Nila Tanzil (born in Jakarta, April 29, 1976) is the founder of Taman Bacaan Pelangi[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] a non-profit organization focused on promoting literacy in remote areas of eastern Indonesia. Nila holds a master's degree (MA in European Communication Studies) from the University of Amsterdam, in The Netherlands and a bachelor's in International Relations from Parahyangan Catholic University where she was named "Best Graduate of The Year".
Nila Tanzil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nila Tanzil April 29, 1976 |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Known for | Founder of "Taman Bacaan Pelangi" |
Taman Bacaan Pelangi
editTaman Bacaan Pelangi is a non-profit organization that builds children's libraries and promotes literacy in remote areas of eastern Indonesia. Nila opened the first Taman Bacaan Pelangi children's library in Roe Village, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia in 2009.[11] As of April 2018, Pelangi had 82 libraries across 15 islands in eastern Indonesia, including libraries on East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, Papua[4][12] providing more than 105,300 children's books to some of the most remote villages in Indonesia. Nila hopes to inaugurate her 100th library and deliver her 250,000th children's book before the end of 2018.[10][13] Taman Bacaan Pelangi focuses the eastern part of Indonesia because it is underdeveloped and lacks the infrastructure needed to give children access to international-standard books.[14] More importantly, the illiteracy rate in parts of eastern Indonesia is staggeringly high, with more than 55 percent of 15-year-olds unable to understand what they read.[15][14] In an effort to ensure that Taman Bacaan Pelangi is well-funded and sustainable, she founded Travel Sparks in 2015.[16][17] Travel Sparks is a social enterprise that helps people from around the world "Travel With A Cause". With Travel Sparks, tourists can take part in a once in a lifetime voluntourism opportunity. In 2016, Nila published "Lembar-Lembar Pelangi," a non-fiction book that recounts her decision to quit her corporate career and answer the "call" to leave it all behind her to follow her dream of building libraries and promoting literacy in some of the most remote places in Indonesia.[18][19]
Awards
edit- Kartini Next Generation[3][10][20]
- 10 EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2016 from Ernst & Young
- 10 Inspiring Women 2015 by Forbes Indonesia
- Inspiring Woman in ICT for Community Development from the Ministry of Women Empowerment & Child Protection and the Ministry of Communication & IT
- Nugra Jasadharma Pustaloka 2013 from the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia
- Indonesia's Inspiring Youth & Women 2012 from Indosat
- 10 Iconic Women Indonesia[21]
Fellowships
edit- Nila is an inaugural fellow of the Equity Initiative Fellowship in 2016 and an Atlantic Fellow.
She is also an Eisenhower Fellow 2018.
References
edit- ^ "Nila Tanzil - Chasing the Rainbows". The Jakarta Post.
- ^ "Nila Tanzil: Reading for a better future". The Jakarta Post.
- ^ a b Merdeka, Tim (7 September 2014). "Nila Tanzil sosok berdedikasi di balik Taman Bacaan Pelangi - merdeka.com". Merdeka.
- ^ a b "Taman Bacaan Pelangi Dirikan Delapan Perpustakaan di Flores - Republika Online". 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea Islan, Disney, dan Taman Bacaan Pelangi Bikin Donasi Buku". kumparan.
- ^ "12 Perpustakaan Taman Bacaan Pelangi Untuk 2.333 Anak di Flores - Plus.Kapanlagi.com". plus.kapanlagi.com.
- ^ Merdeka, Tim (6 September 2014). "Taman Bacaan Pelangi mulai menarik perhatian dunia internasional - merdeka.com".
- ^ Post, The Jakarta. "Travel Sparks invites voluntourists to explore Eastern Indonesia".
- ^ "Nila Tanzil, Buku untuk Anak Indonesia Timur". 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Sindo Weekly [dead link]
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (11 January 2013). "Nila Tanzil: Mendorong Mimpi Anak-anak - Kompas.com".
- ^ "Travel Spark dan Agoda Cerdaskan Anak Bangsa Melalui Pembangunan Perpustakaan". 14 October 2023.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/indonesia/kompas/20170611/281547995869795. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Peristiwa | Menerangi Pelosok Nusantara dengan Buku". Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ PISA 2015 Indonesia OECD
- ^ "Berwisata Sambil Bederma, Begini Caranya". 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Wisata Sosial di Flores".
- ^ "'Lembar-Lembar Pelangi': Kisah perjalanan mengikuti kata hati hingga ke pelosok negeri". 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Nila Tanzil 'Taman Bacaan Pelangi' Merilis Buku Lembar-lembar Pelangi". bali.bisnis.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (24 April 2013). "Pemenang Kartini Next Generation Award 2013 - Kompas.com".
- ^ "Hari Kartini, 10 Iconic Women Indonesia Dapat Apresiasi". Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-07-07.