There were jubilant celebrations from children and parents in Ubud as Bali Children’s Project opened our first permanent pre-school and library. After operating for over 10 years from a small office that doubled up as a pre-school for local children, we finally opened our dedicated new school on 8th January. […]
UPDATE 27/02/15: SOFIANTI HAS BEEN SPONSORED! THANK YOU! Sofianti Agustini, age 8 and in third grade, works in a laundry after school to help support the family. Her father was paralyzed from the waist down 8 years ago after falling from a coconut tree, and her mother must stay with him and attend to his needs, as well as care [...]
Sister and Brother Made Emas and Wayan Anon have a special story – and it all revolves around music. The two were taught traditional Balinese music ‘Gamelan’ by their father from a very early age. Sadly, Made and Wayan’s beloved father passed away in 2014, leaving a huge hole in their life. They are looked after by their mother and uncle [...]
Nila Warsiki is 9 years old and lives together with her parents, brother and sister. The 5 family members all live together in a simple a one-roomed house. The roof leaks and space is incredibly limited – living conditions are tough. Nila is in fifth grade, wakes up at 6am and walks 6km to and from school each day. Her family struggles to keep up [...]
GREAT NEWS for a Friday afternoon – Putu has been sponsored! Putu Dea Pebri Adnyani is an adorable 8 year old third grader who lives with her mother and grandfather. Her father passed away and so they had to move back home in order to survive. Now her whole life will be changed thanks to sponsorship through BCP. [...]
We had a fantastic morning field trip with the children from our Pre School in Ubud. The Pre School children were rewarded for all their hard work after our friends from The Mansion Baliwood Country Club invited the children for a day in the pool. […]
We’re always amazed by the individual efforts to support our work and the children of Bali. In January, Nick Bradman, an 11th year student at Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia, brought our Pre-School two teddy bears hand made by the students as part of their Community Care Program as gifts during his trip to Bali. […]
We met Ni Made Suwisni years ago. She was unable to access school as her family were unable to pay the associated costs. Life in Bali can be tough. We helped Ni Made Suwisni by giving her sponsorship so that she could access school. After years of sponsorship, Suwisni blossomed into an amazing young lady. […]
BCP received some lovely visitors this week – Australian Midwife group from the University of Technology, Sydney. The group spent the day finding out all about Bali Children’s Project’s work, seeing our brand new preschool and learning exactly what we do to help children in Bali. […]
Our kind friends at Banana Leaf by Villa Nirvana are kindly donating all their payment for food on every single Friday! If you are in Ubud on a Friday, please come along. It is a great way to support our work and satisfy your appetite. […]
Bali Children’s Project has received a second one-year grant for educating Bali’s children in Sex Education/HIV&AIDS from the Mel Wolf Foundation. The grant of US$15,000 will allow Bali Children’s Project to continue and expand its program of educating Bali’s youth about the sometime-taboo subjects of HIV/AIDS and sex education. Teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in [...]
