Kids Class with A Group from America!

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...

Kids Futsal Training

Beto trained the kids who joined our Program at Center of Hope last week. Usually, we do training at Center of Hope in the front garden, we don’t have a proper field to train them but they are really eager to practice, so we rent a soccer field near Center of Hope for...

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....

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...

Crochet Class

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...

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...

Futsal Tournament – FSI Bali

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...

Riski’s New Glasses

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...

Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil

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...

FSI Reading Class

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...

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We’re a charity based in Indonesia focused on helping at-risk youth and and even supporting girls and women in crisis.

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Crochet Class

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...

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...

Congrats Rikzar

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...

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...

Shoes Project – Juvenile Prison

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...

Feri’s Semester Break

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...

Pledge United

Today was the last day of the Pledge United program that we ran with our boys in the Juvenile Prison. Pledge United is an experiential football program that uses football to make boys aware of the issues of gender based violence within Indonesia. The hope of Pledge...

2 New Boys!!

Riski is a very happy kid who just turned 17 years old. His story is incredible. He is one member of a set of quadruplets. Yes, four babies at once. Sadly, one of them died. He is from a village close to Cirebon (about a four hour drive from our city.) We had the...

The Boys went to Tangkuban Perahu

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...

Riski’s New Glasses

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...

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2 New Boys!!

Riski is a very happy kid who just turned 17 years old. His story is incredible. He is one member of a set of quadruplets. Yes, four babies at once. Sadly, one of them died. He is from a village close to Cirebon (about a four hour drive from our city.) We had the...

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...

Futsal Tournament – FSI Bali

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...

Wahyu and Sovian

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...

Group from America visited Juvenile Prison

A group from America came to visit us to find out what Free and Safe is doing in Indonesia. They also visited Juvenile prison, played futsal with the boys in the prison and share stories and life experiences that we all hope can inspire the boys and give them new...

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...

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...

Suratin Cup tournament

Proud of them! Deden & Fikri a while ago took part in the Suratin Cup tournament 🏆 Deden Suratin U15 in the PERSIB Bandung team while Fikri joins Suratin U17 in the Bandung United team 😆  We will always support their hobby and passion. It's great to see them...

Cipedes Got Talent

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...

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...

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Free and Safe

We’re a charity based in Indonesia focused on helping at-risk youth and and even supporting girls and women in crisis.

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Vision & Mision

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...

FSI Working with Indonesian Goverment

Free and Safe is working with the Indonesian Government of the Ministry of Social Department from the City of Bandung and the province of West Java.Free and Safe have sent 165 pairs of new shoes to be distributed to people in need. We believe that by working together...

sharEmotion

We are constantly on the move to help our women friends through a story. Where every journey begins, they spill their hearts into writing that becomes a story. With this story, we can empower each other, love and be there for them.

Rice Donation

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....

Jorge Gets a Reward

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...

Risky’s Story

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...

Collaboration with The Ministry of Social Affairs of Indonesia

The Ministry of Social Affairs of Indonesia visited our organization, the Free and Safe Indonesia Foundation. During their visit, they learned about the programs we offer to support children and families in need. We had a great discussion with the Ministry's team...

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...

New Boy, Feri!

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...

Kids Futsal Training

Beto trained the kids who joined our Program at Center of Hope last week. Usually, we do training at Center of Hope in the front garden, we don’t have a proper field to train them but they are really eager to practice, so we rent a soccer field near Center of Hope for...

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We’re a charity based in Indonesia focused on helping at-risk youth and and even supporting girls and women in crisis.

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Vision & Mision

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