Alexandre Wettstein

22/02/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗛𝗤 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

After many years of field operations, Rumah Kambera is no longer functional. Too small. Structurally exhausted. Limiting our medical and social work.

Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia have secured land in Kawangu, near Waingapu port and airport, where we are designing a new socio-medical base.

This is not an expansion for visibility. It is a structural response to real field constraints.

Swiss operational expertise, combined with daily realities on the ground, guides this project. Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia are building infrastructure to strengthen healthcare access in one of Indonesia’s most underserved regions.

If all conditions are met, construction may begin in the coming months.

Read more about the Sumba HQ Concept 2026 and the future socio-medical base in Kawangu on our website. https://fairfuturefoundation.org/sumba-hq-concept-2026/

- Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - Rotary International - Protokol Sumba Timur - Promkes Dinkes Prov Ntt

Reveals the Sumba HQ Concept 2026 and the first architectural vision for a socio medical base built to strengthen healthcare and community support...

21/02/2026

𝗪𝗮𝗶 𝗣𝗮 𝗟𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲.

This was the eighth reservoir Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia built in the small village of Hambarita, East Sumba.

5,300 litres of clean, filtered rainwater, constructed in 10 to 12 days using the ferrocement technique. Cement, sand, steel wire, and above all, community work.

Rainwater is collected from the roof, filtered through multiple stages, and stored under a sealed, hermetic metal lid. Protection from contamination is essential. Clean water must stay clean.

Every wire is tied by hand. Every layer is applied manually. You can see the hands at work. This is not machinery. It is cooperation.

Access to water at home means fewer infections, fewer long walks, better hygiene, and dignity.

- UN-Water - Water.org - WaterAid UK - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - UNICEF - World Health Organization (WHO) - Rotary International - Rotary Club Mandurah Districts - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

20/02/2026

𝗦𝗗 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗸 𝗡𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘂, 𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂. 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹. 𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆.

A few weeks ago, Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia distributed 93 SolarBuddy (SolarBuddy.org) lamps to the students of this remote school. Reaching it takes time. The road is rough. The classrooms are simple. But the children are fully present.

Each lamp means homework without kerosene smoke. Reading after sunset. Safer evenings at home.

Distribution is never just a handover. We trained the students and teachers. We explained how the lamp works, how to recharge it in the sun, how to use the container as a simple handwashing station with a tap. We spoke about hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and infectious disease prevention. We handed out flyers so the knowledge goes home with them.

Over the past eight months, 2,440 lamps have been distributed across East Sumba. And this year, we will begin again with the same number.

Light here is practical. It changes daily life.
- Perth Rotary - Western Australia - Rotary Club Mandurah Districts - SolarBuddy.org - UNICEF Indonesia - World Health Organization (WHO) - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - Promkes Dinkes Prov Ntt

20/02/2026

This new Picture of the Day shows more than solar lamps charging in the sun. It shows SolarBuddy education in East Sumba in action.

In remote schools without electricity, children receive not only a solar lamp but structured guidance. Together with Fair Future Foundation, Kawan Baik Indonesia and in partnership with SolarBuddy (SolarBuddy.org) and Rotary Australia (Rotary Club Mandurah Districts and Rotary International), we combine light distribution with hygiene training and printed educational materials.

Each child learns how to maintain the lamp, protect it from damage, and use it responsibly. They also receive practical handwashing instructions linked to infection prevention. For many, this leaflet is their first personal printed document. It matters.

With 16 years of Swiss humanitarian fieldwork, our method is precise. Distribution. Education. Follow-up. In 2026, 2,450 new SolarBuddy Junior and Student lamps will extend this structured program.

Read more on our website to discover how solar lighting enables structured education in rural areas of Indonesia. https://fairfuturefoundation.org/solarbuddy-education-east-sumba/

- Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - Promkes Dinkes Prov Ntt - Dinkes SUMBA TIMUR - UNICEF - World Health Organization (WHO)

Delivers SolarBuddy education in East Sumba, combining solar light distribution with hygiene guidance, printed learning tools and structured...

19/02/2026

Last week at SDN Bidiwai in East Sumba, we distributed 103 SolarBuddy lamps. But electrification is only one part of the work.

