New Whiteboard

Yesterday, while training and visiting the women's jail, we handed over the whiteboard for our activities there. This whiteboard will be our tool for teaching English purposes. With the proceeds from the foundation and jail funds, we are grateful to provide the...

Fikri, Our New Boy

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...

Home to Home (Indah & Nur)

(8 August 2023) We visited Indah’s and Nur’s homes with a lovely group from America. Over a shared dinner, we exchanged stories about life, encouraged one another, and created beautiful memories together. We’re always so grateful for every 'Home to Home' visit. It’s a...

The Mailbox

The Mailbox!! Shout out to our creative volunteers who have been teaching the girls for more than a month. Besides having English class, fun dancing class, and singing class, among others, the kids recently made a mailbox for the class. Every meeting our volunteers as...

DIY (Do It Yourself)

New Leather Wallet made by Rizki! We have a new volunteer who likes to make wallets, belts, and other items using leather. Yesterday Rizki learned how to make a leather wallet with his own hands, with help from Andrew, the new volunteer. Rizki was able to follow every...

‘Week without walls’ by BAIS

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...

Happy Graduation, Boys!

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...

Update! SharEmotion Movement 2023

*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...

Where Dreams Begin : Scholarship for Grace

(8 September 2023) Watch here : https://youtu.be/b8PnHMbiw68?si=og8pyLlCKclz5VJG Grace used to attend a public school with B accreditation. She was quiet, hardworking, and full of potential. When we met her, we saw more than just a student, we saw a dream waiting for...

Welcome Home, Rizky

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...

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Graduation! (Fikri, Deden, Grace)

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...

FSI Bali Team Won 1st & 2nd place

Last week, we had the incredible opportunity to host a mini league at Bangli Drug Prison, in collaboration with YWAM Bali and the Bangli Drug Prison team. Five teams from four different prisons participated, showcasing remarkable talent and teamwork. We are proud to...

Welcome Home, Rizky

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...

New Boy

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...

FSI Bali English Class

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...

Free & Safe article on The People of Asia

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...

Happy Tummy

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,...

Games Night

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.

Online Classes

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...

Bangli Prison Futsal Match!

(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....

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A Journey of Impact: Youth Team from America Visits FSI #FSIChangemakers

(20 October 2023) We were so grateful to welcome a youth team from America who visited us at the Free and Safe Indonesia Foundation! During their time with us, they visited every program we run from our kids’ program to the juvenile prison, and even joined us for home...

Sharing is Caring

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?...

Center of Hope

Hope is a word that touches our hearts. There are so many women and children that end up wasting their lives because they feel that their future is hopeless. But we believe that is not true, because God always gives each of us a second chance which means there is...

FSI Got Talent!

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...

English Village

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...

Teenagers Class

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...

Creative and English Class Graduation

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...

Women’s Prison Story

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...

Friendly Match – Futsal Kids Bali

Weeks ago, our U14 team played a friendly match with other team in Denpasar, Bali. Coincidentally, Jefri is part of the trainer team from Brave Bali where Brave Bali & FSI Bali work together to give training for the kids in Denpasar, ​​Bali. It was a fun...

Sharemotion Journal

What inspired us to create the ShareEmotion Journal? Yes, the amazing women in the women's jail! After 3 years of FSI Women holding programs in the women's prison and women's jail, we have realized that what they need is someone to give them new hope and a place to...

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Distribution of Sembako

(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 Mailbox

The Mailbox!! Shout out to our creative volunteers who have been teaching the girls for more than a month. Besides having English class, fun dancing class, and singing class, among others, the kids recently made a mailbox for the class. Every meeting our volunteers as...

Friendly Match – Futsal Kids Bali

Weeks ago, our U14 team played a friendly match with other team in Denpasar, Bali. Coincidentally, Jefri is part of the trainer team from Brave Bali where Brave Bali & FSI Bali work together to give training for the kids in Denpasar, ​​Bali. It was a fun...

Sharemotion Journal

What inspired us to create the ShareEmotion Journal? Yes, the amazing women in the women's jail! After 3 years of FSI Women holding programs in the women's prison and women's jail, we have realized that what they need is someone to give them new hope and a place to...

Building Your Future

(11 November 2023)Beacon Community Care holds classes for FSI Kids and FSI Women ✨ The topic is 'Building Your Future'. The aim of this class is for community empowerment in the fields of education and waste management to protect the environment as an investment for...

FSI x JAC

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...

Let’s Make a Difference

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...

Strength in Togetherness

(1 November 2023) Bu Nur and her team recently organized a special outing for the Cipedes community, a group who regularly joins our programs at Free and Safe Indonesia Foundation, for two days and one night, they stayed together at a villa, taking time to rest,...

Online Classes

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...

Gratefulness

These women would like to thank you for their SharEmotion Journal Book that they were able to get with your support. YOUR purchase enabled us to share love that can benefit women to have better confidence, an increase in productivity, and better socioemotional health...

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