In the scattered hills of East Sumba, 5,300-litre ferrocement tanks collect each drop of rain. Families help build and maintain them. Children drink safely, and women no longer have to carry 20-kilo jerrycans for hours. Water near the house is a primary source of health care.
Fair Future Foundation, a Swiss-based non-profit, is an innovative force in global healthcare and social aid.
Know your status, take an HIV test now – HIV prevention poster used by Kawan Sehat health agents.
We work in some of the most remote regions of Southeast Asia, where there are no doctors, no electricity, and often no clean water. For over sixteen years, Fair Future has been on the ground, creating long-term medical and social solutions with the communities who live here.
Through the Primary Medical Care programme, we treat wounds, infections, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and chronic illnesses directly in remote villages. With access to clean water, safe reservoirs, and nutritional support, communities can finally prevent disease rather than suffer from it.
Our approach is simple: stay close, listen, understand, and act with science and solidarity. Every action we take aims to strengthen families, improve health, and reduce preventable deaths.
Your support sustains this work. It transforms long days under the sun, muddy roads, and emergency care into measurable change for those who have nowhere else to turn. Alex Wettstein – Fair Future Foundation – Updated in November 2025
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Every franc you contribute funds a medical service. It provides medicines, dressings, lab tests, and clean water systems that prevent children from getting sick. It also fuels solar lights to keep vaccines cold and enable nighttime care.
Stories from the Field
Real moments from our medical and humanitarian missions in ultra-rural Indonesia. Nothing arranged — just life, as we live it with them.
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Fair Future ensures that 93% of every donated franc directly funds our field projects. This supports providing medical care, building clean water wells, and eradicating malaria-related diseases. Our transparency maximizes impact, allowing life-saving solutions to reach vulnerable communities farthest from aid access, demonstrating your generosity’s difference in their lives.
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Field stories of wounds treated, clean water built, and families protected
These articles are not reports — they are moments from the field. They show how we care for wound infections, bring clean water to villages, train health agents, and travel days to reach isolated families. This is the reality of our medical work.
Introducing #MediRider: Supporting Rural Healthcare Access
#MediRider: Erwin, our field coordinator, replenishes the medical backpacks of Kawan Sehat agents with essential supplies such as medications, dressings, and disinfectants. Riding a Revo scooter, he transports these resources to remote villages so health agents are equipped to provide treatment and save lives. An indispensable element of #PrimaryMedicalCare!
2023 Accounts Approved: 93% of Donations to Fieldwork
Our 2023 accounts have received official approval from the Board, our auditor, the Canton, and the Swiss Confederation for the 15th year in a row. More than 93% of donations are allocated directly to fieldwork. With no salaries and minimal administrative costs, we maintain a unique approach. Thank you for your trust!
Sharing Life-Saving Medical Advice Online and Offline
The Primary Medical Care program focuses on disseminating medical guidance. We offer straightforward, practical advice to Kawan Sehat agents, who then relay it to rural communities. Now, we’re also sharing this information on Instagram (@fairfuturefoundation) and our website. These tips have the potential to save lives—help us spread the word!
Recognizing Dehydration: Key Signs and Prevention Tips
Dehydration affects essential organs, especially in rural regions with restricted access to clean water. Discover the crucial warning signs and prevention methods, as well as how Fair Future Foundation’s #WaterConnections initiative contributes sustainable solutions for maintaining hydration in vulnerable communities. Taking action can be life-saving.
Risks of Antibiotic Overuse and Resistance Explained
The global misuse and overuse of antibiotics have turned common infections into formidable challenges. Fair Future is addressing this crisis by empowering ultra-rural communities through education, improved hygiene practices, and enhanced medical access. By working together, we can mitigate this threat and safeguard future generations.
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Growing Global Health Crisis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) stands as a major global health threat, transforming treatable infections into life-threatening diseases. Discover how the Fair Future Foundation is equipping communities with education, promoting responsible use of antibiotics, and ensuring access to clean water to tackle this pressing issue and safeguard future generations.
Indonesia’s rise in mumps cases poses a growing threat
Mumps cases are rising in Indonesia, particularly in rural areas. Understand how the virus spreads, the symptoms, the serious risks it poses, and the urgent actions needed to protect vulnerable communities through education initiatives and improved vaccination campaigns.
Ruth’s Smile: Healing Children with Primary Care
Ruth, a Kawan Sehat health agent from Lukukamaru, beams while standing next to a young boy she...
Our impact in 2024, measured where healthcare does not exist
These figures reflect real patients, real treatments, and real kilometres crossed to bring care where no doctor is available.
Medical consultations delivered in ultra-rural villages where no doctor or health center is available
Litres of safe water storage built or funded so families can drink, cook, and wash without risking disease
People reached with daily health education on hygiene, malaria prevention, clean water, and nutrition
Children now able to study, read, and move safely after dark thanks to clean, reliable solar light
2024 Annual Report – 15 Years of Concrete Action
Discover Fair Future’s 2024 Annual Report—a compelling testament to our work in East Sumba, from primary healthcare and access to clean water to nutrition and education programmes. This year marked our 15th anniversary, a significant milestone in resilience, impact, and innovation. The full report, available in both French and English, reflects the lives we have touched and the urgent challenges that lie ahead.
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Real moments from our medical, water, and community missions in ultra-rural Indonesia. Nothing staged — just the daily reality of our work on the ground.
Our core programmes in ultra rural Indonesia
We work in the extreme east of Indonesia, in ultra rural villages with no doctors, no electricity, and often no clean water. These programmes turn medical knowledge, community effort, and solidarity into concrete solutions for families who live far from any form of care.
Primary Medical Care
Trained Kawan Sehat health agents provide first line medical care in villages without doctors. With equipped medical backpacks and remote supervision, they treat wounds, infections, fevers, malaria, and chronic illness for 700 to 1 000 patients every month. This programme prevents simple problems from becoming emergencies.
Water Connections
We drill wells, build ferrocement reservoirs, and install safe water points so families can drink, cook, wash, and grow food without risking disease. Clean water reduces diarrhoea, malnutrition, and many infections we see daily in our clinics. Every tank and every tap is a public health intervention.
Kawan Against Malaria
In malaria endemic areas we combine prevention, rapid tests, treatment, and education. Long lasting insecticidal nets, indoor spraying, field studies, and posters help reduce fevers, anaemia, and deaths, especially among children and pregnant women. This programme links community action with rigorous medical follow up.
Light and Energy for Health
With partners such as SolarBuddy and Smart Energy Tech, we bring solar light and basic electricity to schools, homes, and health posts. Light at night means safer deliveries, homework after sunset, functioning fridges for vaccines, and fewer injuries on dark paths. Energy access becomes a tool to protect health.