Sponsorship Waiting List

Our Sponsorship Waiting List of children needing sponsorship is regularly updated. Please see below to see the children and read their stories. You can help change their lives. To sponsor, click here and remember to input the name the child you would like to sponsor. Each sponsorship is set at $40 USD per month.

Important notice: please review the years remaining of school for each student. We kindly ask that sponsors commit to supporting students for this amount of time as we never want to tell students they no longer have a sponsor. If you would like to donate monthly, without a minimum time commitment and flexible amounts, please see our Champions for Children Program.

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Komang Anggi

Current Grade: 9

Years of Sponsorship Required: 4 years

Anggi is the youngest of three sisters. Her two older sisters are working and earning the minimum wage, while her parents work as laborers with below minimum wage income. Anggi is going to drop out of school next term, after completing junior high school, as her family cannot afford her senior high school expenses. Even now, they still owe money to buy Anggi’s current uniforms and school supplies for about US$207, which they took two years ago.

Anggi’s parents used to have a small business of kitchen knives. During COVID, their business took a hit and they had to close it down. They have not recovered their finances ever since. Currently, Anggi’s parents are relying on the work as laborers by raising cows that are owned by their neighbor. They only get the profit once a year, and it is nowhere near enough to bring food to the tables for their family of five. Her family mostly relies on her oldest sister to afford their basic expenses, while Anggi also earns money by making and selling Balinese offerings, as she does not want to burden her family for her personal necessities, such as toiletries.

Anggi actually aspires to become a physician. However, she is aware that it is nearly impossible to pursue without a full-ride scholarship. The competition is too fierce, so Anggi is hoping to land any job that will pay her well enough, more than being a laborer. Anggi goes to school by hitching a ride with her friend, as her family has to go to work.

Anggi’s favorite subject to learn at school is Bahasa Indonesia since the teacher is great in engaging with the students, making the learning session enjoyable. She is a good Balinese traditional dancer as well since her hobby has always been dancing. Naturally, she joins the dance club at school as her extra-curricular activity.

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Wiranata Adi

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Wira is the youngest of four. He has three older sisters. The two oldest are married and dropped out of school, only able to complete primary school due to his family’s extreme poverty. His third sister is currently in her second year of senior high school, all thanks to being sponsored through Bali Children’s Project. Much like his third sister, Wira is passionate with his studies and would love to follow her footsteps in getting educated as much as he could, given the opportunity. His sister inspires him to work in tourism, specifically the traveling industry, as his sister is good in English and he wishes to be able to do the same. Wira hopes to help his sister and family to break free from their cycle of generational impoverishment.

Unfortunately, without a sponsorship, Wira has to bury his dream. Even now, Wira’s family cannot afford his junior high school uniforms, and they have asked Wira to just drop out of school and wait until his third sister could help him out to pay his school fees. Wira fervently wishes to not follow his two eldest sisters in only completing primary school. Wira graduated from primary school in June, and enrolled into a junior high in July. Until now, Wira still owes money to his relatives to pay for his uniforms and other supplies, and they have been asking Wira’s parents to pay their debt. According to his parents, if Wira drops out of school, then at least he could earn money by working as a laborer. Wira already works as a laborer, but only after school and when he does not have classes. The money that he earns is being used to afford his personal needs and to help his parents afford food.

Aside from studying, Wira loves to swim. He is so fond of sports and exercises that he even joins a sports club at school as his extra-curricular activity. Wira goes to school by hitching a ride when his father cannot take him and pick him up since it takes about 20-30 minutes of walk, and their village is in the mountains with roads that are not pedestrian friendly.

