Butet Manurung
Indonesian anthropologist
Butet Manurung or Saur Marlina Manurung is a pioneer for alternative education for indigenous people in isolated and remote areas in Indonesia. Like other young Batak girls, she was called "Butet". Therefore, she is well known as Butet Manurung. Wikipedia
Born: 1972 (age 52 years), Jakarta, Indonesia
Education: The Australian National University (2009–2011) and Padjadjaran University
Spouse: Kelvin James Milne (m. 2010)
Books: The Jungle School
Parents: Anar Tiur Samosir and Victor Manurung
Aug 7, 2023 · Butet Manurung emerges as a contemporary hero, her innovative methods and transformative impact in indigenous education reflecting the essence ...
She pioneered a course of alternative learning for the Orang Rimba through the Sokola Rimba or “Jungle School”, focusing on basic literacy and relevant life ...
The first nonprofit organization in Indonesia focuses on education for indigenous peoples and other marginal groups. Sokola Rimba or Jungle School, ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Butet spent months studying the life of Orang Rimba and roaming tens of thousands of hectares of forest to better understand their predicaments.
Butet Manurung. Author | Anthropologist | Educator |. Environmental Activist butet_manurung@sokola.org manurungbutet. +62 815 7118 389 butet-manurung. To ...