CERITA HATI KAMI, SUKA DAN DUKANYA (ditulis oleh Nelly Andon)  Pertama kami dikenalkan dengan kelompok tenun Mata Tulu Deo oleh ibu Mery Mesakh, di tahun 2015, dimana ibu Mery (pelestari budaya tenun dan pengusaha di Kupang) membantu kami untuk menyebarkan kacamata kepada para penenun di […]

On 29th May 2019, Connect Indonesia, The Charity & Wastra Indonesia’s team, travelled to Kanatang, in East Sumba, Indonesia, to meet over 200 weavers working collaboratively with Galeri Tenun Ikat Kanatang, and shared with them 167 reading glasses, distributed to those who need them. We […]

Written by Nelly Andon It is truly hard not to fall-in-love with beautiful naturally dyed hand-drawn Batik with soft subtle colours and with gorgeous, both contemporary and traditional designs. I heard about Batik Tulis Kebon Indah from a friend who is also a textile enthusiast. […]

Mengobrol santai dengan Oktaviana Sitorus, seorang putri dari seorang ibu almarhum penenun dari desa Si Gaol, sebuah desa kecil di pinggiran Danau Toba. Okta dari kecil sudah diajari bertenun oleh ibu dan Neneknya, namun karena harus menuntut ilmu yang lebih mapan lagi, Oktaviana harus meninggalkan […]

We are so thrilled that our glasses finally reached batik artists from many different artisan’s groups in Tulung Agung, East Java.  Tulung Agung is our first distribution of reading glasses to batiks artist since we started the project in 2012.  We are truly proud of […]

For many years we have been trying to meet with weavers in the Lake Toba region of North Sumatra and see their weaving activities closely. Rumor has it that backstrap loom weaving here is dying out as young generation no longer interested to continue this tradition. […]

Untuk pencinta tenun ikat kain Sumba Timur, nama bapak Kornelis Ndapakamg sudah tak asing lagi.  Beliau yang begitu aktif dalam melestarikan tenun Sumba timur dengan menggunakan warna alam, sudah sangat dikelanal di Nusantara, baik oleh para pencinta Wastra Indonesia di manca negara. Team dari Connect […]

Sejak bulan Februari tahun 2018, Connect Indonesia berhasil menjangkau penenun kita di Sumba Timur dan dengan dijembatani para pencinta budaya Indonesia, kami berhasil mendistribusikan kacamata dibeberapa desa di Sumba Timur, termasuk para penenun kita di kecamatan Melolo, tepatnya di dua desa di kampung Pau dan […]

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By Nelly Andon “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi. This quote has become our strongest foundation to continue our work with Connect Indonesia, The Charity. Whilst realising the limited resources we have, we concentrate on the […]