July 12th proved to be a very special day for Sumba. The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, arrived to attend both the Tenun Ikat Festival and the Sandalwood Festival in the region of Sumba Barat Daya. He spoke to a crowd of over 2000 people, all hoping to catch a glimpse of their inspirational leader. …
3rd place at the 14th UNWTO Awards
The foundation received some very exciting news this month! We were one of fourteen projects, among one hundred and twenty-eight applicants, from fifty-five countries that were selected as finalists of the 14th UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. The Awards are held annually to highlight and promote the work of individuals around the world that…
Guess who won this award?
A video story that was created about our foundation earlier this year, “What responsible tourism can look like in Sumba”, was one of only two video stories in Indonesia competing to be Our Better World’s Good Story of the Year 2017. ‘Our Better World’ is a digital story-telling initiative that helps social enterprises promote themselves…
We kicked off October with the sounds of wedding bells. Two of our students tied the knot, right in the heart of our campus! Yes, we know what you’re thinking- a student wedding? Let us explain. It was all down to two very creative volunteers- Lilysan and Yeni, who visited our campus in order to…
1st semester is over, time for holidays
Special guest at SHF, Sylvain Boussard a french food and berevage teacher At the beginning of this month, The Sumba Hospitality Foundation was lucky enough to welcome a special guest to our campus. Sylvain Boussard is a Food and Beverage teacher from France, who has a particular interest in wine. He came to our school…
Stealing the show on Independence Day August 17th marks a significant day for Indonesia, it is known as Hari Kemerdekaan, which translates in English as Independence Day. This year, Sumba Hospitality Foundation joined the local celebrations; the streets were festooned with elaborate parades, including marching bands and cheerleading performed by local school children.…
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