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Kade Sri

Current Grade: 8

Years of Sponsorship Required: 5 years

Sri is the youngest of three. She has two older brothers. Her brothers dropped out of school, and Sri almost followed their footsteps last year when Sri was supposed to enroll into a junior high school. However, Sri pleaded sincerely to her parents to let her continue her education, as she wishes to pursue her dream as a police officer. She thinks it is the most stable job, where she could earn good enough money to help her break free from her family’s generational poverty. Sri’s parents relented and they took loan to their neighbors for Sri’s uniforms and school supplies. Even now, they are still unable to pay off the loan

Dandi goes to school by hitching a ride with his friend since his family only has one motorbike that either his sister or his father uses to go to work. Dandi does not mind hitching a ride, and he pays his friend for half of their petrol expense. Dandi is grateful that he can still go to school.

Dandi joins the painting club since painting and drawing have been his hobbies since he was in primary school. His favorite subject to learn is naturally arts and culture. However, Dandi’s aspiration for his future is to work in the hospitality industry. That is why he chose his current program in a local vocational senior high school of culinary arts. Dandi wishes to become successful financially, and he will keep his passion in arts as his hobby.

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Made Dandi

Current Grade: 10

Years of Sponsorship Required: 3 years

Dandi is the younger of two. He has an older sister, who works as a daily worker and earns US$100 per month. His parents dropped out of school, so they work as laborers, earning less than US$120 per month combined. Dandi hopes to at least graduate from a senior high school, so he can land a good job to help his family break the cycle of poverty. Unfortunately, even now, Dandi cannot afford his uniforms, so he still owes his school money. He has to pay them off soon, else he will have to drop out of school.

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Wayan Jana

Current Grade: 9

Years of Sponsorship Required: 4 years

Jana is the older of two. He has a little brother, who is still in primary school. Jana’s parents have asked him to drop out of school, as they cannot afford the high school expenses. They have maxed out their loan to build a kitchen. They live in a humble house with only two rooms, so Jana shares a room with his brother. However, Jana dreams of pursuing a career in tourism, so he can earn a stable income and not follow his parents’ footsteps. Unfortunately, it will be impossible for Jana to achieve his dream without a sponsorship.

Jana’s family does not have a motorbike, so Jana has to hitch a ride with his friend to go to school. Both of Jana’s parents dropped out of school at primary level, so they earn less than US$100 per month, which is barely enough to feed their family.

Jana is fond of sports. His hobby is playing soccer, and physical education or sports is his favorite subject to learn at school. Jana also joins the high jump club as his extra-curricular activity. He likes the competitive nature of sports. At home, Jana helps his parents with their work to earn some extra money such as making Balinese offerings or working as a daily worker. The money is being used to pay half of the petrol expenses to his friend and for his personal needs as well.

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Gusti Satya

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Satya lives with his little sister and uncle and aunt in Gianyar. His father passed away a while ago during COVID and his mother remarried not long after, leaving Satya and his sister to be raised by his paternal relatives. His uncle and aunt also took in a couple more children, whose parents also passed away. So, his uncle and aunt are currently raising four children who are not biologically theirs. However, the love and care that Satya’s aunt and uncle provide for them are as much as how real and true parents would be, which Satya and his sister are always grateful for. His own mother abandoned him, so Satya cherishes his aunt a lot.

Satya’s foster siblings are working, but they earn just enough to afford the whole family’s basic and essential needs. They are unable to help with Satya’s school uniforms, fees, and supplies. Meanwhile, Satya’s uncle sells crackers around the village, while his aunt is a shopkeeper. They earn less than half of the minimum wage, and are also enough just to pay their basic bills. Currently, Satya struggles to afford even his uniforms. He also takes his meals at home so he does not have to buy anything at school to save money.

Due to his impoverished circumstances growing up, Satya dreams big and wishes to work abroad so he can earn a lot of money and help support his uncle and aunt back. He has seen some of the villagers in his area who are successful financially after working there. Satya loves playing soccer the most and considers it his hobby. He even joins the soccer club as his extra-curricular activity. And naturally, physical education or sports is his favorite subject to learn at school. When Satya is not busy with his studies, he helps his uncle and aunt with their work and doing chores around the house, as well as taking care of his sister.

