Back to school
prevention
Parenting circles, home visits and nutrition support for families with young children.
Who we are
tumbuh is a family services foundation helping children across indonesia grow up safe, loved and learning.
Since 2000 we have worked alongside parents, grandparents, teachers and village leaders, through early-years centres, family counselling and family-based care for children who cannot live at home.
More about tumbuh26
years walking alongside families
14,800
children supported last year
9
provinces, from Java to Papua
1,240
foster and kinship families trained
Where we work
communities we serve
Nine provinces, one promise: no family should have to raise a child alone. Open a region or tap a pin on the map.
Yogyakarta · Central Java · East Java · West JavaEarly-years centres, parenting circles and family-based care in 23 districts.
West Nusa Tenggara · East Nusa TenggaraNutrition in the first 1,000 days, village learning hubs and kinship care.
South SulawesiChild and family counselling with schools and community health centres.
West KalimantanRecruiting, training and supporting foster families.
PapuaEarly learning and reading programmes run with local teachers.
Regions we serveProgramme hubs
What we do
three ways we help
families grow
counselling
Mental health support for children, parents and families, in person and by phone.
family-based care
Training, certification and ongoing support for foster and kinship families.
News
what's growing?
Updates from our centres, our families and the people who make this work possible.
Family-based care
Why kinship care keeps families together, and how we support it
Early years
Inside a village early-years centre in Sumba
Stories
keep up with tumbuh
Moments from our programmes. Tap a plus to open the next one.
Reading hub, Waingapu
“Saturday mornings are loud at the reading hub. Forty kids, three volunteers and one very patient librarian.”Hub coordinator, Sumba
Donate
grow a future today.
Back-to-school fund 2026Rp412 jt of Rp600 jt
1,284 donors · 18 days left
Rp250.000 gives two children a month of nutritious snacks at our early-years centres.