Malaria continues to pose a daily threat in this area. Through Kawan Against Malaria, we monitor cases, test all fevers, protect homes, and educate families. The use of bed nets, spraying, and prompt treatment turns statistical data into lives that endure quietly, rather than ending prematurely.
Fair Future Quick News. Short field notes. Real impact.
Fast, concise updates from our medical and social programs in ultra rural Indonesia.
From March to July 2025, our team visited 269 households in Umalulu. These photos show how local cadres conducted surveys, distributed nets, and documented daily conditions to build the region’s first malaria baseline.
Quick News is our field notebook in public.
Quick News is our way to communicate with you in real time. Very brief texts, one photo, and a few lines to share what is happening today where we work. A child treated for pneumonia, a village that finally has access to clean water, a malaria test that turns positive, a SolarBuddy lamp that lights a house for the first time. Each post is limited to around 500 characters, so we focus on the essential facts.
These updates are written by those who are on the ground. In the back of the Truck of Life, at a Kawan Sehat health post, beside a new reservoir, sometimes late at night when the last patient has left. No big production, no staging. Just what we see, what we do, what it costs in energy and money, and what is still needed so people can eat, drink clean water, and receive basic care.
Quick News also serves as a tool for accountability. Here you can see where your support goes, which programmes are active, how many patients are treated, which villages receive medical care, safe water, or prevention tools. Scroll, read, share. These are fragments of daily life in East Indonesia, small pieces of reality that, together, demonstrate the scale of the work and the strength of the communities we stand with.
Alex Wettstein – Fair Future Foundation – Updated in November 2025
Your donation becomes real medical care
Help us reach the unreachable. Every franc you give funds medicines, dressings, tests, and clean water to prevent sickness. It powers solar lights for cold vaccines and night care. It keeps Kawan Sehat agents and Fair Future teams travelling hours to remote villages without doctors or clinics.
Our latest Quick News
Primary medical care donation for 2025/26 program
Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia made a primary medical care donation of CHF 19,248.96 (around IDR 400 million) covering 32% of the program’s 2025–2026 budget. This funding sustains healthcare access for thousands of people in ultra-rural Indonesian regions lacking clinics, doctors, or medicines.
Rainwater tank connected in Laindatang East Sumba
The 114.7 m³ rainwater tank in Laindatang, named Matawai Urang, is now fully connected to gutters and filtration, ready to collect clean water for 300 residents. This rainwater tank Laindatang project also features an information panel, sharing the story of safe water access for the community.
Malaria mosquito nets distributed in East Sumba villages
We distributed 450 malaria mosquito nets across East Sumba villages. Each family received a net, printed guidance, and a sewing kit for repairs. By combining distribution with education, families learned why correct use matters for preventing deadly malaria infections.
Malaria education sessions in Umalulu East Sumba
In four villages of East Sumba, Fair Future led days of malaria education and screening. Communities learned, played, asked questions, and discovered how to protect their families. Hundreds were tested, treated, and equipped with mosquito nets. Together, knowledge saves lives.
Medical equipment donation to RSUD Waingapu hospital
Fair Future delivered CHF 12000 in essential medical equipment to RSUD Waingapu, Sumba’s sole public hospital serving nearly 1’000’000 people. This medical equipment donation was based on the real needs expressed by doctors and nurses, ensuring frontline teams receive the tools they truly require.
Malaria education billboards installed in East Sumba
As part of the East Sumba Malaria Prevention Project 2025, Fair Future and partners installed 20 large billboards across rural communities. These visuals teach families how to recognize malaria symptoms and protect themselves. A vital step to reduce infections in one of Indonesia’s hardest-hit regions.
Malaria rapid tests reveal cases in Umalulu
During our fieldwork in Umalulu for the East Sumba Malaria Prevention Project, rapid diagnostic tests confirmed new positive malaria cases—children, women, and adolescents—despite being outside peak season. Without testing, cases remain invisible. Testing saves lives.
Malaria prevention project East Sumba progresses in 2025
Three weeks into the malaria prevention project, East Sumba has seen real progress. The IRS campaign is complete, 20 prevention billboards are in place, and the education phase now begins. This malaria prevention project strengthens awareness, treatment, and long-term protection.
Malaria lab training strengthens diagnostics in East Sumba
Malaria lab training in East Sumba brought together 28 analysts from all health centres and the RSUD hospital. Under WHO-certified mentors, they refined slide reading and microscopy skills, strengthening diagnostic accuracy and treatment speed in rural Indonesia.
Final report Hambarita reservoirs
Fair Future is pleased to release the final report of the Water Connections project in Hambarita. Over several months, eight ferrocement reservoirs were built, providing clean water to dozens of families. A serious effort, real impact, and lives transformed—thanks to all of you.
Build a reservoir save lives
For CHF 2245, you can build a ferrocement reservoir of 5350 liters, giving safe water to 15 people in East Sumba for more than 10 years. Each reservoir means fewer illnesses, more education, and dignity for families. Donate today and change lives.
CHF 12000 for hospital in crisis
Fair Future delivers CHF 12000 in urgent medical equipment to East Sumba’s only hospital, where staff face shortages so severe patients die from treatable conditions. The supplies will help restore life-saving care.