Remember Feronika, Yuli, Mio, Vita, and Nelci? They are the junior high school student in Ad village who had to walk four-five hours everyday to go to school. Today we sent them books, games, and also seeds for their garden. The school had let themContinue reading

That long-awaited news came as the sun nearly set. All four teens who had been tested and interviewed days before had expected the good news since they woke up. The anxiety grew as it was more than a news. For them it’s a sign ofContinue reading

Maya once said a prayer, “Dear God, please make me fail. I don’t want to graduate…” If we think this kind of prayer is odd, wait until you are in her shoes. Maya is a smart and active girl. She always get good marks andContinue reading

How long can you walk in each day? For children around Ad village, four – five hours a day, just to go to school. There is only one junior high school on the north western part of Kei Besar island. This school is dedicated toContinue reading

” I want to learn how to farm, so I can get good yield, then I can sell it to get money, and I can go back to school”, that was coming out from a 16 years old boy in front of us, as weContinue reading

What will happen when children come together? Laughter, fun, and of course play! Playing is one way to develop good values. By playing we learn to cooperate, to share, and to be creative.  

Come and see and enjoy our community garden! A garden of hope that youth and children in Kei Besar will be able to learn, laugh and connect to the nature.

Meet Denti… a humble girl from Ohoinangan village. Just turning 20, Denti has a high hope to contribute herself to the welfare of her family. Denti is one of the scholar of organic farming scholarship by The Learning Farm. She will spend 100 days inContinue reading

There’s no more fulfilling feeling when you see someone you try to impart have better result than you do. Today we visit Yusuf’s backyard. There he was, standing in front of his house with his mom enjoying their growing nutritious greens. Yusuf will be sentContinue reading

The excitement was real. Moms from Ohoinangan village were gathered to try several new recipes. They were curious to try and of course to taste. One recipes was banana root meatball. There are so many banana tree in Kei island and we can utilize unusedContinue reading

“I consider myself a city girl, based on the fact that I have lived only in large metropolitans all my life. I didn’t know what small villages were like, and even less so Indonesian small villages. But I am super thankful that Ci Lisa andContinue reading

Do you know that cow’s manure is a treasure? Yes it is! Cow manure can make soil fertile and fixing the soil structure. It’s one of the main ingredients of organic fertilizer and a favorite to the microorganism which will become high nutrients for plants.Continue reading