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Our teams write these articles from the places where we work. They document medical care, access to water, prevention, education and the practical decisions made with communities. Each story connects an observation from the field with the work needed to respond.
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IDR 48.8 Million to Help Keep Primary Medical Care Running
Fair Future Foundation has initiated a donation of IDR 48,851,593 to Kawan Baik Indonesia for Primary Medical Care. Rotary’s equipment funding freed our own resources for medicines, supplies and field work in East Sumba, supporting continuity without resolving the wider funding need.
Three Children on a Kerbau and the Daily Journey for Water in East Sumba
Three children ride a kerbau as their mother leads it to collect water in East Sumba. Alex reflects on the limited quantities some families can obtain, bathing without running water, and the place of reliable water access in health, hygiene, menstrual dignity and everyday childhood.
Global Handwashing Day 2026 and the Water, Soap and Practice That Protect Health
For Global Handwashing Day on 15 October, Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia examine how water, soap and practical education support infection prevention in East Sumba. Working facilities and repeatable habits are essential alongside medical care, wherever people live.
Eight Children, a New Reservoir and Water for Schoolchildren in East Sumba
Eight children stand beside a newly finished reservoir in East Sumba. Their school previously had neither water nor toilets and still has no electricity. Water Connections links access to water with practical health and nutrition education. Dozens more reservoirs are still needed.
Rumah Kambera’s Boundary Wall Is Complete
Rumah Kambera’s boundary wall is complete after nearly two and a half months, including construction of the central wooden lopo. Northeast levelling is planned next, with around 100 truckloads of sirtu to raise about 20% of the 4,200 m² plot by 50–60 cm for the future medical centre.
Community Care in East Sumba Depends on Reliable Access to Medicines
At a school in southern East Sumba, doctors meet patients during a community care day. Alex describes essential medicine needs and local puskesmas requests for supplies. The work connects patient assessment with practical education on water, hygiene and nutrition for rural families.
A Woman Shelling Maize Shows the Daily Reality of Food Insecurity in East Sumba
A woman shells maize in an ultra-rural East Sumba home without clean water, electricity or road access. Her daily work reflects the difficulty of obtaining varied food, and why nutrition education must be connected with practical access to water, affordable foods and medical care.
Health Prevention Billboards Bring HIV and Waste Education to Waingapu
In Waingapu, East Sumba, HIV and waste management billboards bring prevention into public view. Around twenty panels are planned alongside the sepsis study, with Rotary Australia, Lab Without Walls and Kawan Baik Indonesia, linking clear information with care and safer daily practices.
From Plans to Materials at Rumah Kambera
An architectural rendering of Building 1 at Rumah Kambera accompanies the internal construction document now defining floor tiles, paint colours, doors and windows for the medical and workshop areas. Some details remain to be confirmed before work moves from drawings to construction.
Desiana Brings Community Health Education into Lahiru’s Posyandu Care
In Lahiru, East Sumba, Kawan Sehat agent Desiana explains prevention during a health action co-organised with the local Posyandu. Fabric posters support discussion of malaria symptoms, mosquito-bite prevention, alcohol-related harm and waste management with children and adults alike.
Health Education in Laihiru Connects Kawan Sehat Training with the Youngest Learners
Photographed by a village resident on 11 September 2026, this gathering in Laihiru links Kawan Sehat training with family health education. Active since 2022, Primary Medical Care supports 25 agents who use portable fabric posters to share practical prevention knowledge across East Sumba.
The Final Wall at Rumah Kambera
Work on the final side of the Rumah Kambera boundary wall is under way in Kawangu, East Sumba. The walls are expected to be complete next week. Then sirtu, a mix of sand and stone, will be spread and compacted to level the sloping north-eastern site before construction begins at the centre.