We also provided nine school health posters, soon ten with the introduction of our HIV awareness campaign. Together with the teachers, we reviewed every message with the students. Healthy food, hygiene, to***co risks, alcohol abuse and infectious diseases. Clear language. Simple images. Direct impact.

In remote rural Indonesia, prevention must be visible every day. Teachers become health educators. Children bring knowledge home. Laminated posters remain on classroom walls for years, reinforcing safer behaviours long after we leave.

For 16 years, Swiss expertise through Fair Future Foundation in partnership with Kawan Baik Indonesia has focused on practical solutions that connect education, electrification and medical prevention.

This is community medicine at the school level.

Discover the full story and understand how education becomes a form of prevention in remote Indonesia. Read more on our website. https://fairfuturefoundation.org/school-health-posters-solarbuddy-sumba/

- Perth Rotary - Western Australia - Rotary Club Mandurah Districts - UNICEF - World Health Organization (WHO) - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - The Global Fund - Promkes Dinkes Prov Ntt - United Nations’ Women’s Empowerment Principles

Improves prevention through school health posters in rural Indonesia, empowering teachers and children in East Sumba with practical, life-saving...

16/02/2026

At Puskesmas Kawangu in East Sumba, three Kawan Sehat health agents walked long distances to meet our field coordinator. This is how Primary Medical Care is secured on the ground.

Every two months, medicines are counted, expiration dates verified, and digital case reports cross-checked using our offline medical application. In villages without doctors or pharmacies, these agents are the only medical access.

Sixteen years of Swiss field experience guide this structured supervision model, implemented by Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia in direct coordination with local health authorities.

Prevention here means verifying stock before infection spreads. It means correcting small discrepancies before they become clinical risks.

Distance should never determine survival.

Read more about this field supervision visit
https://fairfuturefoundation.org/primary-medical-care-kawangu

- World Health Organization (WHO) - UNICEF - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - Perth Rotary - Western Australia - International Committee of the Red Cross - Kementerian Kesehatan RI

Delivers Primary Medical Care in East Sumba by supervising rural health agents, verifying medicines, and securing safe treatment access in...

14/02/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

It documents a decisive year in East Sumba. Thousands of medical consultations delivered through structured Primary Medical Care. 350,000 litres of clean water storage secured for communities facing extreme dry seasons. Between 3,000 and 4,000 children are now studying safely with solar lighting.

Two distinct malaria initiatives were implemented. A full baseline scientific study in a highly endemic region to understand transmission, environmental exposure and diagnostic gaps. Then the East Sumba Malaria Project, with large educational billboards, microscopy training, full-village workshops, and indoor residual spraying.

Four new prevention campaigns were launched. Nearly 400,000 people reached through structured healthy life education programs.

For 16 years, Swiss precision combined with local leadership through Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia has focused on measurable impact in ultra-rural Indonesia.

This report is not a promotion. It is documentation.
https://fairfuturefoundation.org/annual-report-2025-release/

Fair Future Foundation - Federal number | CH-550.1.057.027-8

- SolarBuddy.org - Perth Rotary - Western Australia - World Health Organization (WHO) - UNICEF - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - International Committee of the Red Cross - Malaria Partners International

Explore Annual Report 2025 presenting medical data, water infrastructure, malaria prevention and electrification programs serving remote villages...

12/02/2026

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀.

It is the final stage of infections that were never treated in time. Small wounds, unsafe water, respiratory infections and childbirth complications quietly progress until the body collapses.

At Fair Future Foundation, together with Kawan Baik Indonesia, we see these cases regularly. Not because sepsis is inevitable, but because access to care is missing. Distance, broken roads, transport costs and lack of insurance delay treatment until it is too late.

This is why we created the Primary Medical Care program nearly four years ago. Our Kawan Sehat health agents treat infections early, clean wounds, recognise danger signs and refer patients before collapse. Early treatment prevents septic outcomes.

Sepsis is preventable. But only if care comes early.

