Little Turtles from Haria
Anita Matauseja works at daycare center MIK Spelenderwijs in Scharn – Maastricht. She came up with a plan to teach toddlers, from a very young age…
The Economics of Waste
In April of this year, the Raja of the village of Mahu, Ine Pattiwael, opened the first Bank Sampah on the island of Saparua. At a moment like that, people are wary…
Volunteers Welcome!
Today, among others, we’re saying goodbye to Xaviera Pieplenbosch. As a volunteer—and freshly graduated as an intercultural scientist from Utrecht University…
Departure of Max and Mats
Mats Pullen and Max Dikker delivered their final product, and with that their internship has come to an end. They managed to shorten the period by two weeks by working hard on it…
Conference AMGPM
A formal meeting, with a formal invitation, for Happy Green Islands. According to chairwoman Leny Latul, Happy Green Islands has long since stopped being an outsider. The foundation…
Culture Festival Nusalaut
Happy Green Islands has been working for years with the youth association (AMGPM) of the Moluccan Protestant Church (GPM). We were invited to join them to Abubu, a small village…
Team is coming together more and more
The team is becoming more and more complete. Our new interns Max and Mats went ahead and were wonderfully welcomed on Saparua by the members of Toma Majo Lease and the Bintari Foundation. Followed by…
