📄 Suara Anak Pulau (Voice of Island Children)
By Muhammad Ikram
This book is a collection of drawings and stories from the children of SDN Antapia, Wangi-Wangi Island, Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Through their pictures, we can hear their voices, sharing memories, hopes, and everyday experiences as children of the island.
Each page reflects their world: the beauty of the sea and sunset, the boats that carry their families across islands, the school where they dream, the warmth of their homes, and the wonders of the underwater world. These drawings are more than colors and lines; they are the children’s way of telling their stories.
As the Poassa Project team, we are grateful to walk together with the children, parents, teachers, and community in this journey. We hope this book will remind us all to listen more closely to children’s voices, to value local knowledge, and to nurture imagination and literacy for the future.
Read more the the book here
📄 Dari Bulukumba ke Malaysia: Cerita Perempuan Buruh Migran yang Bertahan, Berjuang, dan Bersuara
By Nurismi Ramadani
Dari Bulukumba ke Malaysia is a powerful zine documenting the lived experiences of women migrant workers from Bulukumba, South Sulawesi who travel to Malaysia, primarily Sabah and Sarawak, to work in palm oil plantations. Through stories, drawings, journals, and collective reflections, the publication highlights the economic pressures that push women to migrate, the systemic vulnerabilities they face, and the forms of resilience they build along the way.
The zine captures deeply personal narratives of women like Sahwiah, Nadira, Helmi, and others who navigate exploitative working conditions, undocumented status, health risks, family separation, and gender-based violence. Their testimonies reveal not only the hardship of migrant life, unpaid wages, dangerous work, trauma, and lack of access to healthcare, but also the emotional burden they carry when returning home, where reintegration remains difficult and state protection largely absent.
Amid these challenges, the publication shows how women build solidarity and collective strength. Through gatherings, storytelling, body-mapping, and shared learning spaces, they formed BALLA’TA, a safe community for migrant women and their families in Bulukumba. The zine also offers practical information on rights, protections, safe migration tips, and contact points in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Ultimately, this publication amplifies the voices of women whose stories are often hidden, asserting their dignity, resilience, and the urgent need for fairer migration governance and stronger protection systems.
Read more the zine here
📄 From Exploitation to the Absence of Legal Protection: The Painful Stories of Women Domestic Workers in NTT in the Book Hanaf
By Yuliana M. Benu (September, 2025)
Hanaf: Meretas Konspirasi Bisu Nasib Perempuan Pekerja Rumah Tangga, a book that documents the struggles of women domestic workers (PRT) in East Nusa Tenggara. Compiled over five years, the book captures testimonies of exploitation, violence, discrimination, and the lack of legal protection that PRT endure, stories long hidden behind employers’ walls. Through moving personal narratives, the book not only records suffering but also serves as a collective call for justice, urging the state to recognize domestic work as decent labor and to pass long-delayed protection laws. Speakers at the launch stressed how these stories shed light on systemic injustice, feminized poverty, and the urgent need for grassroots solidarity and legal reform.
📄 Catatan dari Kampung: “Ta’da Ai dan Perempuan yang Menyapa Tanaman”
By Diana Debi Timoria (Deepublish, 2024)
In Sumba, the phrase Ta’da Ai carries both a literal and cultural meaning: it can refer to tree bark, but also to plants, leaves, roots, bark, or fruits, used for healing. This book documents how women in Sumba, especially traditional healers, inherit and practice knowledge of medicinal plants, not through formal schooling, but through deep relationships with nature and intergenerational transmission. From cultural reflections to personal stories like that of Mama Lina, a respected healer, the chapters explore how women safeguard traditions that connect people, plants, and healing practices. At its heart, the book celebrates the wisdom of women as guardians of local knowledge, showing how nature and culture intertwine in everyday life.
📄 Winning Inclusion: Stories of Disabled Students’ Experiences in Makassar
By Nur Syarif Ramadhan (Editor/Writer) with Ten Authors
This book brings together ten real-life stories of people with disabilities who fought against discrimination in the education system. From elementary school to university in Makassar, they turned their personal experiences, often whispered quietly or shouted on the streets, into written history. These stories highlight not only moments of victory but also the struggles, emotions, and obstacles faced within an education system that often perpetuates stigma, such as steering students with disabilities toward “special education” programs regardless of their aspirations.
Written in a light, contemporary, and honest style, the book allows readers to feel the emotions of the authors while exposing discriminatory practices that still persist. Each chapter stands on its own, making it an easy companion read. Beyond personal reflections, the book offers a critical perspective on integrative and inclusive education, making it a valuable resource for activists, educators, and anyone concerned with social justice.
👉 Contact Syarif to read the full book