Did you know there are over 300 regional languages in Indonesia? Indonesian is the national language, but many regencies have their own languages, just like Bali has the Balinese language. Most books are available in the national language Indonesian, but we've also been supplying books in Balinese. It's important for children to read in Balinese as [...]
In our October Enewsletter we had the pleasure of completing the Community Donor Project at the Banana School, while building work continued on other projects in Bali. Plus news on sponsorships and of course the impact of COVID19 together with our Food Relief Appeal.
Bali Children's Project are proud to be sponsoring a further eight new students, thanks to new sponsorships in October. Our thanks to new sponsors in October of Amanda, Vicki & Luke, Tamika, Alexandra, Karen, Yosef & Novi, Larissa and Yvonne. While schools are at limited capacity and focused on distance-learning, students are still enrolled and fees are still required [...]
Great news from the Banana school in Bali; our kindergarten renovation is complete. Earlier this year, Bali Children's Project appealed for supporters to help us raise enough funds to renovate the school. Thanks to support from Omer, Monica, Public Culture, Serge and Laura we were able to reach our target and finally renovate the Banana school! The school has [...]
Bali Children's Project is excited to announce that our latest community donor project at Julah Library has been fully funded. Community Donor Projects are renovation projects that help give a new lease of life to schools and kindergartens in rural Bali. Donors are invited to give torwards our target to complete projects. When all combined donations reach the target, [...]
Bali Children's Project is bringing health education workshops to students through innovative new 'online workshops' filmed at high schools in Bali. In Bali, Coronavirus has changed the way schools operate. Either opening with limited capacity, online learning or pick up/collection based homework, school has changed. It depends on the area, but most schools are operating under a new normal [...]
As coronavirus continues to destroy incomes in Bali, we were able to bring good news for ten students who were sponsored for school in the month of September. Although it may seem like schools are closed, many are open for limited capacity (in 'green zones') and others are having students come in to collect and submit their school work. [...]
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.