Made Putra

Current Grade: 11

Years of Sponsorship Required: 2 years

Putra is the younger of two. He lives only with his mother and older sister. His sister was sponsored through BCP, and thanks to her sponsor, his sister could graduate from senior high school and is currently going to a community college while working. His father passed away when Putra was a one-year-old baby from rabies and tetanus. A rabid dog bit him, and he also contracted tetanus. So, his passing was tragic for the family.

Putra’s mother dropped out of school and can only earn money by making Balinese offerings that they sell in nearby shops. Putra always helps his mother every day to make the offerings, so he can afford the petrol for his friend who has graciously offered a ride for him to school.

Putra is attending a vocational senior high, majoring in culinary arts. He has not been able to pay for his committee fee and monthly fee. The plan was for his sister to help after she graduated, but unfortunately, his sister cannot afford to support him yet, so Putra has outstanding fees at school.

Putra joins the flambe art of cooking club as his extra-curricular activity at school. His passion in the culinary arts stems from his dream of becoming a chef. He thinks it is a versatile occupation, and would like to become successful in the future, so his mother and sister do not have to suffer in poverty anymore.

Putra likes learning art design the most at school. However, Putra is also an active boy, as his hobby is playing soccer with his friends. Without a sponsorship, Putra will have to drop out of school soon.

Wayan Selamat

Current Grade: 10

Years of Sponsorship Required: 3 years

Wayan is the oldest of three. She has a little brother in grade 7, and a little sister in grade 3. Wayan lives with her parents, who work as laborers, as they dropped out of school, resulting in their lack of notable skills to find a better job. Wayan’s family is so poor that even Wayan had to pause her education for a year after graduating from primary school in grade 6, as her parents did not have the funds to get her enrolled into a junior high school. And this is the reason why Wayan is older than her peers.

Fortunately, despite the struggle that her family faces financially, Wayan remains a diligent and hardworking girl. She never skips classes, as she hopes she could continue her education until she graduates from senior high at the very least. She dreams of working abroad in Japan in the future, so she could earn much better money than her parents to help her family escape from generational poverty. However, without a sponsorship, it would be impossible for her to pursue her dream since she still owes money for her uniforms and books. She would be forced to drop out if she does not pay them off soon.

Wayan has been helping her mother in cooking for their family, and she now considers cooking as her hobby, as she loves it when people seem to enjoy the food that she makes.

At school, Wayan joins the Youth Red Cross club as her extra-curricular activity. She likes learning the religion of Hinduism the most as well. Wayan goes to school by hitching a ride with her friend or using public transportation since her family only has one old motorbike that her parents use for work.

Novik

Current Grade: 9

Years of Sponsorship Required: 4 years

Novik is the oldest of four sisters. Her first sister is in grade 5 of primary school, while her second sister is in grade 3. Her youngest sister is not of school age yet, as she is only four-years-old. Her parents dropped out of school, while her father is the main breadwinner of the family by working as a laborer, earning less than minimum wage each month. Her mother is a stay-at-home wife, while she takes care of Novik’s youngest sister. Her mother usually makes offerings to be sold in the market to earn some extra money, which Novik always helps to make. Novik tries to earn some more money for her personal needs, such as toiletries, by working for her neighbor in making various types of offerings as well after school. However, her income is still not enough to help their little family of six.

Novik’s family only has one motorbike that her father uses for work and to take the sisters to school. However, Novik often hitches a ride with her friend since her father has to go to work most of the time and her schedule is different compared to her primary grade sisters.

Novik dreams big, she wishes to work for a cruise line in the future so she could earn much better than her parents to help her family escape from the generational poverty.

She gives her best in her studies, as proven by her teachers who often praise her for her diligence. She is awarded as a role model student by her school due to her affinity in reading and in her attendance in her school’s library.

She has always ranked within the top 10 in her class, and she dreams of being able to continue to a senior high school to major in the linguistic program, so she can learn more foreign languages as her foundation to work for the cruise line.

