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The Indonesian island province of Bali is famous worldwide for its ancient culture, spectacular beach resorts, breathtaking landscapes that include steaming volcanoes, hectares of terraced, emerald green rice fields, tropical rainforests and the most warm and welcoming people.   Idyllic in every sense.

However, Bali’s communities have been heavily impacted by both man-made and natural disasters and many families are caught in the poverty trap with little or no income.   Education must be paid for and the drop-out rate in rural primary schools is very high.  Children frequently have no option other than a lifetime of working on the land.

Our vision, at Bali Children Foundation, is to provide an educational pathway for the disadvantaged Balinese children – a journey leading to growth and long term sustainability.

KEY OBJECTIVES

1. EDUCATION

• To provide village education in remote areas of Bali
• To provide primary, secondary, tertiary and other educational opportunities to children at associated orphanages

2. PROJECT ALLIANCES

• To support capital works and infrastructure projects in associated orphanages

To view our Education and Project Alliances please click here.

3. COMMUNITY GIVE BACK - VILLAGE CLUBS

• Our senior students are encouraged to “give back” to their communities by assisting senior teachers and by establishing Village Clubs.  Please see Community Give Back for further information.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS – SCHOLARSHIP PROJECTS

By teaching English and computer skills to children in remote/rural areas, their opportunities are significantly improved and they remain in the education system, hopefully until at least Tertiary level. The social interaction for these children is also invaluable.

We work in close co-operation with the Banjar leaders and the Kepal Desa (leaders and heads of village) of each district.  To be eligible for our programs, families must hold a “Poor Card” (issued by the government) and then children are selected through a process of application, interview and home survey.

Our Scholarship Projects include:

• EITV – English in the Village (Dencarik, Banjar, Melaya communities)
• CITV – Computers in the Village (Banjar and Dencarik communities)

• EITO – English in the Orphanage (additional classes for sponsored children and others at Widhya Asih III and Sanatana Dharma)
• CITO – Computers in the Orphanage (Widyha Asih III and Sanatana Dharma)

We currently have over 500 children covered by BCF scholarships with the aim to have 1000 in the 2012 – 2013 school year and 2,000 in the 2013 - 2014 year.  Twenty of our students are now at University.

ASSOCIATED ORPHANAGES

BCF has worked very closely with orphanages developing a sustainability model – tested in both Christian and Hindu facilities.  These orphanages primarily function as care and education centres for destitute and disadvantaged children.  The majority of children have at least one parent.

Current associated orphanages:

1. Widhya Asih III, Singaraja (sponsorship, education and building projects)
2. Sanatana Dharma, Melaya, Negara (sponsorship, education and building projects)

PARTNER ORPHANAGES

1. Bali Kids (building, dental and health checks, health education projects)
2. Taman Permata Hati, Ubud (building projects)
3. Jodie O’Shea, Denpasar (building projects)
4. Tat Twam Asi, Denpasar (building projects

SPONSORSHIP and SCHOLARSHIP COSTS

• $550 pa to sponsor a child living at the orphanage
• $1,500 pa sponsorship of a university student
• $80 pa for EITV/EITO & CITV/CITO scholarships