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WELCOME TO TAMAN DAUN
Taman Daun was founded in 1989 by Mr. Goris Ubas Batafor.
Since returning from overseas, he has chosen to devote himself to preserving his ancestral heritage, starting from forming a weaving group to building a reading garden located in Lembata Regency, the province of
East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia.
In addition, because of his love for the environment, the reading garden and the community that he formed with all limitations are now known as Taman Daun.
In this Reading Garden, children gather in teaching and learning activities with local teachers as well as with
local and foreign volunteers.
Taman Daun is now captained by John Batafor.
In this media, Taman Daun writes and expresses honestly about the actualities around literacy and education, culture, humanity and environment issues and various humanitarian activities as a form of real action. Taman Daun not only wants to open our eyes and hearts, but also inspires others and instills kindness and awareness of human values for
a better and noble future.
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Stay at Taman Daun Homestay in comfortable, beautiful and kindship atmosphere. Most interesting is that 80% of your payment will be used for the activities of Taman Daun in carrying out social action specially for education of children. So, you are not just staying and paying, but by staying at Taman Daun Homestay, you are contributing to the future of our Children, Nation and for better world. We offer good Facilities and Benefits: Free Reading Room, Natural Working Environment, Free Wifi, Learning Weaving and Artwork, or you can jump and join with Taman Daun various activities.
Price : IDR 200k / night
Contact us for reservation.
Whatsapp. +62 821-4582-2327
Email. johnbatafor0322@gmail.com
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In order to continue our work for the community, your small contribution goes a long way and gives us the chance to expand and improve our wide range of social activities. Your contribution can be in form of donating your second-hand books, shoes and bag for children, basic food such as rice, or just simply funding money. Stay in our charm and cozy homestay where 80% of your payments will be contributed in carrying out our social actions especially on the education of children. Donate now, and make a difference in the community.
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LEMBATA
WHAT IS THIS PLACE? THIS IS HEAVEN ...
It's Magical. It's Crazy.
It's Unforgettable!
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E D U C A T I O N
TAMAN DAUN
WE PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR THE KIDS ON LEMBATA ISLAND, BASED ON NATURE, CULTURE AND ARTS.
Love to see children have so much fun.
´Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.´
Live, Love, Learn, Laugh
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G E M O H I N G
THE POWER OF LAMALOHOT
WE HELP LOCAL COMMUNITY
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LOVE AND COMPASSION IN ACTON
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Taman Daun has distributed thousands handwash bucket, mask for all, basic food for free to the needy people in Lembata to help and safe the life during Covid 19 crisis
Tears and laughter and sincere prayers from elderly people in Ile Ape. Their tears teach you more about the real life.
We make handwash buckets with love and heart.
Menyebut nama Komunitas Relawan Taman Daun di Lembata hari-hari ini, identik dengan kelompok gerakan cegah Covid-19 ( corona virus disease ). Komunitas ini dianggap paling konsisten dalam urusan pencegahan penyebaran, walau jauh sebelumnya sudah populer dengan gerakan literasinya.
Bagaimana tidak, sejak pertengahan Maret 2020 lalu, saat masyarakat Lembata masih berwacana tentang upaya pencegahan penyebaran Covid-19, Taman Daun sudah mengeksekusi konsepnya dengan membagi-bagi wadah cuci tangan secara gratis.
Mulai dari Rumah-rumah Sakit, Puskesmas, Polindes, Posko Covid 19, kantor-kantor Pemerintahan, bahkan kantor DPRD Lembata, masyarakat di kota Lewoleba hingga masyarakat di desa-desa, turut kebagian. Dari puluhan wadah, hingga mencapai 2000-an wadah cuci tangan saat ini.
Begitupun dengan masker yang sulit didapatkan di toko dan apotik di Lembata. Taman Daun mampu memproduksi sendiri ribuan masker lalu dibagikan kepada masyarakat Lembata secara gratis.
Hingga hari ini, Taman Daun pun terus memproduksi dan membagi masker secara gratis kepada pedagang di pasar, di rumah-rumah warga, bahkan sebagian masyarakat datang langsung ke markas komunitas ini, demi mendapatkan salah satu jenis alat pelindung diri tersebut.
Gerakan Komunitas Taman Daun dalam mencegah penyebaran Covid-19 tidak berhenti di situ. Sadar akan minimnya kesadaran masyarakat untuk ikut mencegah penyebarannya, edukasi tentang wabah ini pun dilakukan mulai dari lukisan protokol kesehatan pada wadah cuci tangan hingga penjelasan secara lisan tentang bahaya covid beriringan dengan pembagian masker.
