50 Sembako to support Bandung City Social Service

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...

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...

Shoes Project

No one should have to wear shoes or sandals from a garbage bin. Students and kids are required to wear a school uniform and proper shoes and sandals. Many students wear shoes that are far too large or small for them; other students’ shoes are barely held together....

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....

New Football Shoes

#ShoesProjectOur boys in the Juvenile Prison received 25 pairs of football shoes! Yay! We see how enthusiastic our boys in the prison are with our football practices, even the heavy rain or the hot sun does not stop them from continuing to practice football for two...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Deden

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

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FSI Bali Update

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 🏝⚽️

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...

Psychological Counseling for The Boys

The boys who joined FSI program are being given psychological counseling with professionals from our partner @get.kalm to help manage their mental health. Kak Exa from @get.kalm who provides psychological guidance for the boys creates a comfortable counseling...

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...

‘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...

You got this, Rikzar

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...

Live, Love, Crochet

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...

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...

Free and Safe: Women’s Movement

We’ve known these ladies for about a year but haven’t been able to see them for quite a while because of the COVID-19 pandemic…and just recently WE FINALLY MET AGAIN! We were invited to come visit those who were preparing for the prison’s Sports Week. It was fun—their...

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...

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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...

Karang Asem, Bali

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...

Shoes for the Boys

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...

Cooking Class Batch 2

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...

National Children’s Day 2020

Happy National Children’s Day 2020! On special day, Free and Safe Indonesia Foundation who were asked to attend an event for National Children’s Day event and meet the head of all Correctional Institutions in Indonesia, Vice Governor of West Java, Mayor of Bandung,...

2021 #DeeplyRooted

We can't do much, especially in the midst of this pandemic, without help of the team and loyal supporters who walk together with Free and Safe. We believe when we walk together we go further 🔥🙏🏻 #freeandsafeindonesia #freeandsafeindonesiafoundation#homeofhopeandfuture...

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...

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...

Empowering Women

During the current pandemic in the city of Bandung, we are trying to empower the community. We found Ibu Sari, one of the mothers who lives near our foundation and needed help.    Ibu Sari has typhoid and has not been able to work for months because she's sick,...

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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...

Gathering Partners and the Strengthening of Class 2A Women’s Prison Guardians in Bandung

Today Free and Safe Indonesia was invited to attend the Gathering Partners and the Strengthening of Class 2A Women's Prison Guardians in Bandung. This event was to express gratitude for the cooperation of foundations or other organizations that help, foster and become...

Chef Wahyu 🧑🏻‍🍳

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 🤤🧑🏻‍🍳

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...

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.

National Children’s Day 2020

Happy National Children’s Day 2020! On special day, Free and Safe Indonesia Foundation who were asked to attend an event for National Children’s Day event and meet the head of all Correctional Institutions in Indonesia, Vice Governor of West Java, Mayor of Bandung,...

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 Kids

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...

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...

You got this, Rikzar

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...

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