The visit of Dutch Embassy to Jayapura on September 21 brought Papua’s security and development into a single diplomatic conversation, as Deputy Chief of Mission Adriaan Palm and his delegation…
In many parts of Papua, attending school is not always as simple as walking a few blocks from home. For some children, living in remote highland villages or isolated coastal…
Education is a hope and a challenge for many families in Papua. In the remote villages, children often have to walk long distances to reach school. City parents work hard…
In a recent afternoon in Surabaya, dozens of Papuan students gathered to celebrate a milestone once far from their reach. Some had just found out that they had been accepted…
The classrooms looked different. Some had new roofs. Others had fresh paint and repaired floors. In several schools visited by government officials in eastern Indonesia during late May, broken windows…
In Papua Selatan, development is often discussed in terms of roads, ports, and connectivity. But recently, the conversation has shifted in a quieter direction. Education. Not in abstract terms, but…
On January 6, 2026, in a simple hall in Nabire, Papua Tengah, the atmosphere was electric with joy, and the applause echoed. Eight hundred and one educators stood proudly, marking…
Across the mountains, valleys, and coastlines of Papua, where geography has long tested access to basic services, a bold new chapter in education is unfolding. Indonesia’s Ministry of Basic and…