We want to introduce our newest boy in the transition home. He is 16 years old boy name Muhammad Fikri Najib. We call him Fikri. He likes football a lot, just like our other boys. Before living in Bandung, he lived with his grandmother and aunt. Fikri's mother died...

More than just a chance to have fun, play is serious business when it comes to a child's health and development. Playing is crucial in enhancing social development in children. Unstructured active play with others, including parents, siblings, and peers is a...

The holiday break is over, online school starts tomorrow, and the FSI office will open again. To begin the new year on the right foot, we had a day of fun activities and team building for the boys and FSI staff. We were hosted by Java Adventure Co., an amazing travel...

This is what the boys in Juvenile Prison have been waiting for! We are donating new soccer shoes and uniforms for them to get them even more excited about training! Hopefully when they release from the prison, they can have a better future and can pursue their hobby...

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...

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...

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...

Finally, the girls class managed to hold their performance graduations for the classes of of Creative Arts and English yesterday afternoon. Of course, with the Covid 19 health protocols, all guests must wash their hands, have their temperature checked, always wear a...

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...

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...

Fun day with fun kids! English and Creative classes brought their talents to show in the first ever Cipedes Got Talent! They had many talents to showcase, such as singing, dancing, storytelling performances, they even made some very creative handicrafts (starting from...

We believe small acts of kindness will never be wasted. Nearly 100 women in the Women's Jail in Bandung are fasting. The fasting month feels different without the usual family. Today 5/5/2021 we @freeandsafe.id through, Free and Safe Women @fsiwomen , gave 125 takjil...

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...

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...

We are very grateful to Proteam Indonesia for being a donor for the sports equipment for the boys and women in jail, and for every sport activity at the Free and Safe foundation. Today we received extraordinary assistance from Proteam Indonesia, such as:⚽️ 30 futsal...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Finally, the girls class managed to hold their performance graduations for the classes of of Creative Arts and English yesterday afternoon. Of course, with the Covid 19 health protocols, all guests must wash their hands, have their temperature checked, always wear a...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 year, Jorge Márquez, the founder of Free and Safe, received an award from Mexican foreign affairs as the “Distinguished Mexican” this was later given and celebrated by the Mexican embassy in Jakarta. Jorge became an influential Mexican in the social world as Free...

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...

Last Sunday, we did a cooking training class in Cikondang village, Kota Baru Parahyangan. This village is a place for fishing attraction in the lake near it. The village head opened his house to hold the cooking class. The purpose is to help the residents learn how to...

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...

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...

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...

We've had some wonderful help from locals in Bandung who helped design a line of t-shirts for us. You can now order those online, if you're in Indonesia and from outside Indonesia, and we'll get them to you! Buy them on: The People of Asia social marketplace Tokopedia...

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...

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...

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...