Unfortunately, Novik’s parents asked her to quit school after she finishes her current grade. They do not have the means to keep her in school, and Novik’s only other option is to receive support through sponsorship, so she could continue her education and enroll into a senior high school. By having a senior high school degree, Novik will have better chances to pursue her goals in life. Her parents have around US$500 debt in the local bank that they used to start a farm, but it failed during COVID. They cannot take any more loans to afford Novik’s senior high school expenses.

At school, Novik joins the computer club as her extra-curricular activity. She thinks it is important to develop skills in IT to help her career development in the future. She likes learning Hinduism Religion the most, as she loves the philosophy of the religion.

Novik lives in a humble house with only two rooms. Her parents and youngest sister share a room, while Novik and her two other sisters share the other.

Komang Yuni (sister of Made Ratna)

Current Grade: 4

Years of Sponsorship Required: 4 years

Yuni is the middle child. She has two older sisters. The oldest dropped out of school and is already married, so she lives with her husband’s family. Her oldest sister cannot help with Yuni’s school fees, as she has her own family to take care of and has been helping with their father’s medical bills as well. Her second older sister is in grade 12, and she also needs sponsorship. Her older sister’s name is Made Ratna. Her younger sister is in primary and her little brother is not of school age yet.

Yuni’s mother has been the main and sole breadwinner to provide for Yuni’s current family of six. Her father has been bed-ridden for the past five years from osteoporosis, gout, and hernia. Yuni and her sisters take turns in taking care of their father and raising their little brother. Her mother makes money by making and selling offerings, which Yuni has always helped as well every day.

Due to their extreme poverty, Yuni and her sister could not afford their uniforms, books, and school fees. She had to borrow money from her relative for about US$120. Unfortunately, her relative has been asking for the money back soon. Yuni will have to drop out of school soon if she does not get sponsored, as she cannot afford her school expenses and has to pay her relatives back. Yuni has not even bought any new school supplies, such as school bags, since she was in primary school, so her bag is all worn out.

Yuni goes to school by hitching a ride with her friend. She chose the youth Red Cross Club as her extra-curricular activity, where she learns how to give first aid and the basics of becoming first responders. Her favorite subject is Bahasa Indonesia since her teacher is great at teaching and engaging the students during the lesson. Her teacher inspires her to become a teacher as well in the future, so her dream is to become a teacher of Bahasa Indonesia. Yuni likes to spend her free time by doing her hobby, which is singing, as it is free and it enables her to unwind and relax.

Made Ratna (sister of Komang Yuni)

Current Grade: 12

Years of Sponsorship Required: 1 year

Ratna is the second child out of five. She has an older sister, who dropped out of school and is already married, so she lives with her husband’s family. She has two younger sisters, who are in primary and secondary school, and a little brother, who is not of school age yet. One of her younger sisters also needs sponsorship, and her name is Komang Yuni.

Ratna’s mother has been the main and sole breadwinner to provide for Ratna’s current family of six. Her father has been bed-ridden for the past five years from osteoporosis, gout, and hernia. Ratna and her sisters take turns in taking care of their father and raise their little brother. Her mother makes money by making and selling offerings, which Ratna has always helped as well every day.

Due to their extreme poverty, Ratna and her sister could not afford their uniforms, books, and school fees. She had to borrow from her uncle for about US$200. Unfortunately, her uncle needs the money back soon. Ratna will have to drop out of school right now if she does not get sponsored, as she cannot afford her school expenses and has to pay her uncle back.

Ratna goes to school by riding the old and only motorbike that her family had before her father got sick. Ratna is desperate to graduate from a senior high, so she can get the chance to work abroad, such as in Japan, to earn more money to help her mother and siblings out. She does not want to follow her parents’ and sister’s footsteps by dropping out of school if given the chance.

Ratna loves to dance and it is her hobby. She even joined the dance club at school as her extra-curricular activity. Her favorite subject to learn is sports or physical education, as she is an active girl and cannot stay idle for long.

