The idea for Bahasa Basudara started from a
conversation between members of the Basudara Maluku Global group, who
share a passion for Maluku and its people. We are a group of Moluccans
who live in Maluku and throughout the world and get together regularly, to discuss
various topics. We give advice to academics, the government and legislative officials
and contribute to various humanitarian, educational and business development
projects in Maluku and Eastern Indonesia.
Our mission
We wanted to create an online learning community that could provide
the tools needed to help students in the Moluccas. Our idea was to offer conversational
classes via Zoom or Skype, that would concentrate on improving the foreign language
skills and to boost the confidence of Moluccan students, with the help of
native or foreign language speakers.
Through various contacts and networks, we have attracted an
ever- growing pool of Moluccan volunteers worldwide, who are fluent in either English,
German or Dutch. It is our hope, that at the same time, these tutors can also
share their life and work experiences, to push the boundaries and broaden the horizons of the students.
In return, it will also create the opportunity for the
tutors to learn (more) about the Moluccans and to (re)connect again with their
culture and heritage.
Our name
The Bahasa Basudara name was chosen as it means ‘Talk
to your Family’. Join our rapidly growing community and become connected to many
Moluccans all over the globe.