Bali Children's Project's COVID-19 Food Relief Appeal hit a milestone as over 30,000 USD has been raised to help families struggling in Bali. It equates to over 750 large food packages that include non-perishable essential food supplies. With Bali closed to international tourism, the pandemic has hit the economy hard. It has meant that families who were already living [...]
In August Bali Children's Project continued with our COVID-19 Food Relief Appeal, while ensuring children stay sponsored for school and featured how learning centres are providing books for children during the pandemic.
A huge thank you to Ben & Emma, Laura, Kevin, Ethan, Barry and Alana, Dewi & Robert, who all became new sponsors in August. During the pandemic, children have been in more need to sponsorship than usual, due to lower incomes of families, but similar school fees. Since the pandemic started, tourism has almost shut down and those who [...]
We took a trip to Selulung and the site of one of our Learning Centres to see how the community are holding up during the pandemic. In 2019, we completed the building of a new learning centre, but since March, schools have been closed. Additionally, Karmagawa helped us to purchase a school bus for children who had to walk [...]
Bali Children's Project is proud to announce funding for a further ten school/library renovations in Bali, thanks to support from Karmagawa. After the pandemic caused a huge slowdown in support for both kindergarten and library projects in Bali, Karmagawa have come to the rescue by announcing support of ten more projects in Bali. In a partnership started in 2016, [...]
Bali Children's Project is proud to present our latest Annual Review to supporters. Introduced by Linda Venter, Bali Children's Project's founder, the Annual Review summarises our latest achievements, as well as highlighting our growth and plans for the future. We thank all supporters who have helped us to became the charity we are today, impacting tens of thousands of [...]
Ever since the pandemic hit, the people of Bali have been struggling with daily life. With borders effectively closed and no tourism on the island, impacts have been wide reaching. Bali Children's Project is continuing our COVID Food Relief Appeal to help those families with food staples. The longer the pandemic goes on, the more difficult families are finding [...]
Thank you to all who donated towards this project. Thanks to your support, we have raised our target can commence the renovation. Raised so far... Progress so far... FULLY FUNDED! The Banana School is an underequipped kindergarten in rural Bali. Donate and help us to reach our target of 5,000 USD to renovate [...]
In July, Bali Children's Project is excited to have sponsored 23 new students for school in July - all of whom were on the brink of dropping out of school. It's been a crucial time for children - the new school year has just started. It's meant children have had to choose their high schools. For many children, that's [...]
Against the odds, 55 students from poverty stricken families have graduated from school, thanks to sponsorships from kind donors. In Bali, official figures show 1 in 5 students will not graduate high school. We find these students and help them to pay their fees. The sponsorships are life changing. Students who faced a future of manual labor now have [...]
Bali Children’s Project is proud to announce a brand new learning centre for the village of Wanagiri, funded by a generous private donor. Although school is currently closed in Bali due to the pandemic, the need for quality learning facilities has stayed the same. Schools are tentatively due to reopen under a ‘new normal’, and our focus remains firmly [...]
Bali Children's Project is proud to announce that thanks to a worldwide effort from donors, we have raise over 26,000 USD for COVID-19 Food Relief Packages. It's an incredible total which has enabled us to deliver 668 Food Packages to needy families. The deliveries are continuing in July as families struggle to cope with Bali's decimated economy. From tourism [...]
Our appeal reached an amazing 556 Food Relief Packs for families who have been struggling to make ends meet, along with a record breaking month of single sponsorships for children to stay in school.
Hot off the renovation of a brand new kindergarten in central Bali, supporters EnviTours have generously donated Food Relief Packages to 35 families in the village. Ayu Trisna, Schools Support Manager was there to deliver the supplies. “The people were so happy to receive the food packages. You can see how much it means to them. It has not [...]
As June comes to a close and the new school year also ends, Bali Children’s Project is thankful to June’s 31 new sponsors. June and July are some of the most important times of the year for children. They have finished their school year and look on to their next year. In Bali, moving up a year also is [...]
Long term supporters Karma Group have once again gone above and beyond by helping students in Bali access education. With schools closed since March, students have been told to study at home, using online studying tools of Zoom, email and Google Classroom. It’s not ideal but has been one of the solutions to maintain learning during the pandemic. It [...]
Coronavirus can’t keep Balinese kindergarteners from celebrating their graduation! Under strict hygiene standards, students were invited back to the Bali Children’s Project Kindergarten in Ubud to celebrate their achievement. 28 students were split into smaller groups of 3-5 students each. They were greeted by their dedicated teachers, who handed over their graduation certificates. It’s the first educational achievement in [...]
The big educational news this week was that Bali has set out its plan to start reopening schools. With the 19/20 school year formally over in June, schools should be starting for the new year again in July. The measures were announced by Bali Education Board on a live YouTube feed. Green, Yellow, Orange and Red Zones On the [...]
With an influx of sponsorship cancellations, Bali Children's Project is seeking new sponsors to help keep students in school. As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus, children in Bali are seeing their futures affected too. With a new school year starting soon - and therefore even more increased school costs, students are relying on sponsorships to keep them [...]
May Enewsletter: See the latest from our COVID-19 Food Relief Appeal as well as how we've been continuing to help children with less all over Bali, despite the pandemic.
