WAMENA — Nies World TV. Nies Tabuni, founder of the Nies World Papua Foundation, and the Logotpaga community discussed the construction of a boarding school in Logotpaga Village, Asologaima District, Jayawijaya Regency, Highland Papua.
The meeting, held on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), discussed customary land release for the construction of a school to be managed by the Nies World Foundation. The local community, through the Kombarabuni Tribal Chief, has donated approximately 500 hectares of land.
According to Nies Tabuni, the initiator, the land release took place through a stone-burning ceremony with local residents. The community welcomed the development plan and agreed to hand over the site to the Nies World Foundation.
The event was also attended by church leaders, intellectuals, representatives of four village heads, and the local congregation. The community handed over the site for the construction of the Papua Cerdas Kindergarten and the subsequent development of educational facilities and other services.
Nies Tabuni stated that the donated site will be developed into a Mountain Youth Creative Hub. The area is planned to include a Papua Cerdas Kindergarten, a homestay or guesthouse, a junior high school, a vocational high school, a clinic, and a university.
"The allocated location will be developed into a Mountain Youth Creative Hub. There will be a Papua Cerdas Kindergarten, and plans are for a homestay or guesthouse, a junior high school, a vocational high school, a clinic, and a university," explained Nies Tabuni.
The initial development target is the Papua Cerdas Kindergarten in Logotpaga and a dormitory. After that, the site will be developed into a Mountain Youth Creative Hub, which will include a university, a clinic, a junior high school, and a vocational high school.
"All of this is under the auspices of the Nies World Foundation. Starting with the Papua Cerdas Kindergarten, we can then expand further development," he said.