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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.
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Medicines are sold freely, but safe care needs more
In remote villages, medicines are often bought without a prescription and taken without diagnosis, correct dosing or follow-up. This can delay necessary care, cause harm and fuel antibiotic resistance. Safer treatment begins with assessment, reliable advice and referral when needed.
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Indoor spraying can protect more homes from malaria
Indoor residual spraying leaves a long-lasting insecticide on interior walls, killing mosquitoes that rest after biting. Reaching more eligible homes can reduce mosquito survival and protect families alongside nets, testing and treatment.
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Umalulu malaria results are now interactive
Our new interactive report brings together the 2025 Umalulu malaria study, prevention work and field results, with indicators, findings and documents to explore.
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CHF 10,000 strengthens Rumah Kambera
A CHF 10,000 donation received on 18 September joins the CHF 9,000 already secured, helping build the Rumah Kambera Community Socio-Medical Centre.
Read this noteThree sides of Rumah Kambera now stand
The north, east and south perimeter walls are complete. Tomorrow, the final west wall and main entrance begin, with ten days of work ahead.
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Our teams share short updates on medical care, water and construction in Eastern Indonesia. Find them all in one place, with search and filters.
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CHF 9,000 donated for Rumah Kambera 2.0
Received today, this donation will help us continue building Rumah Kambera 2.0, our new community social and medical centre in East Sumba.
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Federal review of 2025 report completed
The Swiss Federal Supervisory Authority reviewed our complete 2025 annual management report and found no apparent dysfunction requiring comment.
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Five medical outreach days fully funded
An AUD 7,453.60 grant from the Rotary Club of Mandurah Districts will fund five outreach days, covering care, medicines and testing in East Sumba.
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Interactive sepsis results now online
The Sumba Sepsis Study 2026 results can now be explored online, with findings from 1,001 households and 162 healthcare-worker submissions.
Read this noteIDR 35 million for Rumah Kambera works
Today, a further IDR 35 million (CHF 1,700) is funding completion of the perimeter wall and site levelling for the future community medical centre.
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IDR 18.95 million for Mbajik solar work
We transferred IDR 18.95 million to Kawan Baik Indonesia for the Haray/Mbajik school solar programme, supporting continued work at the site.
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