Tanoto Foundation started when co-founder Sukanto Tanoto, in the process of expanding his business operations in Besitang, witnessed the challenges faced by the community. The educational amenities and standards were… Read more >
Indonesia, for all its success and potential today, still faces difficulties in creating a literate populace. In a 2016 study released by Connecticut State University, Indonesia came in second last… Read more >
Cerita Nurkisma, a teacher at SD 176/I Karya Mukti, a public elementary school in Jambi Province’s Batanghari District, is a winner of the “Most Favorite Teachers Competition” sponsored by the… Read more >
Thanks to a partnership between the nonprofit Tanoto Foundation and the Asian Agri constituent company PT. Inti Indosawit Subur Kebun Tungkal Ulu, children in a rural area of Indonesia now… Read more >
In late 2014, the newest Tanoto Scholar Association Leadership Workshop welcomed participants to Bogor in West Java, Indonesia, for a learning and personal development series that was anything but routine…. Read more >
Poverty in Indonesia has decreased significantly over the past few decades, from 24 percent of the population in 1999, to 17 percent in 2004, to 12 percent in 2012. Yet,… Read more >
Students at SDN 007 Gumanti in the province of Riau, Indonesia, recently enjoyed participating in a Tanoto Foundation-sponsored activity in which they created their own art and stories based on… Read more >
In the first week of November 2014, a very special group of students celebrated their graduations from Nanjing Forestry University and Qufu Normal School in China. These students from underprivileged… Read more >