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Field Notes from Eastern Indonesia
Field Notes from Eastern Indonesia share short, dated updates from Fair Future Foundation’s daily work: medical care, clean water, disease prevention and community projects. Browse by theme or keyword to follow practical progress, understand challenges and explore the stories, research and documents behind each note.
Field Notes
Small updates. Concrete steps. Follow our medical care, clean water, prevention and community projects across East Sumba and NTT.
51 field notes
El Niño: protecting health before water runs short
UNICEF’s latest El Niño warning is a reminder to prepare before water and food supplies come under pressure. For remote communities, protecting drinking water, supporting nutrition and keeping care reachable belong together. Our climate and health page explains these connections in East Sumba.
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Protecting antibiotics takes more than a plan
WHO reports that stronger antimicrobial resistance plans across Asia-Pacific still lack adequate funding. In East Sumba, responsible antibiotic use depends on trained health workers, clinical assessment and follow-up, often without laboratory support. Our field article explains this daily responsibility.
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Our website now speaks four languages
Fair Future Foundation’s website is now available in English, French, German and Italian. Translating nearly three million words is a considerable task. If you would like to help make our field stories and resources accessible to more people, a donation can support this work.
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A new reservoir brings water closer to a school day
Eight schoolchildren stand beside a newly completed reservoir in East Sumba. Their school previously had neither water nor toilets. Bringing water within reach helps make everyday hygiene possible; protecting stored water, maintenance and practical education remain part of the work.
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Handwashing advice begins with water within reach
Three children ride a kerbau as their mother leads it to collect water in East Sumba. The image asks a practical question: how can a family follow hygiene advice when every container must be carried home? Water access belongs at the centre of prevention and care.
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A malaria test must lead to care people can reach
A girl watches our team carry out a malaria test in East Sumba. The result is one step: clear explanations, clinical assessment and access to treatment or referral must follow. Our latest photograph brings the people behind that small clinical gesture into view.
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Bidi Hunga: our health cards enter the consultation
On 24 October, around 100 patients attended our care day in Bidi Hunga, three hours from Rumah Kambera. For the first time, our 16 health cards in Bahasa Indonesia joined the consultations, helping patients choose practical actions at home alongside necessary medicines and further care.
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16 health cards to carry care beyond the consultation
A consultation should leave people with practical steps they can use at home. Our 16 illustrated health cards in Bahasa Indonesia help patients choose one or two actions with a health worker, covering prevention, daily care and warning signs. The complete PDF is now available.
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50 truckloads closer to the future Rumah Kambera centre
Fifty truckloads of sirtu have reached Rumah Kambera, halfway to the 100 planned. The sand, gravel and soil mixture will raise the lower ground before levelling. Each delivery prepares the site where medical care, medicines, training and field support will come together.
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Back to Sumba, with a full agenda
After three weeks with his family, Alex returns to work in East Sumba today. Community medical care, support for Kawan Sehat agents and the new Rumah Kambera centre are all on the agenda. A welcome time with loved ones, followed by a return to the teams and the work ahead.
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IDR 2 million for the Charis Cup in Sumba
Fair Future Foundation has donated IDR 2,000,000 to Charis Foundation in Sumba to support the Charis Cup 2026 school futsal tournament. The event gives children opportunities to play, build teamwork and practise respect for teammates and opponents through sport.
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IDR 18 million for the Bidi Hunga medical care day
Today, Fair Future Foundation transferred IDR 18,000,000 to Kawan Baik Indonesia for the upcoming medical care day in Kampung Matawai Kurang, Bidi Hunga. Supported by Rotary Australia and Fair Future Foundation, the day will combine consultations, treatment when needed, practical health education and follow-up.
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