Dek Dita

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Dek Dita is the younger of two. Her older brother graduated from senior high school in 2024 thanks to being sponsored through Bali Children’s Project. Currently, her older brother works and earns the minimum wage, but he is currently still undergoing intensive training in order to work in Japan, so he has not earned any money yet to be able to help Dek Dita’s school expenses.

Currently, Dek Dita even still owes money to her school for her uniforms and books. She needs to pay it off as soon as possible, otherwise she will have to drop out of school. So, she needs a sponsorship in order to stay in school. Dek Dita’s parents dropped out of school, so they work as laborers, earning less than half of the minimum wage per month. Recently, Dek Dita’s father also got into an accident and underwent surgery. He has not been able to work since his leg is still bleeding post-surgery.

Dek Dita’s family only has one old motorbike that her brother uses. So, Dek Dita goes to school by hitching a ride with her friend who owns a motorbike. Dek Dita joins girl scouts as her extra-curricular activity, as she likes outdoor physical activity. Her favorite subject to learn at school is morals, as she thrives to have a good and kind character.

Agus Dava

Current Grade: 10

Years of Sponsorship Required: 3 years

Fifteen-year-old Agus is hoping to graduate high school in Gianyar in June, 2028. He is the youngest of four. He has two older sisters and an older brother. The oldest is married and lives with her husband, so Agus lives only with his parents, sister, and brother. Agus shares a room with his brother, while his parents share a room with his sister since they only have two rooms in their humble home.

Agus’ father works as a rice-field laborer, where he can get paid only during the harvest season every 3-4 months. His mother works for a construction material shop, earning US$90 per month. This makes Agus’ mother the main breadwinner for the family. His sister works as a daily worker in a villa, earning around US$100 per month. With all of their combined income, they still cannot afford Agus’ and his brother’s senior high school fees. His sister has her own debt that she needs to pay every month.

Agus has not paid for his school fees since he began senior high in July. Agus will have to drop out of school if he does not pay it off soon. His family earns barely enough to feed the family. This is why Agus works for an art shop in making statues, and he gets paid around US$0.70 per day. He can only work when he is on a day off from school. The money that he earns is being used to afford what little school supplies that he needs.

Despite the hardships, Agus remains diligent and hardworking. He never skips classes, as he dreams of becoming a hotel manager in the future.

His hobby is playing soccer with his friends, so naturally his favorite subject to learn is physical education or sports. He also joins the soccer club at school as his extra-curricular activity. Since Agus’ family only has one old motorbike that his sister uses to go to work, Agus has to hitch a ride with his friend who rides a motorbike, and his sister pays for the petrol that they need.

Putu Amelia

Current Grade: 8

Years of Sponsorship Required: 5 years

Amel is an only child. She lives only with her paternal grandmother, as her father passed away from cardiac arrest when she was a one-year-old baby, then her mother went back to her maiden home. Amel has never heard of her mother since and has been left to be raised by her grandparents. Things took a turn for the worse when Amel’s paternal grandfather passed away last year due to complications of heart, lung, and gastritis diseases.

Amel’s grandmother scrapes by to provide for Amel by taking loans from every small shop in their village. Her grandmother has been sick with high blood pressure and diabetes as well, so her grandmother cannot take on heavy labor jobs. Amel always helps her grandmother by working as a laborer in the field as well when she does not have classes, but it is not enough. Amel has outstanding fees at school for about US$50 and she has to pay it off soon, or she will be forced to drop out of school.

Amel’s aunt fortunately gave her old motorbike to Amel, so Amel could use it to go to school and to take her grandmother to the clinic for monthly treatment. Her grandmother mainly tends to her own garden where she grows vegetables for her and Amel to eat.

As Amel has been helping her grandmother to cook for the family, she considers cooking as her hobby. She even hopes that she can pursue a career in the culinary industry as a chef. However, it would be impossible for her to achieve if she were to drop out of school.

