Thanks to Kawan Sehat Health Agents, women in East Sumba come together every week to learn, share, and empower one another. From hygiene to community leadership, these sessions give women the tools they need to transform their families' futures. Empowering women empowers entire communities.
The Water Connections Project Running Its Course: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Rural People in Eastern Indonesia. Building healthy toilets and safely managing faecal waste and handwashing is...
#15YEARSOFACTION | Fair Future is celebrating its 15th anniversary and remains committed to providing primary medical care, clean water connections, and fighting infectious diseases. We work...
Interactive map of the Water Connections Project, Mbinudita site, East Sumba NTT, Indonesia by Fair Future & Kawan Baik foundations This Google map is for all of us on construction sites, an...
Access to healthy toilets and a significant challenge for children's right to health. In East Sumba, in rural areas, very few households use sanitation facilities, often with severe health and...
Yes, it's "bad luck's fault" for us. Fair Future has been forced to invest in unbudgeted computer equipment for its field teams, and it's painful! Within two weeks, two of our MacBook Pro-type...
Water Connections is nearly twenty water tanks, almost ten sanitary facilities and two or three deep boreholes. From the sky, we get a better idea of the immense work accomplished by the Fair Future...
Water Connections, September - October 2022, Mbinudita, East Sumba. Over the past four weeks, we've done tremendous work on the Water Connections Project. Eight new 6500 litre tanks for the...
Since 2008, Fair Future has been bringing healthcare, clean water, and real solutions to ultra-rural communities where no one else goes. Your support fuels this mission. Thank you!
In April 2025, the Fair Future Foundation launched the Malaria Spread Studies program in East Sumba, with a focus on the ultra-rural village of Umalulu. This region has long struggled with malaria, with nearly 55% of the population recently testing positive. Despite years of endemic presence, little has been done to understand why malaria continues to thrive here.
The Malaria Spread Studies aim to diagnose the real situation before proposing any solutions, just as a doctor would never prescribe medicine without first understanding the illness. For the first time, we are conducting a comprehensive field investigation to map out the factors that fuel malaria transmission.
To carry out this program, we developed a specialised digital tool: the Kawan Against Malaria App ("Good Friends Against Malaria"). This application enables local teams to survey every household in Umalulu by asking 65 targeted questions. The study is based on three key pillars:
This approach is unique in an area where resources are minimal and where little support exists beyond minimal governmental programs. Thanks to collaboration with local authorities, Kawan Baik Indonesia, Rotary International, and Rotary Against Malaria, this study aims to establish a precise understanding that will inform future prevention and treatment actions.
The Malaria Spread Studies are not just about understanding the disease; they are also about preventing its spread. They aim to spread awareness, give communities a voice, provide concrete data for strategic interventions, and create a model that can be replicated across other malaria-endemic regions.
Alex Wettstein, for Fair Future Foundation
