Fisherman 'suffer' as oil spill compensation delayed

The Jakarta Post, May 20, 2011

The deadlock surrounding negotiations over compensation concerning the Montara oil spill has left traditional fishing communities in Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara

Rote Ndao children still deprived of proper care, education

The Jakarta Post, May 25, 2011

Light from the bright afternoon sun reflected on the glossy floor of an open veranda at the National Handicraft Council in Baa, the capital of Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

Villagers turn to nutritious local foods

Bataviase.co.id, 27 May 2011

THE JAKARTA POST/ROTE

The rustic wooden house in Soka village seemed a scary place for the children who emerged crying loudly.

The house in the western part of Rote-Ndao is in fact an integrated health post called Mawar I, where several women including Yohanna Zacharias tend to the village childrens health.

Cultivating a love of science through creative learning

The Jakarta Post, Rote | Wed, 06/08/2011

With creative learning, science can be fun. This may be not quite the right word to describe it, but it’s at least better than boring.

“Creative learning can help students cultivate a love for science,” Melianus Napa, a teacher at state elementary school SDN Oenggae in Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), said on the sidelines of a recent media visit held by World Vision Indonesia.

RI rolls out first humanitarian mission

The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Jakarta | Fri, 03/18/2011

Indonesia has dispatched a team of volunteers to Japan, which has endured severe damage from a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.