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Learn to live better? There is no age for that!
Fair Future works with people of all ages on practical ways to live healthier in remote East Sumba communities.
Some of the children of SD Mbinudita, East Sumba sing
Children at SD Mbinudita sing outside their school in footage recorded for Matawai, the Shades of Water, Fair Future’s documentary on water access.
A truck full of sanitations and toilets built by us
Fair Future teams transport locally built toilet and shower structures to remote households as part of the Water Connections program.
Together, learn to have a healthier life at home
Fair Future and Kawan Baik work with families on practical health, clean water, sanitation and healthier daily habits in rural East Sumba.
If I can wash, it’s because I have water now!
For the 1st time in the lives of these hundreds of families in East Sumba, clean water is available in the village. Having water means being able to…
These teachers who save lives!
The work of the participants in this Unique primary health care program – who are teachers and 95% women – is extraordinary. They are real medical heroes👩⚕️ .
In principle, we should eat every day!
For many rural families in East Sumba, eating enough every day remains difficult because food, income and water are all limited.
Young girls now go to school more than before
Girls in remote Mbinudita attend school at SD Mbinudita, illustrating the importance of rural education access and literacy for children in East Sumba.
Elthon plays with Mbinudita’s children
Children at SD Mbinudita learn, play and grow together at the rural school built by Fair Future and Kawan Baik.
Deep drilling project in Laindatang
In the heart of East Sumba, Laindatang Village. 250 people live here in extreme conditions, notably linked to the lack of water and food, but not only 😒.
The school we built, in Mbinudita, East Sumba
The school we built in Mbinudita, East Sumba now has over 120 students aged 7-13. A project that we carried out in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic…
A traditional well in a rural area of East Sumba
Families in rural East Sumba often rely on shallow hand-dug wells that can run dry or provide water of uncertain quality.