Disaksikan media ini dalam dua hari berturut-turut, mulai Senin hingga Selasa, (14/04/20), saat membagi masker di Pasar Pada Kota Lewoleba, kepada para pedagang juga pengunjung, personil komunitas ini selalu mengawalinya dengan edukasi tentang Covid-19 dan cara-cara sederhana mencegah penyebarannya.
Bahkan ketika para pedagang beramai-ramai mengerumuni anggota komunitas yang sedang membagi masker pun tidak dilayani, sebab bagi mereka, menjaga jarak adalah salah satu cara mencegah penyebaran Covid-19.
Aktivitas komunitas ini pun menyita perhatian publik Lembata. Banyak sekali komentar di media sosial yang mengacungkan jempol atas kerja keras komunitas ini. Ucapan seperti ” Terima kasih Taman Daun” pun membanjir di media sosial.
Lalu darimana dananya hingga komunitas ini begitu gencar membuat pengadaan wadah cuci tangan, masker hingga melakuan edukasi kepada masyarakat Lembata?
Tidak Butuh Dana Besar, Kalau Kita Kompak dan Mau Berkorban
Jhon Batafor, komandan Komunitas Relawan Taman Daun Lembata kepada media ini, Kamis (16/04/20) menjelaskan rahasia di balik massifnya tindakan pencegahan penyebaran Covid-19 yang dilakukan bersama rekan-rekannya.
Menurut Jhon, Dia dan rekan-rekannya mulai menggalakan gerakan pencegahan penyebaran Covid-19 ini, berangkat dari kebiasaan untuk melakukan hal-hal yang sederhana dan mampu dijangkau.
Jhon Batafor (bajuh putih-kiri) dan Rekannya sedang membagi Masker kepada para pedagang ikan di Pasar Pada, Lewoleba Utara. Gambar. Andri
Jhon menuturkan, kebetulan Dia memiliki kapal ikan dan penginapan Home Stay, maka dari hasil tersebut, disisihkan beberapa persen untuk membeli ember dan kran, lalu dirakit menjadi wadah cuci tangan.
Ketika permintaan alat pelindung diri ini dari hari ke hari meningkat drastis, maka kami menyampaikan terbuka kalau kemampuan kami terbatas. Dari situ masyarakat mulai sadar dan berpartisipasi. Dari awalnya menyediakan ember sampai kran, kini hanya kran yang kami siapkan dan masyarakat membawa ember sendiri lalu kami rakit jadi wadah”, tutur Jhon.
Demikian juga dengan pengadaan ribuan masker yang sedang dibagikan. Putra Lamalera ini mengatakan, awalnya bahan untuk menjahit masker diadakan sendiri oleh pihaknya. Namun seiring meningkatnya permintaan masyarakat, pihaknya kewalahan dan menggunakan metode yang sama saat mengadakan wadah cuci tangan.
Dengan demikian bagi Jhon, dana untuk pencegahan penyebaran Covid-19 tak terlalu besar jika ada kekompakan dan pengorbanan.
Ia mencontohkan kalau relawan Komunitas Taman Daun sendiri bukan kumpulan para pengusaha berduit. Mayoritas relawannya adalah pekerja informal musiman, yang sebagiannya merupakan kelompok anak jalanan. Rekan-rekannya ini Ia rangkul dan terbukti ikut terlibat aktif membuat wadah cuci tangan dan menjahit masker.
Di sisi lain, "Saya sangat bahagia karena sebagian anak muda yang saya rangkul ini dulunya adalah kelompok jalanan yang sering melakukan tindakan yang meresahkan masyarakat dan dipandang preman, kini perlahan mereka mulai mencintai aksi sosial kemanusiaan yang digeluti. Artinya bahwa dengan mereka terlibat dalam hal positif maka pola pikir dan prilaku mereka akan perlahan bergeser ke arah yang lebih baik demi Daerah dan Bangsa tercinta untuk Dunia yang lebih baik",tutup John Batafor.
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Pulau Siput is the name of a small island located in Lembata Regency - East Nusa Tenggara - Indonesia.
It called Pulau Siput, the island of shells, because of this expanse of beautiful white sand inhabited by millions of various edible bivalvia clams.