Read more about how early care prevents sepsis in ultra-rural Indonesia
https://fairfuturefoundation.org/sepsis-rural-indonesia-prevention/

- World Health Organization (WHO) - UNICEF - CDC - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Perth Rotary - Western Australia - International Committee of the Red Cross - United Nations Development Programme - UNDP - Promkes Dinkes Prov Ntt - Dinkes SUMBA TIMUR - Dinkes Sumba Barat Daya

Explains how sepsis emerges in ultra-rural Indonesia, based on field observations, and how early medical care and prevention stop infections before...

11/02/2026

𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗨𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹𝘂, 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀.

In this ultra-rural area of East Sumba, access to healthcare is limited and delayed diagnosis remains a major risk. That is why education becomes a medical act.

Fair Future Foundation teams work alongside Kawan Baik Indonesia to deliver community education sessions focused on understanding transmission, recognising symptoms early, and applying prevention tools at home. Posters are detailed, rapid tests are conducted on-site under strict hygiene protocols, and children actively participate in learning how malaria spreads.

Testing allows immediate referral and treatment when needed. Data is recorded directly in the field to guide follow-up and adapt prevention strategies. These sessions are repeated throughout the year to ensure continuity and trust.

This work reflects Swiss medical rigour applied in the field, built over sixteen years of continuous presence. Prevention here is not theoretical. It is practical, measurable, and rooted in daily life.

Read more about how education, testing, and prevention are combined in ultra-rural settings to reduce malaria risk and protect families.
https://fairfuturefoundation.org/malaria-community-education-marada/

Malaria Partners International - Perth Rotary - Western Australia - UNICEF - World Health Organization (WHO) - Swiss Development & Cooperation

Delivers structured malaria community education in Marada combining rapid testing, prevention tools, and continuous field based medical care.

10/02/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁.

Two Kawan Sehat health agents are stepping back from the Primary Medical Care Program, after more than three years of service to their villages. Hundreds of patients treated every year. Wounds cleaned. Fevers followed. Mothers reassured. Children carried.

Today, we sat on the floor together. We reviewed the work. We listened. We collected the medical bags, the posters, and the tools. And we said thank you, properly. With a certificate. With images of their work. With time.

This is what dignity looks like in public health.

- Fair Future Foundation - Kawan Baik Indonesia - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Malaria Partners International - Rotary International - UNICEF Indonesia - World Health Organization Indonesia - International Committee of the Red Cross

09/02/2026

Malaria does not disappear on its own in ultra-rural regions. In East Indonesia, prevention must happen where transmission occurs, inside homes.

Indoor Residual Spraying is one of the most effective malaria control tools when applied correctly. Fair Future teams work with Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia, as well as Kawan Sehat agents, under strict medical protocols. Protective equipment, precise insecticide dosage, and controlled spraying movements are essential.

Traditional wooden and bamboo houses trap mosquitoes after they feed. Treating these surfaces reduces transmission for several months, protecting families where they live and sleep.

Each house is documented. Each intervention is traceable. This is not symbolic work. It is public health in practice, built on Swiss medical rigour and 16 years of continuous field presence.

Read the full field report and understand how malaria prevention is applied where it matters most, inside homes. https://fairfuturefoundation.org/indoor-residual-spraying-malaria/

Alex Wettstein, Fair Future Foundation, a Swiss State-Approved Organisation, since 2008.
Federal number | CH-550.1.057.027-8

- Malaria Partners International - Perth Rotary - Western Australia - World Health Organization (WHO) - UNICEF - Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) - Swiss Development & Cooperation - United Nations Development Programme - UNDP

Delivers indoor residual spraying for malaria control in rural Indonesia, combining medical safety, field discipline, and data-driven prevention...

07/02/2026

One of the 24 schools we reached in East Sumba. No electricity in the classroom, at home, or in the village.

SolarBuddy (SolarBuddy.org) lamps provide children with safe light for studying after sunset and help families avoid the toxic smoke from fuel lamps. In the same visit, our Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia teams deliver a simple message: protect your lungs, do not smoke, especially when to***co starts too young.

Perth Rotary - Western Australia - SolarBuddy.org - Swiss Development & Cooperation - Embassy of Switzerland in Indonesia - UNICEF - World Health Organization (WHO)