Our team both in the UK and Indonesia have been conducting a book drive to benefit children and university students in Indonesia.  We did really well, and we have successfully collected thousands of books to date. We have received so many amazing books from donors particularly from […]

By Nelly Andon Br Torus I met Fitri in London in the spring of 2014 during her short study at Goldsmith University, in London, an exchange programme by Goldsmith University with Institute Technology Bandung.  Fitri is an alumnus of Telcom University Bandung where she completed her undergraduate studies,  […]

By Nelly Andon Br Torus Between the end of November and right up to almost before Christmas 2012, each and every one of us involved in project heart has had a very hectic time, where we had to juggle between family, work and our commitment […]

By Nelly Andon Br Torus I was really touched by a recent update from Hendra, one of our teaching volunteers in Tobasa at our library, sent to me with two blurry photos (below), which was sent via Facebook inbox. He wrote “the drive and the ambition of […]

By Nelly Andon Br Torus for Project HEART Campaigning and fundraising for charity projects are really very tough, particularly here in Indonesia. You might be lucky with your fundraising campaign the first time around, but what would you do for your next campaigns? In the […]

17 of August is marked as Indonesia’s independent Day and it is celebrated all over the country annually. Our team of volunteers in Toba has managed to arrange a small celebration at our centre/library, inviting all the children who regularly attended our English classes, and […]

Many years ago, young Indonesian girls were denied education and educating women was then considered illegal.  Girls were restricted to education and often caged in their own homes. Raden Ajeng Kartini was a prominent Indonesian national heroine. She was a pioneer in the area of […]

By Nelly Andon Br Torus (My small encounter with Lumban Lobu’s children during my 10 days stay at Connect Indonesia’s learning centre, in Lumban Lobu) It was just after 1 pm, the sun was signing fiercely, I could hardly manage to see the outside of […]

If you travel through part of North Sumatra and pay attention to the gardens around people’s houses, you would be surprised to realise the amount of empty land, dormant with nothing growing on these lands, and yet, people here go to the market and buy […]