The existence of this snails island kingdom truly provides a unique and unparalleled favour to the people of Lembata.
Like a kingdom of gods that will emerge to give blessings to their people, so will this Pulau Siput which will appear when the sea water recedes and will disappear at high tide. This is how it shows the real meaning of the significance of ebb and low where this island will emerge at low tide to feed the locals free and will disappear again after their stomachs are full.
This has been going on since ancient times up to present and has become a routine for local residents.
This place is very easy to explore because it is located close to the city of Lembata. It takes only 5 to 10 minutes to get to this location by using a motor boat that is always ready to take and pick up anybody who want to go there.
With less than USD 10,- you can enjoy the charm of this island with lots of fun, starting from traditional search for clams to enjoy the stunning panoramic view of the island surrounded by a number of towering mountains as if to become a fortress of the kingdom of Pulau Siput.
This pleasure will certainly carve a unique and unforgetable story in your life because not only being pampered a mesmerizing sunset that slowly disappears behind a mountain that feels very close to you, you can also take home the variety edible bivalvia clams caught by your hand for your fresh and delish dinner.
It is more enjoyable and fun with full of satisfaction if you catch the clams yourself, cook them yourself and eat together before you go to bed at night. The unforgettable moment, the sweet memories will stay with you.
So, what are you waiting for?
Visit Lembata Island.
There are many more pleasures offered that will make your trip feel extraordinary.
Come to Lembata, the more to the East, the more beautiful.
**John s.j
CORONA CRAFT.Ini bukan nama penyakit Corona yang santer mengintai mangsa tetapi ini adalah nama sebuah unit usaha kreatif bidang kerajinan di desa Lamawalang, Kab. Flores Timur.
Nama Corona diadopsi oleh Saverrapall Corvando menjadi nama unit usaha baru selama bertahan di desa Lamawalang akibat kebijakan Lockdown dari Covid 19. Saverrapall kemudian mengkonversi nama Corona dengan kepanjangan Korak (nama lokal tempurung kelapa) Aplication Nature yang disingkat CORONA.Usaha kreatif Saverrapall dalam skema Corona Craft, boleh diapresiasi Taman Daun sebagai sebuah usaha kreatif yang luar biasa. Betapa tidak, CORONA produk pertama Corona Craft Lamawalang berupa 6 buah lampu cantik nan unik langsung diborong Taman Daun dengan nilai Rp 250.000 per unit.
Dalam obrolan lepas dengan Saverrapall melalui massenger, pemilik Corona Craft ini mengisahkan bahwa, usaha kreatif ini dilakukannya di Desa Lamawalang, Kab. Flores Timur, adalah sebagai sebuah pilihan akibat kebijakan Lembata Lockdown untuk memutuskan mata rantai penyebaran Covid 19. Usaha ini tentunya dapat menjadi topangan hidup selama masih bertahan di Desa Lamawalang. Beber ayah dari Mario dan Moscati ini.
Disentil soal peralatan kerja atau peralatan produksi, pemilik Mariosca Galery Lembata ini menampiknya bahwa peralatan yang digunakan hanyalah satu unit gerinda tangan yang dipinjam dari tetangga pemilik bengkel kayu. Wow.....hanya satu buah gerinda tangan hasilnya seperti ini? Walau dengan peralatan yang terbatas, sebagai seniman craft dia tetap berusaha menghasilkan produk yang paling tidak bisa memuaskan pelanggan. Tampik penggagas Perda Perlindungan TKI asal Lembata ini.
Saverrapall Corvando bersama keluarga berada di desa Lamawalang sudah mencapai 2 bulan lebih sejak 15 Maret 2020. Kepergian mereka ke Flores timur, disebabkan oleh ibunda dari isterinya Ermelinda Kelen yakni mama Maria Ina Maran yang meninggal dunia. Setelah urusan kedukaan selesai dan mereka hendak pulang tetapi tidak ada pelayanan pelayaran akibat Pemerintah daerah Lembata menerapkan lockdown dengan menutup semua akses masuk ke Pulau Lembata.Dari situlah barang ini menjadi pilihan kreatifnya dengan lampu-lampu cantik produk CORONA CRAFT.
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A wake up call for us to keep loving and preserving the culture heritage of weaving by collecting and wearing local clothing, especially traditional woven fabrics. Sometimes we forget that one day the weavers will become extinct. Even today, the average weavers are only done by elderly women.
