When we saw the potential of women nearby us in cooking skills, we decided to hold a cooking class. Its to train and prepare them to earn more income for their respective families. Last week we got a new friend and volunteer who is a chef. He is Adji and has been...

Free and Safe team with Governor West Java Indonesia Mr. Ridwan Kamil, The heads of departments of Youth and Sport and Social Service.Indonesia does not have a specific program where juveniles newly released from prison get jobs, finish their education, or receive...

Free and Safe keep growing to help more people in Indonesia, getting more considerable means more responsibilities and needs. One of the most important needs in Indonesia is rice. 800 kg of rice, can be used for consumption in our Transition Home and program needs....

It was a sad but proud for this Saturday night. Three of our boys in the transition house; Jayadi, Riski, and Sovian graduated from the transition house of Free and Safe Indonesia foundation. They have accomplished their stay in the transition house doing a really...

This week has been super busy for some women in getting catering orders. They cooked more than 40 boxes of lunch and ordered for four days. The taste of delicious, healthy, and hygienic food is satisfying for all of us. With the order of 40 more food boxes coming in,...

News from FSI Bali! English language education is important in Indonesia but not always easy for students to receive. We have put more focus into providing English classes for those who may not have the access to learn English. In addition to the activities at the...

There are many reasons to learn how to crochet, but one of the things driving a lot of new people to the craft is the fact that it offers a number of health benefits. The tactile pleasure of the yarn, the rhythmic nature of the crochet stitches, the combination of...

FREE AND SAFE [Cipedes] Got Talent!! ✨ At Cipedes Got Talent, we had a group from Singapore visited and performed a song! The kids were very enthusiastic and jumped up and down when the group from Singapore performed. We’re very happy for this group from Singapore who...

Free and Safe FC is our Foundation football team represented by the boys who are part of our program (Rikzar & Feri). They participate in good-level tournaments called Super Tournament 2023 ⚽ and our team made it into the top 8! Last Saturday at 8 am, Free and...

(17 August 2023) Independence Day 🇮🇩🇮🇩 Celebration with the kids at the Center of Hope assisted by some of our new volunteers 🥳 instead of reguler classes, we held an independence contest in 2 days (Monday and Tuesday). The kids really enjoyed the event 😆 Some of them...

Free and Safe Indonesia with Free and Safe Indonesia Women held a crochet class today, January 19 and 26. Anggreani, who is good at crochet, is now teaching other mothers to learn crochet. Anggreani is one of the women from Free and Safe Women friend. Some of the...

Welcome home, Rizky, our new boy at the transition house!So blessed and happy to have Rizky in our transition house, just as he joined us last week. Rizky is one of our children who is studying in our teenagers class and decided to live in a transition house because...

FSI's Bali Update 📣We would like to say thank you to our supports who have given shoes to be distributed to our boys at the juvenile prison in Karangasem, Bali.FSI Bali distributes shoes for the boys so that they can practice football or do their daily activities...

Please welcome Deden! He is our new boy living in the transition home.We are so happy that you are here with us. Before living in the transition home, Deden lived with his family in Garut. Deden is currently studying middle school in a public school in Bandung....

Another achivement for Rikzar, who has passed the selection of Regional Sports Week in Bandung (PORDA). Rikzar tired out to be on the City of Bandung team. He tired out with many others, but only few were selected. This has been an incredible opportunity, and he was...

Last week we are involved to support Bandung City Social Service by donating 50 Sembako for nursing home, containing staple food items such as rice, cooking oil, granulated sugar, instant noodles, tea bags, and instant coffee. We hope that the people who receive these...

Free and Safe Women team made a visit (home to home) to a family in Kota Baru Parahyangan to know about their living conditions and provide support and encouragement for them to face their daily lives. Together we can grow better and can have an even bigger positive...

After some cooking training that Wahyu had passed, he began to cook very well. We are proud of you chef Wahyu, keep up the good work! Something good is coming soon 🤤🧑🏻‍🍳

(18 December 2023) At the end of this year, we distributed Sembako again to the women who live at Cipedes residents. We are happy to see them smiling 🤗 We hope that the groceries we distribute can help to fulfill their daily needs and those of their families as well...

Last Tuesday on 2nd february, we went to a women’s jail to visit and build relationships with each of the women who are there. About 29 women joined us to play volleyball and futsal, and they are pretty excited. We were also able to convey our expectations and our...

