March Enewsletter
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.
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Thank You March Sponsors
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 [...]
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03, 2020
Donor Community Funds Mangesta Library
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 [...]
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03, 2020
Adam Waheed Helps Kids Affected by Coronavirus in Bali
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 [...]
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03, 2020
COVID-19 Hits Children’s Sponsorships in Bali
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 [...]
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03, 2020
Earthquake Kindergarten gets a Mini Renovation
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 [...]
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03, 2020
February 2020 Enewsletter
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.
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Karmagawa and Bali Children’s Project Open More Schools in Bali
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 [...]
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03, 2020
10 Students Sponsored in February
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 [...]
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03, 2020
Funding Boost for Educational Programs in Balinese Schools
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 [...]
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02, 2020
Raven’s Kindergarten
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. [...]
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6 Children Sponsored in January 2020
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, [...]
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01, 2020
Chef’s Fundraiser Raises 227 Million IDR
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. [...]
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01, 2020
Bali Children’s Project Hosts Student Health Group Awards
In a fantastic event, Bali Children's Project brought together over 100 high schools to join our 2020 Health Awards. Located in the ballroom of The Mansion Resort in Ubud, schools came from all over Bali to be part of the awards ceremony. Some students, like those from Singaraja had woken up at 3 am to make sure they didn't [...]
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01, 2020
A Third Learning Centre Opens in Memory of Leonore
Leonore's Third Learning Centre Bali Children's Project has just opened the doors of the Leonore G. Calaustro Learning Centre, located in a remote village of Bali. This is the third Leonore G. Calaustro Learning Centre in Bali, dedicated to the memory of Leonore, Brian's wife. The project transformed an old teachers house and turned it into a wonderful [...]
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01, 2020
Suryani’s Career Takes Off
Suryani's Story We're always excited to see what our former graduates have been up to since finishing school. Recently we heard from Suryani, a 2018 school graduate who has managed to achieve her dream, while laying out an exciting career path. Suryani's Sponsorship Suryani was one of hundreds of children who have been sponsored by Bali Children's Project. [...]
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01, 2020
101 Heroes and Bali Children’s Project Open Third Library in Bali
101 Heroes and Bali Children's Project Open Third Library in Bali In a wonderful start to the year, we opened the Gaddi Family Library in rural Tabanan, north Bali. The library included a mini renovation and a full compliment of new furniture, supplies and of course our tradmark mural. It's thanks to funding from 101 Heroes, who donated [...]
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01, 2020
15 Children Sponsored in December
15 Children Sponsored in December In a wonderful end to 2019 for sponsorships, new sponsors in December enabled up to give 15 new children a future in school. Our thanks to new December sponsors of Heidi, Yumiko, The Wesco Girls, Sophie & Yusuf & Novi, Alfredo, Barry, Griffin, Ekaterina, Mita, Senthil, Susanne & Adam and Jo & Family. [...]
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12, 2019
Bali Children’s Project: 2019 Year Review
2019 Year Review Thanks to the kindness of supporters, Bali Children's Project achieved an incredible amount in 2019. Thank you for supporting us in 2019 and we can't wait to help more children in 2020. To support Bali Children's Project in 2020, please get in touch, or visit our [...]
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November Enewsletter
In November we celebrated a huge milestone in Child Protection Workshops, while getting started on our latest round of school and library building projects. High schools across Bali celebrated a massive World AIDS day and students in Siakin had a sneak peak at their upcoming Learning Centre!