The children of Yotowawa (Kisar) welcomed the Kisar Education Festival with great enthusiasm. The festival began with dance performances by schoolchildren and continued with a carnival for early childhood education (PAUD) children from across Kisar Island. The festival also attracted the attention of parents, with many attending and participating. Teachers, students, parents, and youth from…
Hatta Island is the name of a village and island in Banda District, Central Maluku Regency. This year, Hatta Island, located approximately 25 km east of the Banda Islands, was the target of the second Banda Education Festival, following the previous year’s event in Banda Neira. The Hatta Education Festival focused on involving all Hatta…
Thank you to the Indonesian Embassy in France, the Indonesian Diaspora Network France, PPI Paris, the Gandong Community, and especially Timmy and Nancy Mustamu for giving us the opportunity and time to share about education in Maluku and the struggles of Heka Leka. The nearly two-hour sharing session, led by Stanley Ferdinandus, covered the various…
Praise be to God Almighty, today, March 25, 2017, the Paperu Village Government PAUD building was inaugurated. Going forward, all Lounno Heka Leka PAUD activities will be housed in this new building. Hopefully, with the substantial support of the Paperu Village Government and the community, this will contribute to accelerating the improvement of education quality…
More than a thousand elementary school students lined up on the field of SMA N 1 Ambon in Ambon City. They came from schools in Ambon City and Central Maluku Regency. One of them was SD N 1 Mamala-Morela, located in Mamala-Morela Village, Leihitu Peninsula, Central Maluku Regency. They had been traveling since dawn. The…
With the love and grace of Almighty God, today we are allowed to inaugurate the Sjahrir Island Reading House. Thank you for the support of all our Heka Leka friends who have been actively involved in providing books and funding for the establishment of the Sjahrir Island Reading House. We hope that the Sjahrir Island…
Hatta Island is a village and island in Banda District, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia. The island is located approximately 25 km east of the Banda Islands. Hatta Island’s former name was Rozengain Island, named after Mohammad Hatta, one of Indonesia’s proclaimer of independence. Currently, there are only two small settlements on Hatta Island,…
With the blessings of God Almighty and the support of all those who have supported the Maluku Reading movement, the Village Library on Ay Island, Banda District, Central Maluku Regency, officially opened on May 7, 2015. The opening of the Ay Island Village Library was initiated by Heka Leka and the Ay Island Conservation Team…