Appreciating and loving one's own culture is not just looking beautiful when wearing regional clothing (woven sarong). But far more than that, is how we can understand and be involved in the process itself from beginning to end.
Weaving culture for me is a forum for morality education, which must have Teachers, students and other supporting facilities. It will be a big regret when there are no more Teachers who are able to guide the students correctly.
Hopefully this weaving culture regeneration crisis will become our struggle that we must cope together.
Want to learn weaving?
Please come to Taman Daun
**John s.j
A Handicraft made from Whale Bone and Tooth. A traditional carving artwork of Lembata, engraved on the byproducts of whale. The byproducts of whale are very very limited and only obtained when there is whale naturally dies.
You can order it according to the shape you want at Taman Daun Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara.
Taman Daun is a cozy homestay boutique with Artistic décor and located in the midst of nature trees. Each room is unique and made by hand with wood element, complemented with books and paintings.
Staying here with natural nuances, surrounded by trees and flowers, listen to the sound of birds and sound of water from our fish ponds, butterfly and fireflies flying around you, you will feel as if you were in different world. Experience the beauty, comfort and kindship atmosphere in our homestay.
Located in heart of Lembata Island, just 10 minutes from Airport.
Our location is also closed to beautiful beach and many amazing natural attractions in Lembata island.
Give Back to the Community.
Taman Daun homestay is non-profit accommodation. We build our homestay with all of our heart for the sake of preserving culture and creating a better and beautiful world for children through literacy and education and helping poor communities.
Therefore, the most unique and interesting by staying in Taman Daun Homestay are that 80% of your payment will be contributed in carrying out our various activities and social actions especially for education of children. Thus, your contribution goes a long way and gives us the chance to expand and improve our wide range of education and social activities to make a difference in the community.
Facilities
We offer good Facilities and Benefit:
· Clean, cozy and hygienic standard room facilities
· Bathroom with Shower
· Coffee Café
· Rustic Art Shop
· Natural Working Environment
· Free Reading Room
· Free WiFi
· Learning Weaving and Artwork
· Jump and join with Taman Daun various activities
· Room rates with friendly budget
Learn the art of Lomblen Weaving and Artwork
Last but not least, during your stay in Taman Daun, we offer you to experience the art of Weaving, our local cultural heritage. Weaving is a morality education, a connection between Teacher, Students and other supporting facilities, where the hand, the heart, the mind should become one unity.
Since the average weavers are getting fewer and done by elderly woman, it would be a great experience to be taught by real teachers who are able to guide us correctly. You will be guided to understand and be involved in the process of weaving from beginning to end.
Our Address:
Taman Daun Homestay, Bluwa
Kecamatan Nubatukan, Kelurahan Lewoleba Barat
Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Contact Number: +62-82145822327
Email: johnbatafor0322@gmail.com
Tips: you can ask the local people of our address, all they knew Taman Daun
Taman Daun Homestay, The Heart of Lembata Island.
A place to experience authentic nature and culture.
Make your stay unforgettable moment, the sweet memories will stay with you.
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On the old age it should be a time for parents to enjoy their old age with family, play with grandchildren as well as loved by their children as an expression of gratitude for the sincerity of a mother who gave birth and raised her children. But this is not a case for Nenek Penny (grandma Penny). The 75-year-old woman is known to live alone without being accompanied and cared for by her family. In fact, to eat everyday Nenek Penny only depends on the mercy of the neighbors. Her husband had passed away 10 years ago, and when we asked about her biological child, Nenek Penny always answered "I'm sick."
In addition, her physical condition is no longer strong enough to bear the burden of her live and her eyes are almost blind because of nearsightedness. Because of this poor condition, she is no longer able to do her work as a traditional sarong weaver and farmer. In her daily darkness life, she is only sitting in the room from morning to evening, waiting the day to end in the dark and then sleeping at night on a bamboo mat without a mattress, as if she hoped someone would come to feed her or she would only surrender waiting to die.
Almost 20 years that Paulina Peni Kei has been living alone in rickety and rundown-hut in Kalikasa-Katakeja Village, Atadei District, Lembata Regency - East Nusa Tenggara - Indonesia.
Live in destiny of living alone in a hut, floored on ground and almost collapsed, she just resignedly laying her body on a shabby bamboo cleavage. She also doesn’t have electricity, thus it's increasing the pain of her life and worsen her eyes which were just nearsighted become totally dark.
