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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Ten Children Sponsored The brilliant start to 2019 brought more good news as ten children from our waiting list were sponsored for school. Sponsorships is Bali Children's Project's longest running program, having started as a small scale support structure for children who could not afford school. These days, Bali Children's Project sponsors 335 children, with 14 co-ordinators all [...]
Kayu Bihi Kindergarten In February 2019, Bali Children's Project opened a brand new kindergarten in the village of Kayu Bihi, north Bali. The kindergarten had been operating from a tiny room, with broken, termite infested furniture and no supplies. Now thanks to Karmagawa, the school has a brand new look. We renovated a nearby usless building which provides [...]
Nine Children Sponsored in January January was brought with it a new year and new opportunities for nine children, all of whom were sponsored for school by new sponsors. It means that these nine children now have a secure school future. Their prospects change from dropping out and finding basic manual work, to staying in school and graduating. [...]
Kumara Giri Kindergarten Kumara Giri Kindergarten had been on our waiting list for support for quite some time, so when Mark donated, we could not wait to give the school a mini renovation. Located at the foot of Mount Agung in Karengasem, the village has had some hard times. With the constant threat of eruption, everybody is fearful [...]
Mattress Appeal Over the Christmas period, Bali Children's Project ran our very own happy mattress appeal, aimed at helping children who sleep in poor coniditions. While most programs focus on long term educational benefits, it's hard to ignore the living conditions of children from poor families. Having received a brilliant response from supporters, [...]
Long term supporter Robert recently came to Bali, visiting some of the students he has been helping to sponsor for school. In this article, Robert shares his insights about the expereience: Visit One With Bali Children’s Project (BCP) we visited a sponsored child on the east coast. He’s doing well in school and hopes to become a [...]
San Diego Comes to Bali Bali Children's Project thanks San Diego State University as we were able to renovate yet another library in Bali. Students from San Diego State Univeresity came all the way to Bali to learn about the charitable sector. Not only did they come to learn, but they also actively support our work by funding [...]
Mattress Joy Following Successful Appeal Children could not contain their excitement this month, as we delivered mattresses fundraised from our Christmas Mattress Appeal. The appeal ran throughout December and raised 30 mattresses, thanks to incredible generosity from Bali Children's Project supporters. If you wanted to contribute, there's still time. In fact, mattresses can be delivered any time of [...]
Nine New Sponsorships Last year ended on a high for several reasons, with a highlight being that nine children who were sponsored for school by new sponsors! The sponsorships mean an incredible amount to children living in poverty. It's a sad fact that 1 in 5 children in Bali will not graduate from high school, mainly due to [...]
Lembean Library Complete Thanks to the power of giving from three separate donors, Bali Children's Project has been able to complete the 'Under the Sea' library! This time, we were working on Lembean Library. The school itself had a good standard building for learning, however all their equipment and supplies were poor. Some books were nearly 50 years [...]
Sponsored Children Reach Milestone Bali Children’s Project this week celebrated the milestone of sponsoring 300 children – or to be more precise 308 children! November Sponsorships With 14 more children being sponsored for school, November was a landmark month. Not only did bring us past the 300 mark, but it was the highest [...]
101 Heroes for Sukuwana Fantastic news as Bali Children's Project has commenced our latest library renovation project. The project is at SDN 2 Sukawana, up in the Kintamani mountains of Bali. Far away from the hustle and bustle of Kintamani town, the existing library needed help. And help has arrived, thanks to our [...]
In Loving Memory of Leonore Bali Children's Project is delighted to have opened another learning centre in rural Bali. This time, the Learning Centre is in the rural community of Perean, in the Tabanan regency. Elementary schools in Bali lack quality access to learning spaces, books, computers and English learning. Our Learning Centres aim to change that. Our [...]
Six Children Sponsored in October Bali Children's Project thanks our six newest sponsors, all of whom helped change a child's future in October. Our thanks to Grant & Sonia (3 sponsorships), Adrienne, Lisa and Sharon, Emily & Anila for helping us to keep these six children in school. With a range of costs involved in accessing school, as [...]
Child Protection in Bali Protecting children from abuse through education workshops. By the end of 2018, our Child Protection Workshops will have reached over 6,300 students! Please contact us if you are able to help fund this program in 2019. The program in 2018 has been kindly funded by The Mel Wolf Foundation. [...]