Her grandmother never got any education and is illiterate. Amel is the one who assists her grandmother with everything. Amel really loves her grandmother and wishes to support her back, breaking free from poverty.

At school, Amel joined girl scouts as her extra-curricular activity. She loves learning English the most since she knows the importance of mastering the foreign language in order to succeed later in life.

Gede Artha

Current Grade: 11

Years of Sponsorship Required: 2 years

De Artha is the older of two sons. His little brother is still in grade 3 of primary school. Meanwhile, De Artha’s parents only completed primary school, and his father is the only breadwinner in the family, earning around US$60 per month. He earns only enough to feed the family, which is barely enough. De Artha usually only eats rice as well for his school meals that he brings from home. His mother has asthma so she cannot take any labor work.

De Artha helps his father to earn money by raising, feeding, and taking care of someone’s livestock. When he has free time, he likes to exercise and go fishing. He is especially happy when he catches fish since he can share it with his family for their extra meal.

At school, De Artha joins the volleyball club as his extra-curricular activity. As De Artha majors in light vehicle engineering, his favorite subject to learn is automotive as well. He chose this program since his dream is to own his own garage shop and become a business owner.

Unfortunately, De Artha will have to drop out of school if he does not get sponsored soon. He still owes money to his uncle for his uniforms, school fees, and school supplies, and his uncle has been asking him to pay off his debt. His father wants him to drop out of school so he can work and pay the debt instead.

Gede Ari

Current Grade: 10

Years of Sponsorship Required: 3 years

De Ari is the older of two. He has a little sister, who is still in grade 3 of primary school. De Ari and his parents live on borrowed land, which is owned by his uncle, as his uncle works and stays in Denpasar. They do not have their own land or house due to his family’s poverty. Both of De Ari’s parents dropped out of school. They work as laborers, but their combined income is no more than US$120, which is still way less than the minimum wage. De Ari’s family raises livestock, and he is entrusted with the task to raise and feed the livestock. They receive a portion of the profit from the owner of the livestock once a year. Meanwhile, his parents get paid every 3-4 months after the harvest season of rice.

Due to their limited financial situation, De Ari still has outstanding fees at school. He has to pay it off soon, or he will have to drop out. De Ari hopes that he could complete a senior high, so he can find a better job than his parents and not follow their footsteps. He wishes to support his family back in the future if given the opportunity.

De Ari is a diligent boy, who never skips classes. He is also an active child, joining the sports club and boy scouts as his extra-curricular activity. Sports or physical education has been his favorite subject since the beginning of his school years. He even hopes to become a sports teacher in the future. When De Ari is not busy with his studies and house chores, he likes to go to fish with his friends. He is happy when he can catch fish and share them with his family.

Komang Sinta

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Mang Sinta is the younger of two. Her sister is six years older than her, and she works as a laborer, while her father works as a small merchant in the market. They earn less than the minimum wage. Mang Sinta’s mother left the family behind and no one has ever heard or seen her ever since she left. Her mother left when Mang Sinta was only three-years-old. She has been raised by her sister and father ever since.

Mang Sinta’s father chose not to remarry because he prioritizes his daughters. He thinks Mang Sinta’s mother left because she could not stand living in poverty. Mang Sinta’s father only completed primary school, so he lacks notable skills that would allow him to earn better money. Although her father does not have any money, he still supports Mang Sinta to stay in school. As a result, Mang Sinta still has debt around US$120 for her uniform and books.

Mang Sinta dreams of becoming a police officer because she thinks it is a stable job that will also give a retirement fund. She does not want to have to worry about not getting money, so she can support her father back when she grows up. Unfortunately, without a sponsorship, Mang Sinta will definitely drop out of school, as her father cannot keep incurring debts to afford her school fees and supplies.

Mang Sinta loves to cook and she considers it as her hobby. She and her sister have been cooking all their lives as far as she can remember. Her favorite subject to learn at school is Balinese language and she joins girl scouts as her extra-curricular activity. Mang Sinta goes to school by hitching a ride with her friend or taking public transportation. She also works when she has a day off from school to earn some extra money for her personal needs, as she does not want to burden her father and sister more.

