Volunteers | 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 Volunteers | 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/2015/05/04/travel-with-a-cause-with-travel-sparks/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 On a Family Trip to Indonesia’s Flores Comes an Unexpected Reunion From Childhood https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/08/25/on-a-family-trip-to-indonesias-flores-comes-an-unexpected-reunion-from-childhood/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/08/25/on-a-family-trip-to-indonesias-flores-comes-an-unexpected-reunion-from-childhood/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:56:28 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=306 Most of the time, when you donate a book to charity, you think you’ll never see it again. You’ve parted ways, said your goodbyes, sent it on its way in hopes it might bring someone else the same joy it once brought you. But sometimes, it goes another way. That’s what happened when I went […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/08/25/on-a-family-trip-to-indonesias-flores-comes-an-unexpected-reunion-from-childhood/feed/ 1 The little (feisty!) angels of the Garden https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/04/13/the-little-feisty-angels-of-the-garden/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/04/13/the-little-feisty-angels-of-the-garden/#respond Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:52:06 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=244 Seeing is believing Reading is bliss And sharing is even more so “Seeing is believing.” Cliché,  I know, but that’s the most appropriate expression I could think of about my recent visit to The Rainbow Reading Garden in Flores. I have heard about the Garden for the longest time. But never could have I imagined […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2012/04/13/the-little-feisty-angels-of-the-garden/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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