Help Berbagi Bahagia Foundation install solar-powered lights in Tuakara Village, North Halmahera, a community that has lived without electricity since Indonesia’s independence. Together, we can brighten homes, empower families, and light up young dreams.

Imagine living your whole life in darkness with no power to light your home, no light for your children to study, no electricity to store food or medicine safely.

This is reality for the families of Tuakara Village, an isolated island community in Loloda Kepulauan, North Halmahera, Maluku Utara. Since Indonesia’s independence, Tuakara’s 130 households have never had access to electricity from the national grid.

Instead, families rely on oil lamps or battery-powered torches barely enough for basic needs. Most villagers are fishermen and coconut farmers who work hard to survive but earn too little to afford solar panels or batteries on their own. Even when coconut prices rise, the cost of rice and oil rises too, keeping families in a constant struggle.

The absence of electricity not only impacts convenience, but also directly affects the future of the younger generation and the quality of life of residents. Children have difficulty studying at night due to limited light. Residents' economic activities can only be carried out from sunrise to sunset, limiting daily productivity. The absence of cold storage facilities makes fishermen's catches spoil quickly and makes it difficult to store vaccines or medicine at the village health post. In addition, the absence of electricity makes residents even more isolated from the development of outside information and communication. This reality shows that Tuakara is not yet fully independent, and lighting is a basic right that should be accessible to all Indonesian citizens, without exception.

🎯 Our Goal

Through the One Light One Hope program, Berbagi Bahagia Foundation aims to:

1️⃣ Provide clean, independent solar lighting for Tuakara households
2️⃣ Improve families’ quality of life, education, and health
3️⃣ Train locals to maintain the solar system for lasting impact

📌 Who You’ll Be Helping

• 50 of Tuakara’s most vulnerable households in Phase 1, families living in poverty, homes with elderly, and houses with children still in school.
• Fishermen and farmers whose daily income barely covers food and basic needs.
• A whole village community that has waited decades to feel truly “free.”

🔧 How We’ll Do It

• Technical & social needs survey with local partners
• Distribution & installation of solar panels (50Wp) + batteries + LED lamps in each   household
• Training for families on how to use and maintain the system
• Monitoring & documentation to ensure the benefits last

🏷️ Estimated Budget (Phase 1)

Expected Output & Outcome

Output:

• 50 homes gain clean, independent solar power
• 50 families experience improved daily life
• Practical solar energy training for villagers

Outcome:

• Better night-time study access for children
• Extended work hours & comfort for families
• A replicable community model for other isolated villages

For decades, the people of Tuakara have lived in darkness—no electricity, no safe lighting, no way to preserve food or medicine. But with your help, that can change. By your support today, you are not just giving light; you're giving children a chance to study, families a chance to thrive, and an entire village the dignity of progress.

Be the reason Tuakara finally sees the light