The Water Connections network brings clean water directly to homes in Mbinudita, reducing long collection journeys for families in rural East Sumba.
Clean water in the house for the first time
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Stories & Communication
Visual field reports documenting medical care, disease prevention, water access, logistics and emergency response in ultra-rural Indonesia. Photos and short films produced by our teams show real conditions, methods and measurable health impact, aligned with WHO principles and community-based care.
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The Stories & Communication category translates field medicine into clear, truthful narratives.
It shares case realities, community voices, and operational context behind our programs, without sensationalism. Articles explain why prevention, logistics, and long-term follow-up matter, using simple language grounded in clinical facts. This section supports health education, transparency, and trust, aligning communication with WHO principles on risk communication and community engagement. Every story is built from observed events, verified data, and respect for patients and families, including what worked and what failed.
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Women, children and water at home
Indonesian women play a vital role in water management due to their traditional responsibilities of collecting water, cooking, cleaning and raising children. These women from these ultra-rural areas of eastern Indonesia are strong. They represent tremendously well the strength and the courage it takes to survive here in this vast country.
A Lifetime work: Collecting water for the family
Women and children in rural East Sumba often spend hours collecting water, reducing time available for school, family care and other daily activities.
Primary Medical Care in Rural Areas – The book
This 14-module training book gives rural teachers practical guidance on first aid, prevention and medical emergencies where professional care is difficult to reach.
Primary Medical Care Training with the Bupati of Sumba Timur
The Regent of East Sumba visits a Primary Medical Care training session where more than 60 rural teachers are learning first aid and community health skills.
Clean water and healthy toilets for the first time
Families in Mbinudita gain access to clean water and sanitation close to home through the Water Connections program after years of severe water scarcity.
Aimere, the Truck of Life is ready to board for Waingapu
After several days on the road, the Truck of Life boards the final ferry from Aimere to Waingapu carrying equipment for Fair Future’s field programs.
First aid kits are being prepared here in Sumba
Fair Future prepares first aid kits for rural schools in East Sumba, alongside teacher training in wound care, emergencies and primary medical care.
Kawan Sehat book is finished and printed
The Kawan Sehat book is printed and ready for use in East Sumba, giving children practical health education on prevention, hygiene and everyday care.
Primary medical care for rural kids
Fair Future supports first aid and primary medical care for children and families in remote East Sumba villages where professional healthcare is difficult to reach.
A child looks at the water flowing from a pipe
A child in Mbinudita watches clean water flow from a pipe as the Water Connections network begins bringing safer water closer to families.
Do you have medical equipment or clothes?
Extract and Description of this short News | As part of the departure of the Truck of Life – week #2 of December 2022 – for Sumba East and our Medical-Social Base Camp, we still have a little space available to load equipment such as Medical equipment, medicines and clothes for children and newborns that you no longer use.
