June Enewsletter
A wonderful month in June as supporters helped us was over 180 School Entry Backpacks! Plus we much more in our June enewsletter below.
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07, 2019
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07, 2019
Annual Review Published
2019 Annual Review Bali Children’s Project is delighted to announce our latest Annual Review is now available. Click the image below to read or download the full Annual Review. The Annual Review invites readers to learn a little more about Bali Children’s Project and the range of programs that we run. With an introduction from Founder Linda Venter, you [...]
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07, 2019
Sorry State of Songan Kindergarten
Welcome to Songan Welcome to Songan Kindergarten. The broken down building that you see is the designated kindergarten building for Songan village, near to Mount Batur in north Bali. Songan village has been victim to plenty of bad luck, including a deadly landslide a in 2017. The bad luck seemed to continue as the kindergarten fell into disrepair. It's [...]
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07, 2019
21 Children Sponsored in June
Twenty One Children Sponsored in June Fantastic news as another 21 would-be drop outs are staying in school, thanks to new sponsorships in June. The sponsorships come at a crucial time of year as students look to moving up a grade. As many students move into junior and senior high, costs kick in. It's a complicated system, with [...]
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07, 2019
Graduation Time in Bali
It's graduation time in Bali! It's a wonderful time of year for many children who finish the academic year, break up for winter holiday and move up a grade or even into a new school! We say goodbye to many kindergarteners, who make the big step up to elementary school, as well as 41 high [...]
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06, 2019
Chinese School Donates a Library
Students and teacher’s from QSI International School have helped to completely change a library in the rural village of Batuan, Bali. When QSI International School teachers Adam and Heather visited Bali Children’s Project, they knew their school could help to give students a better quality learning environment. Access to Books in Bali During their visit, Adam and Heather found [...]
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06, 2019
118 School Entry Backpacks Raised so Far
Bali Children's Project is so pleased to say that so far there have been a huge 118 packs raised from our 2019 School Entry Backpack Appeal. It's all thanks to kind businesses and supporters from all around the world who have helped to raise funds to send children to school with a smile. The appeal is still getting [...]
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06, 2019
School Entry Backpack Appeal
Backpacks Raised so far Donors Help us deliver fully equipped backpacks for children in poverty. $100 gives a child all materials needed for a year of school. Donate your Fully Equipped Backpack Here It's a sad fact in Bali that many children go to school [...]
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06, 2019
May Enewsletter
Opening two schools, one library, launching our School Entry Backpack Appeal, 23 children sponsored and more news all in our May Enewsletter.
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06, 2019
School and Learning Centre Opens in Bali
More delight in rural Bali, as we simultaneously opened to two separate learning facilties, thanks to funding provided by Karmagawa. The two projects, both located in northern Bali are the latest in a string of 15 projects that have now been completed in Bali, thanks to the partnership between Bali Children's Project and Karmagawa. See our videos below of [...]
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06, 2019
22 More Children Sponsored!
22 New Sponsorships in May! Wonderful news for 22 children who would have been dropping out of school! They have all been sponsored by kind people from all over the world. Sponsorships are the difference between graduation adn new opportunities in life, or dropping out and becoming basic laborers. As high school costs money, children from families who [...]
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05, 2019
Fundraiser in Memory of Leonore
Brian's Fundraiser for Leonore Brian Calaustro is on a mission to help fund a third Leonore G. Calaustro Learning Centre in Bali. After his wife passed away, Brian vowed to do all he could to help improve education for children - a cause that was close to Leonore's heart. Since then, Brian has funded two Learning Centres, which [...]
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05, 2019
Earthquake Library Restored
Give Back Give Away Thanks to the kind people at Give Back Give Away, Bali Children's Project have renovated another needy library, this time in one of the most remote villages in Bali. Subaya Village Subaya Village is like the land that time forgot. The village is inexplicably built on the top of a mountain, with access via [...]
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05, 2019
HIV Growth Slows in Bali
HIV and AIDS Figures Increase in Bali The HIV AIDS Situation Report in Indonesia has uncovered some telling numbers for HIV and AIDS in Bali. The latest figures are cause for some cautious optimism, while highlighting the need for effective preventative measures in Bali. The report also shows how improvements in diagnosis and treatment has saved lives. As [...]
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05, 2019
April 2019 Enewsletter
April saw a record breaking month for sponsorships, two new school projects commence and the launch of our new Sex Education mobile web application for teens.
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05, 2019
Record Breaking Sponsorships!
27 Students Sponsored In a truly incredible month, people from all around the world sponsored 27 students from our waiting list in April. To put this into context, that is the highest number of students ever sponsored in one single month! What is truly amazing though isn't the number or statistic. It is the new opportunities that these [...]
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04, 2019
Two Schools Begin Construction
Wonderful news as we broke ground on two new school projects in rural Bali! Thanks to private donors, funding for the new kindergartens has been confirmed and building work is well in progress already. Turnaround in Fortunes Having been on our waiting list for quite some time, the two schools were in a huge amount of need. Tunas Bangsa [...]
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04, 2019
Eight Children Sponsored in March
Eight Children Sponsored in March More good news for nine children who were previously on the verge of dropping out of school. It is all thanks to March's new school sponsors of Iman & Bima (Views & Vision), Ilse & Auke, Tom & Jerry and Avary & Stella. Combined, they sponsored seven girls and one boy to finish [...]
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03, 2019
Child Protection Reaches 1000s
One of Bali Children's Project lesser known project surrounds Child Protection in schools. It's an issue that is never really discussed in Balinese society. It's not in the school curriculum and parents rarely talk about it with their children. Recent data has shown an extremely low amount of reported abuse cases to children in [...]
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03, 2019
Jehem School Opens in Bali
Thirteenth Karmagawa School With funding from Karmagawa, Bali Children's Project built yet another kindergarten in Bali. It's the thirteenth school that Karmagawa has supported in Bali, with more on the way. Bali Children's Project turned an old crumbling building into a fantastic new learning space for young learners in Jehem. [...]