After about 8 years of having no permanent home for its pre-school, BCP has almost completed a fabulous new building with adjacent library in Penestanan Kaja, Ubud. When finished, it will have 2 classrooms, a library for the pre-school and village, an herbal garden and a playground. […]
An Amazing Story of Love and Honor In February 2014 we posted pictures of this house (like the photo at left), asking if anyone could help this family of 5 have a house that they could live in with dignity and comfort. They had access to land but would never be able to afford to build. […]
Imagine it’s bedtime and you’re putting your child to bed. Tucking them in, sitting on the bed, saying good night. But the bed is only some cloth on the cement floor, and the pillow the barest of comfort. The cover is just another cloth, and maybe the whole family shares the bed. […]
Learning for little children takes place not only in the classroom but also outside, climbing, swinging, exploring and digging. There’s nothing better than children’s laughter when they’re playing. […]
When we met Wayan Yuliantari in 2007 she was a bright girl with slim prospects of staying in school. People in her family and community had not been able to get an education and she wanted to be the first. Bright and personable, she was so pleased when her sponsor, Bhanu of Royal Hotels, said that he would sponsor her [...]
Soni was about 7 years old when she was first sponsored by BCP, having already dropped out of second grade. She was taken in by another family in her crowded compound and she returned to school. The thought of stopping again was never a thought. […]
Komang Pande is from Petak Village, Madangan, a small village in the Regency of Gianyar. Her father has passed away and her mother is in very poor health. Komang is the middle child with an older married brother with 2 children and a younger one. Her family home is extremely poor, with a dirt floor and on the top of [...]
In early 2014, BCP was informed of a brother and sister who were absolutely devoted to the music of the Gamelan, the traditional Balinese orchestra. They had been taught by their father, who had deeply inspired them with a love of this music and a desire to study and teach it. The little girl, Ema Berliana, was 9 and in [...]