RULLY Nere was unable to hold back his feelings. He was sad to see the grass of the soccer field of Kampung Harapan in Papua no longer as green as it had been. It was muddy with holes and had become a track for a lot of motorbike taxis to pass. “As a child I used to play football here,” said Rully when he visited the field in the middle of last year.

Rully Rudolf Nere—born in Jayapura, May 13, 1957—will never forget Kampung Harapan, some