Feri's semester break is used to go to Central Java and help his mother who lives there to sell Gudeg. They also open a delivery service for their Gudeg. Not to forget they also spent time having dinner together after work while talking about each other's life updates...

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...

Many imprisoned women are mothers and are usually the primary or sole provider for their children. When a mother is imprisoned, frequently the father does not continue to care for his children, resulting in large numbers of children being institutionalized. In a...

The school year is over and this year several kids from our program have graduated 🥳 1. Fikri from The Boys program graduated from high school (SMK Puragabaya Bandung) 🎉2. Deden from The Boys graduated from junior high school (SMPN 74 Bandung) 🎉3. Grace from Kids...

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...

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...

A new class at Free and Safe.We open Reading Classes for kids who are not fluent in reading yet. Our goal is to prepare kids who are about to go back to school but have difficulty in reading. Their mothers also said it is quite difficult to teach kids to read by...

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....

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...

(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...

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...

Last Sunday, we took the boys to perform community service at an orphanage in Bandung. We wanted them to practice the social and emotional skills that they already have. It's a simple thing, but it's meaningful to them! Why is practicing social skills important?...

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...

Something good is coming!​​​​​​​​This week we are starting to do second batch cooking training with different locations in the village area.​​​​​​​​We are thinking about how we can help them to have income while they are struggling with a financial problem. Because...

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...

Games night is our family bonding night ✨🥰 Family time with our boys is one of the most important things in the transition home. Our Friday games night create fun teamwork, doing a positive activity and working together.

Meet Wahyu our newest boy to join the Free and Safe family. Wahyu is 21 years old and has already been staying in our transition home for almost 2 months 🙌🏻✨ Wahyu is the seventh of eight children, who comes from Cicalengka, a small town in West Java  Apart from being...

The school year is over and this year several kids from our program have graduated 🥳 1. Fikri from The Boys program graduated from high school (SMK Puragabaya Bandung) 🎉2. Deden from The Boys graduated from junior high school (SMPN 74 Bandung) 🎉3. Grace from Kids...

They call it 'Week without walls'. An annual program from an international school, BAIS, where deliberately free up 1 week to serve the city and community instead of studying in a classroom. All students at school will be divided into several groups and each group...

Seeing how Deden running on the soccer field is one of the things that makes us so happy and proud. keep chasing your dreams, Deden. We always support you

*This is a news update for our previous news "SharEmotion Journal" We sincerely thank you for being a part of our #sharEmotion Movement! 💖 We have successfully sold 28 #sharEmotion journal packs per January 2023. - 15 packages of journals distributed to women in jail...

FSI Bali works with three different partners LPKA Karangasem (Karangasem Juvenile Prison), Brave Bali, and FC Bali to coach futsal for the boys and juveniles. The boys in prison regularly practice football with our English class students 🏝⚽️

(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...

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...

(6 September 2023) We had the opportunity to bring a football team from outside the prison to play against our team from inside Bangli Drug Prison. The coaches also took part in this match....

There is always a way to share love with others, because everyone is precious and important. A little story when we shared groceries (sembako) that we did last week. We met one of the women named Mrs. Mashita. She is a strong woman. But less than a year later she...

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...

Online Zoom Classes for creative and English classes 📚💻Due to the unfinished pandemic situation and the Bandung city government imposing protocols again, the foundation has to close temporarily. This month we are starting online classes so that the kids can still...

We are so happy to see Rikzar and Feri having fun in English Village Bandung learning the English language! 🤭 For more than one week they took classes, meet new people from different places, and introduced themselves to many people even though their main language...

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...

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...

We had a group from America consisting of 5 members and a native volunteer. We invite them to visit and take part in some of the programs we run at FSI. One of them, they visited the Kids class at the Center of Hope and saw learning activities there for elementary...

Feri's semester break is used to go to Central Java and help his mother who lives there to sell Gudeg. They also open a delivery service for their Gudeg. Not to forget they also spent time having dinner together after work while talking about each other's life updates...

There is always a way to share love with others, because everyone is precious and important. A little story when we shared groceries (sembako) that we did last week. We met one of the women named Mrs. Mashita. She is a strong woman. But less than a year later she...

All children deserve to grow up in a home with safe, stable families, receive a quality education in safe, supportive schools, and participate in peaceful, thriving communities. We, Free and Safe is here for them. Last week we gave hygiene items such as : Soap Tooth...

(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...

Fikri and Reza took part in a short 2-month training starting in May to make handicrafts from leather materials with Andrew. The training is held 2x a week every Monday and Thursday. Fikri and Reza was taught how to make a wallet at their first meeting, and how to...

On April 2021, we are starting to reach out to young people who needs special guidance for character development and ways of encouraging one another in a positive way. Together we learn to be better individuals for ourselves, our families, as well as the community...

The boys went to Tangkuban Perahu Mount with a group from America! To get there, they need to walk down a long flight of stairs, but it all pays off. The view was amazing, there are forests and valleys. They also soak their feet in a pool of hot water while also...