In an incredible show of support from donors, April helped us to sponsor 20 children to complete their schooling! In Bali, there are various fees for high school and despite the COVID-19 pandemic closing schools, costs have not changed for the majority of students. Most students have to pay money upfront, including semester fees or annual entry fees. It [...]
A summary of the latest updates relating to COVID-19 and how it is affecting the work of Bali Children's Project. The current Situation ***Updated 1st May 2020*** Up until recently there were very few cases of COVID-19 in Bali. However, recent tests of 1,210 people showed a 37% positive rate, with suspicions things could get a lot worse. With [...]
Balinese students have taken their learning online thanks to new mobile phone web application recently launched by Bali Children's Project. Times have been tough to students in Bali, as schools are closed, but classes continue online. It's not easy to learn but we've seen so many children committed to their educations and trying their best to study from home. [...]
Time for some good news to cheer everybody up! Our next new project is almost complete - thanks to support from the kind people are EnviTours. EnviTours had gotten in touch with us last year to ask about which school they could help support. We took them to see this kindergarten in Taro. Shocked at it's condition, EnviTours committed [...]
Bali Children's Project has just launched a new fundraiser, with the aim of raising 5,000 USD to renovate a needy kindergarten in rural Bali. The fundraiser helps to continue Bali Children's Project's mission to provide better quality early stage learning for villages in Bali. Having completed 11 schools in 2019, the charity is now raising funds to support 'The [...]
A wonderful surprise awaits the young learners at Katung Village, as Bali Children’s Project have just completed a renovation to their kindergarten, thanks to funding from donor Noah. It all started when Noah got in touch, having been inspired by seeing the difference we made when renovating the Herbert Learning Centre and Bazzi Kindergarten. Noah had got in touch [...]
As COVID-19 continued to impact on children in Bali, our wonderful supporters were there in our time of need to help us cope with cancelled sponsorships. Meanwhile our work continued in more ways than one.
We've seen an amazing response by supporters who have helped us to cope with a rise in people cancelling their sponorships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We thank The Rice Family, Barry, Sufyan, Mita, Stacey, Thomas, Victoria-Luise, Sharoze, Sami, Adam, Aron, Jacques and Sandra who together sponsored 22 students for school. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be tempting [...]
Here's some much needed good news to brighten anybody's day - Mangesta Library has been fully funded for a renovation thanks to Bali Children's Project supporters clubbing together. Over the last few months, Bali Children's Project has been asking supporters to each give a little bit to help us renovate Mangesta Library. Mangesta, in central Bali suffered from the [...]
Popular online comedian and Bali Children's Project supporter Adam Waheed has come to the rescue for students in Bali who have been affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus seems to have impacted every single corner of the world. And the same is true for children in Bali. As people around the world come to terms with new circumstances, it [...]
In these unprecedented times, Bali Children’s Project wishes thank all of our wonderful sponsors all over the world for your continued support. At a time when many people’s financial situations are changing, we are immensely grateful for our sponsors who continue to support children for school. Sponsorships are the lifeline given to children who would otherwise have [...]
Thanks to supporter Monica, who donated funds to undertake a mini renovation in Bali Children's Project's very own kindergarten and library in Ubud, Bali. Opening in 2014, the kindergarten and library has seen lots of children come and go. It first opened thanks to the fundraising efforts of supporter Jenn, who ran a large crowd funding campaign to build [...]
February featured the opening of three projects with funders Karmagawa, news of funding for our life saving HIV and Child Protection programs, plus 10 children sponsored for school.
Part I: Learning Centre Delight Supporters Karmagawa were recently in Bali to join in on celebrations for three brand new projects. Karmagawa have been funding Bali Children's Project since 2016, with these latest projects being number 18, 19 and 20 on the list. That's thousands of students who now have access to better quality education. The Adam Waheed School [...]
Thanks to nine new sponsors, Bali Children's Project has secured a school future for ten children. It's a lifechanging moment for these students. They'd have soon dropped out or found themselves in massive debt if it weren't for the sponsorships. Now these students can rest easy, safe in the knowledge that they are gauranteed to finish high school. Our [...]
Bali Children’s Project is delighted to announce that two landmark programs are continuing through 2020. Both HIV & AIDS Awareness and Child Protection programs have been fully funded! Thanks to funding from multiple grant makers, we are proud to say the programs are back in 2020 and are bigger and better than ever! Taboos: Sex and Abuse Bali Children’s [...]
Thank you to donor Raven who donated to help us renovate this kindergarten in Gianyar, Bali. Raven donated in memory of her mother, Jean Solomon. Thanks to this donation, we renovated the school and gave it new life, with a jungle themed mural and complete supplies. It'll provide a better standard of education for years to come. [...]
Six Children Sponsored in January Thank you to the two new sponsors in January who decided to change children's lives by sponsoring them for school. Supporter Georgi sponsored five students having read their stories and desparately wanting to help. She was so moved that she set up the multiple sponsorships. Our thanks also to long term supporter Vasiliy, [...]
Celebrating our Student Health Awards, the Leonore G Calaustro Learning Centre and more!
On January 24th, Bali Children's Project had the afternoon that only dreams are made of - except this time it was real. A community of chefs, restaurants, hotels and individuals hosted a collaborative chef's charity lunch raising 227 million IDR for Bali Children's Project. The funds will help us to reach 8,000 students with our pioneering Child Proteciton Workshops. [...]
