-for-volunteers-by-society-for-the-advancement-of-childrens-literature/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/11/18/workshop-for-volunteers-by-society-for-the-advancement-of-childrens-literature/#respond Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:12:00 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=455 On November 15th and 16th, 2012, Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] held a two-day workshop for our volunteers who manage our libraries in Flores. The workshop was presented by Ms. Murti Bunanta, a famous children’s books writer in Indonesia and also the founder of Kelompok Pencinta Bacaan Anak (KPBA) or in English its known […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/11/18/workshop-for-volunteers-by-society-for-the-advancement-of-childrens-literature/feed/ 0 The 19th Library: Bena Village, Bajawa https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/02/26/the-19th-library-bena-village-bajawa/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/02/26/the-19th-library-bena-village-bajawa/#respond Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:02:15 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=206 Ade Irma (@ubudamelia), one of our volunteers set up a new library of Taman Bacaan Pelangi in Bena Village, Bajawa, Flores. She brought 400 books with her from Labuan Bajo to Bena Village by herself! Thank you, Ade! 🙂 Bena Village is located in Ngada district, in the center of Flores Island. The village is […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/02/26/the-19th-library-bena-village-bajawa/feed/ 0 The 18th Library : Smiles from Kaca Village, Flores https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/02/25/the-18th-library-smiles-from-kaca-village-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/02/25/the-18th-library-smiles-from-kaca-village-flores/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:50:28 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=195 It’s rainy season in Flores, but the rain didn’t stop us to visit Kaca (kaca means mirror) Village that is located in Central Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. The trip from Labuan Bajo to Kaca Village took around 5.5 hours by car, but we stayed in Iteng Village for a night as it was already dark […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/02/25/the-18th-library-smiles-from-kaca-village-flores/feed/ 0 The 10th Rainbow Reading Gardens in Flores https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/10/28/the-10th-rainbow-reading-gardens-in-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/10/28/the-10th-rainbow-reading-gardens-in-flores/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:22:50 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=87 Today, we established a new reading garden in Flores. The 10th Rainbow Reading Gardens in Flores is located in Iteng, Central Manggarai. Iteng is a small town in Flores, surrounded by mountains and rice paddy fields. What makes this town unique is the beach! So, this town has mountains and also beautiful beach, too! How […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/10/28/the-10th-rainbow-reading-gardens-in-flores/feed/ 0 200 Books from Coca-Cola for Kids in Flores! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/06/15/200-books-from-coca-cola-for-kids-in-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/06/15/200-books-from-coca-cola-for-kids-in-flores/#respond Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:10:56 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=69 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, over 400 pictures were sent by Indonesians all over the country, showing their happy faces. And, as promised, for […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/06/15/200-books-from-coca-cola-for-kids-in-flores/feed/ 0 Crayons for Kids in Flores from “Forum Selam” https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/06/11/crayons-for-kids-in-flores-from-forum-selam/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/06/11/crayons-for-kids-in-flores-from-forum-selam/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:08:30 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=66 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 and elsewhere, share underwater pictures, tips on scuba-diving and many […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/06/11/crayons-for-kids-in-flores-from-forum-selam/feed/ 1 130 Books from Noah Learning Center https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/05/30/130-books-from-noah-learning-center/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/05/30/130-books-from-noah-learning-center/#respond Sun, 30 May 2010 13:14:41 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=76 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’ parents to donate books (used and/or new) for “Taman Bacaan Pelangi”. After two weeks, there were 130 […]

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