Windiani

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Windiani is the third child out of four. The oldest, her sister, is married and lives with her husband’s family. Her older brother just graduated this year from a senior high school thanks to being sponsored. He is currently undergoing a one-year intensive training to apply for a job in Japan. So, he cannot help with Windiani’s school fees. Windiani’s little sister is still a toddler. So, her parents struggle to feed the whole family.

Even now, Windiani still has an outstanding fee at school for about US$140 for her uniforms, entrance fee, and books. She has to pay them soon or she will have to drop out of school. Her parents only completed primary school, so they only work as laborers, earning less than US$100 per month. Windiani always helps her parents to earn some extra money by working as a daily laborer as well when she does not have classes or has a school break.

Windiani goes to school by hitching a ride with her friend. She joins girl scouts as her extra-curricular activity, and her favorite subject to learn at school is the Religion of Hinduism.

Windiani has always loved to draw, as it is her hobby. She even dreams of becoming a painter or an artist, although she is aware that being a painter or an artist might not pay much. So, Windiani would be happy as long as she could at least finish a senior high school and land a good paying job.

Mang Ari

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Mang Ari is the middle child of three and she is the only daughter. As the only daughter, Mang Ari always helps her mother to cook in their little kitchen for their family of five. She has come to love the chore and considers it her hobby. She even wants to become a chef when she grows up. Mang Ari has an older brother, who is in grade 12. Her brother could go this far in his education thanks to being sponsored through BCP. Both of Mang Ari’s parents dropped out of school, and can only earn around US$100 per month as laborers. They also make satay skewers, and Mang Ari always helps in making them every day as well.

Mang Ari’s little brother is not of school age yet, and she always helps her mother in taking care of her little brother after school, when her mother has to work as a laborer. When Mang Ari does not have any classes, she also works as a daily laborer, joining her parents, to earn some extra money for her other personal basic needs.

Mang Ari is supposed to enroll into a junior high this term. She has been unable to afford her uniforms, books, and entrance fees, as her parents already maxed out their debt to their neighbor for about US$170 to afford Mang Ari’s primary school uniforms and books. Without a sponsorship, Mang Ari will have to drop out of school soon. Mang Ari’s family is registered as a poor family, and they were eligible for a support from the government to repair their home in 2018.

Mang Ari goes to school by foot or hitches a ride with her friend, as their family only has one old motorbike that her father and older brother share to use for school and work. Mang Ari loves learning the religion of Hinduism the most at school. She is an active girl, so she joins the athletic club as her extra-curricular activity.

Komang Anggreni

Current Grade: 7

Years of Sponsorship Required: 6 years

Komang is the youngest of three and the only daughter in her family. Her two older brothers dropped out of school due to their family’s generational poverty. Even her parents also dropped out of school after completing primary school. After graduating from junior high or secondary school in June, Komang’s parents asked her to drop out of school since they did not have the money to keep her in school. However, Komang pleaded to her parents and promised to work more often as a laborer to pay for her school fees on her own. So, her parents reluctantly relented to her wish.

The reason why Komang is determined to stay in school and is being diligent with her studies is because she wishes to break free from the cycle of poverty by working abroad in Japan. She has seen fellow villagers who successfully returned with more wealth, and she hopes for the same opportunity. Unfortunately, even now Komang has not paid her uniforms and school fees yet. She will have to quit school if she does not get sponsored soon and pay her outstanding fees.

Komang’s favorite subject to learn at school is Bahasa Indonesia since her teacher is really nice and fun when teaching. She joins the martial arts club as her extra-curricular activity, as martial arts has been her hobby since she was in primary school. As laborers, her parents and brothers still earn below the minimum wage with their combined income. So, Komang has to help and earn extra money by working as a laborer when she does not have classes to afford her personal needs.