FMCH Indonesia Provides Waste Management Education to Promote Healthy and Productive Environments in Villages in East Nusa Tenggara

Pelatihan di PAUD Budi Kasih, Desa Legalete, Kab. Sumba Barat Daya (14 Oktober 2026) East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) – A clean and healthy environment is one of the essential foundations for children’s growth and development and family well-being. However, household waste management remains a challenge in several rural areas, including Timor Tengah Selatan Regency and Southwest […]

“We Only Knew How to Burn It”, A Mother’s Story of Trash and Change

For Mama Simea, a resident of Anin Village, South Amanatun Subdistrict, Timor Tengah Selatan Regency, plastic waste had always been a problem with no solution. “All this time, we didn’t know about activities (waste management) like this,” she said. “We could only burn the plastic after collecting it. The trash was scattered on the streets, […]

Turning Plastic Waste into Value: A Community Effort in Southwest Sumba

What if waste was not only thrown away but reused? In the villages of Laga Lete and Wee Rame, Southwest Sumba Regency, locals have started to process the piles of plastic waste in their environment. Previously, the lack of knowledge on waste management led people to habitually burn or simply discard plastic waste. As a […]