MORE GOOD NEWS! Please welcome, Feriansyah! He is our new boy now living in the FSI transition home. Feri is one of the boys from the football team that coach Jorge coached last 5 years. Feri was living in Bandung with her aunt and grandmother. He is a very talented...

New Bike Update for Wahyu  As you already know, one of our boys, Wahyu, works in a place that is quite far from the Transition Home. It takes almost an hour by bus to get there. So we put the need out there and raised funds to buy a motorbike. Now Wahyu can go to work...

Apart from education, a fun and constructive environment is also important for Free and Safe to build our boys and the people who are involved in it.Games night is one of the Free and Safe programs. It's open for anyone or volunteers who want to get to know our boys...

Finally, Deden was accepted into a private high school in Bandung and had already bought his school supplies, such as uniforms and a ceremonial hat! He will start attending school on July 24. We hope he can follow the lessons well and feel comfortable with his new...

Today we have an exciting news coming from Bali!Two days ago, one of our staff visited the juvenile prison in Karang Asem Bali. In Karang Asem juvenile prison there are about 20 teenagers who are imprisoned. The FSI staff together with Brave Bali were very well...

Some stories from women’s jail 🌸🌼Each woman has their hope, struggle, and wishes. They want to reach it all one day. Let's take a look and send quick love by praying, comment with encouraging words in this post or reach out here to know more about their stories so we...

Here it is !! This is the day ✨ New women's program! After all this time we had a program in prison we found that the thing that was most needed to empower them are friends! Yes, they need friends. Friends who are there for them, pray with them, play volleyball,...

Free and Safe keep growing to help more people in Indonesia, getting more considerable means more responsibilities and needs. One of the most important needs in Indonesia is rice. 800 kg of rice, can be used for consumption in our Transition Home and program needs....

For Women and Economic Development Program We made a ceramic workshop that is open to the public since the end of 2022. This ceramic workshop has a purpose to invite and involve people in helping the women & economic development program in Free and Safe. We want...

The wonderful people of The People of Asia (pun intended) have written a great article about us here at Free and Safe, check it out! You can read the articles here:Life After Prison: Children's Journey to Free and Safe IndonesiaThe newest Story - Free and Safe: "When...

Sovian's Dream One day we had a class in the morning and gave an assignment to write on paper about the dreams they wanted to achieve in the future, also their past or anything that they want to write and share. Today we will share the letter Sovian wrote: "A few...

FSI's Bali Update 📣We would like to say thank you to our supports who have given shoes to be distributed to our boys at the juvenile prison in Karangasem, Bali.FSI Bali distributes shoes for the boys so that they can practice football or do their daily activities...

One of the boys in our teenagers class has eyes that are not functioning properly. We decided to get him new glasses. His old glasses had broken, and while in class Riski was struggling. He was a pretty diligent boy, but the problem was that it was difficult to read...

New Bike Update for Wahyu  As you already know, one of our boys, Wahyu, works in a place that is quite far from the Transition Home. It takes almost an hour by bus to get there. So we put the need out there and raised funds to buy a motorbike. Now Wahyu can go to work...

What a good game! Last week, FSI Bali had the opportunity to make an annual futsal tournament to celebrate National Children's Day. The tournament was held by FSI Bali, Putra Pemenang Bali, and Brave Bali. In total there were 8 teams that participated, 2 of them are...

This is a story of Risky, one of our boys that already released from LPKA. He was participated in football training activities while at LPKA. Even Risky has a difficult past, it doesn't determine his future. Last week he has contacted us and telling about his life...

Apart from education, a fun and constructive environment is also important for Free and Safe to build our boys and the people who are involved in it.Games night is one of the Free and Safe programs. It's open for anyone or volunteers who want to get to know our boys...

Life After Prison: Women’s Journey to a Free and Safe FutureAsih from Bandung Detention Center has finally completed her prison term and she is ready for a new life #SECONDCHANCE. Many things shaped Asih during the process. Her family is one of the support systems for...

    It's such a fun experience learning pottery with Free and Safe Indonesia, starting from learning to shape ceramic manually by hand to shaping using a pottery wheel! 😆You didn't have a chance to join our first class? Free and Safe is holding another...

Congratulations Rikzar! We are very proud of you! After losing both of his parents, Rikzar was forced to become an independent person. Rikzar lost his mother to cancer in 2015, and lost his father in 2016 because of a stroke. Rikzar's parents had a dream for Rikzar to...