Nembrala is located in South Rote and it is well known for its beautiful white beaches and surfing. The weavers we visited here were originally from the Ndao, a small island, which is only a short distance from this part of the island. Ndao is […]

By Nelly Andon August & September 2016 was truly a very special month for me, where I was invited to attend glasses distribution in several places in Flores.  1st call was Tuabao Village in The Sikka region. We are extremely grateful to the team from […]

This is a case for celebration, finally, Connect Indonesia’s work is reaching Java.  Although Java no longer considered as a weaving region, Java is the biggest craft producing region in Indonesia, therefore we feel very proud that we are now connecting to senior workers outside […]

Whilst Rote is continuing to develop their ikat weaving industry, there is a great deal to be optimistic with regards to the ceramics industry which recently started to pick up on the island. It looks like the potters in Rote has been doing well; there […]

On the second day of our Rote distribution, Connect Indonesia’s team were taken to a village by Mama Paulina Haning of DEKRANASDA and team, called Londalusi, located in West Rote.  The dry season has not been very kind to vegetation around this area, where the […]

The “Seeing is Believing” project team was in Rote between 13 – 16 September 2016, travelling around many villages guided by the amazing DEKRANASDA (the local craft council) team, headed by Mrs Paulia Haning, the wife of the Rote-Ndao Bupati (Head of state). It was […]

The last leg of our journey in East Nusa Tenggara in 2016 was in Amarasi region of West Timor. Here we met over 50 weavers in a small village called Dusun Huko’u, in the Oesena Village. The meeting took place in a small church in […]