Op Anggen primary school was founded in 1996, to serve a handful of students, by missionaries working in the remote and impoverished highlands of Papua, Indonesia. Today, in Bokondini village, 52 students are learning a curriculum which incorporates important development initiatives designed to strengthen the community by affecting change in attitudes and behaviors. Op Anggen is one of the Commu

The Narwastu Foundation is a church-affiliated volunteer organization leading a Community of Learning (COL) school in one of Papua’s remote and impoverished areas. Established in 2009, in the village of Binime where personal welfare has suffered due to ethnic clashes, the Narwastu COL school provides formal, basic academics, healthcare and healthful-living skills to children and adults to impro

In September, SERASI continued to address health, education, governance, and related community needs through crosscutting grants to local organizations in the Jayapura area (consisting of Jayapura City and the Districts of Jayapura and Keerom) and the Pegunungan Tengah (Central Highlands) region.

SERASI’s current focus areas are Jayapura (consisting of Jayapura City and the Districts of Jayapura and Keerom), and the Pegunungan Tengah (Central Highlands) region (consisting of Wamena Town and the Districts of Jayawijaya, Yahukimo, Lanny Jaya, and Tolikara). These areas were selected based on an assessment of need, logistic considerations, and presence of potential partner organizations.