No toilet? It's beyond humanity. Every time Nenek Penny wanted to go to the toilet, she was forced to scatter all her excrement in her house and then lived and breathed with dust and bad air all her life, then would die like a pile of carcasses?
Her condition was really beyond humanity.
The main thing here is solely about self-esteem as befits a human being. The only thing that makes humans as human is the existence of a toilet. This little thing that is forgotten, but therein lies the dignity of a human being.
Based on those values, Taman Daun Community moved to build a palace for Nenek Penny, to elevate the live of Nenek Penny as a human being, decisively said by one of Taman Daun Volunteers.
In a very short time precisely on 27/06/06, building materials began to be collected one by one. Started from the members of the Lembata Taman Daun Community up to a number of people who were aware of this action also gave their contribution both in any kind of material things and building materials such as cement, iron sheet, wood, and red bricks, building materials and household furniture.
Four local carpenters from Lewoleba: Emrin Manuk, Hanes Nara, Paulus Keraf were willing to leave their wives and children to help Nenek Penny and had to stay overnight in a village that was quite far from Lewoleba plus a badly damaged road terrain that was very life-threatening, and one member of Taman Daun "Yasin Hali" was willing to leave his sick father for several days to make Nenek Penny happy.
Assisted by literacy activists from Taman Baca Kampung Kodok Kalikasa - Atadei village, Nenek Penny's shabby shed was completely demolished within four days, started precisely from 3:00 p.m. on 29 June 2020, a slum hut in the middle of the village turned rapidly into livable house, standing firmly on the same plot ground with the same layout of her old shabby hut with two bedrooms and one living room, plus kitchen and toilet.
At noon on Friday 3 July 2020, Nenek Penny was picked up from a neighbor's house where she lived temporarily during this building process. All Taman Daun Volunteers and several residents accompanied this old woman's footsteps into the yard of her new home.Tears could not be hold by almost everyone present at that time including Nenek Penny when a priest blessed her new home.
One member of the Taman Daun Community claimed to be very proud and touched by the involvement of all volunteers. Hopefully this social action can be an example of the "Gemohing" culture, a spirit of mutual cooperation tradition of the Lamaholot Lembata's community that is getting faded away.
"We were born from Lamaholot's culture "Gemohing". So this action could be a motivation for the community to revive the Gemohing culture," he added.For him, Gemohing is a noble value of Lamaholot which is always actual and timeless.
Furthermore, he was thankful to all volunteer friends and kindness people who donated from their shortcomings. "We are truly rich people".
With this new home, we have honored Nenek Penny as a real human being. This happiness turns out make her live again and unexpectedly her eyes start to see again even though it is still vague. When she heard that we were going to build a new home for her, she seemed very happy and started walking alone slowly with her face that turned to bright.
This help was initially started just because we could not bear to see her decrepit hut that was almost collapsed, but then turned into having a deeper meaning. We have helped an old woman who is blind because of mental-psychic and the deep suffering of life that she has endured herself. This could be an important point to show the cause and problem of blindness and poverty in the community generally. They can be helped if we can help to ease the burden of their life that is too heavy that affect psychologically and cause blindness.
Our help today is like a drop of dew to sooth her heart. She is very old and this might be her last happiness that she would bring in her heart and mind at a time when her soul left her body.
Today we are grateful to have been able to elevate the dignity of Nenek Penny’s life as a human.
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Akhirnya air dapat bahagiakan mereka.
Bisa dibayangkan bagaimana jika keseharian anda sulit mendapatkan air?
Setelah sebulan kita melakukan penggalian di lokasi Ile Ape Kabupaten Lembata, akhirnya air dapat dinikmati masyarakat.
Sebelumnya, masyarakat penyitas hanya berharap bantuan tangki air. Namun, hal yang selalu dikhawatirkan adalah bagaimana ketika bantuan itu tidak lagi datang atau menurun. Pertanyaan yang selalu muncul pula, sampai kapan mereka terus bergantung pada bantuan itu. Tidak ada pilihan lain karena sulitnya sumber air di lokasi pengungsian mereka.
Pada akhirnya, hasil dari kerja keras kini mereka boleh bahagia karena kebutuhan akan air sudah terpenuhi dengan unit sumur yang nantinya juga akan digunakan untuk pertanian holtikultura dengan sistem irigasi tetes sebagai upaya pemberdayaan warga penyitas. Semoga air ini dapat menjadi sumber kehidupan bagi sesama. Let's Gemohing. (John Batafor)
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