East Sumba · Indonesia
Films from the field
A selection filmed during our work: medical care, malaria, water, energy, schools and emergency response. The newest film appears first.
Our field films
13 films · one collection
New · Research & fieldwork
Sumba Sepsis Study 2026 | When Infection Becomes a Race Against Time
In East Sumba, a serious infection is rarely only a medical problem. Distance, transport, poverty, late recognition and the readiness of the health system all shape whether care arrives in time. This film follows the study from clinical discussion to 1,001 household interviews, 162 health-worker responses and the first scientific report.
Solar power & education
The Day Night Changed: Light Arrives in Mbajik
After five days of work with villagers and Smart Energy Tech, Mbajik School receives electricity. That evening, children watch their first outdoor film. Infrastructure changes what a school can imagine after dark.
Primary healthcare
Primary Medical Care: Training Kawan Sehat Health Agents
Twenty community health agents, nineteen of them women, learn to recognise danger signs, treat common problems and refer patients before a preventable condition becomes an emergency.
Short documentary
Matawai, The Shades of Water
Matawai means “the source of water” in Sumbanese. This short documentary follows the long search for safe water and the weight that scarcity places on women, children and family health.
Field innovation
The Kawan Sehat App: Care That Works Offline
A practical field tool that helps local health agents record symptoms, treatments and referrals even where mobile coverage disappears. Technology remains useful only when it fits the reality on the ground.
Malaria prevention
Combating Malaria | A Journey of Hope
A direct account of Fair Future’s work against malaria: diagnosis, treatment, prevention, local training and the daily persistence needed to protect families in remote villages.
Malaria screening
Zero Malaria in Mbatakapidu and Laindatang
Screening more than 3,000 people, treating positive cases, distributing insecticide-treated nets and explaining prevention house by house: malaria control is built with a community, not delivered to it.
Water & sanitation
Water Connections: A Life Without Water in Mbinudita
No tap, no toilet, no reliable way to wash, and water that may itself cause illness. This film explains why a water connection is health infrastructure, protection and time returned to a family.
Medical outreach
Free Medical Care for More Than 250 People in Mauliru
Consultations in Mauliru reveal malnutrition, anaemia, infections and the health consequences of failing crops and water shortages. The film shows care as it happens, with no distance between the team and the people waiting.
Emergency logistics
Emergency Supplies on Their Way to Sumba
Trucks, generators, food, medical material and medicines leave for communities cut off after disaster. The camera stays close to the preparation, the loading and the urgency behind every practical decision.
Education & community
Rebuild a School, Rebuild a Community
When violent winds destroyed a classroom in Mbinudita, books were soaked and lessons stopped. Families, teachers and children rebuilt together because a school is more than a building: it is a shared future.
Health & nutrition
Healthcare and Food Distribution in Ngadungala
Medical support, fresh food and hygiene supplies reach families in one of East Sumba’s remote areas. The film shows why nutrition, prevention and treatment cannot be separated when basic access is fragile.
Energy access
100 Solar Lamps for 100 Children in East Sumba
For children who walk far and return to homes without electricity, a small solar lamp means safer evenings and a chance to study. The intervention is modest; its effect on daily life is immediate.
