The Wheelton Foundation’s donation of AU$3,200, helped contribute towards the renovation of the office and residence of Mr Yohannes, principal of Widhya Asih III Orphanage. The project included a new roof, new ceilings and painting, all renovated during the wet season!!! On Monday August 10, Mr Yohannes officially moved into the renovated quarters. Interesting wall color!

Emboldened by the success of Art in the Village, we established English in the Village. Starting March 2009, we employed Indah, a Balinese lecturer from Singaraja University who did her ESL Masters at Victoria University and learnt to ‘pull beers’ whilst working at a pub in Essendon. Indah is young and fresh and runs very fun classes. We arranged for students to receive three classes a week.

Through generous donations from Go Study Norway and The Wheelton Foundation, adjacent land has been purchased and upgrading has continued. Works over the last year include paving the public area funded by Canggu Community School, replacing the well, building a water tower, buying 18are of land, establishing a kitchen garden and removing asbestos from existing buildings.

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In May 2009, BCF held a roadshow for Paul Wheelton OAM and friends. Their itinerary consists of touring local attractions, visiting with the children of Dencarik Village, Sanatana Dharma and Widhya Asih III Orphanages plus tons of smiles, laughter and Bintangs.

Go- Study Norway provides a minimum of two interactions per semester with the students. These have included bringing the whole orphanage on a weekend trip to Lovina, with dinner, concert, dolphin safari, animal circus etc. We’ve had several great ‘’play’’ days at the Go-Study campus in Seminyak.

Bali Children Foundation introduced Victoria Renoux into Widhya Asih 111 Christian orphanage, Singaraja, Bali in October 2007. This project was expanded in early 2009 when we established our first Art in the Village Project in Dencarik, Northern Bali.

We held a New Years Day Lunch party (Jan 1 2009) for children and parents. At holiday time the emphasis turns from school activities to fun. We gave out colourful paper trumpets (and the noises made was ear shattering indeed) and treated the children and parents to a sumptuous lunch buffet. After lunch artist Victoria Renaux gathered both children and parents together for some fun art time.

Besides covering school fees and developing additional education opportunities, generous donations have enabled us to assist with other things. Many of the children walk a long way down the mountain to school. In December we received a generous donation from Hugh & Rosie Pitts which enabled us to provide school shoes to the children of Dencarik.

Go- Study celebrated Halloween 2008 with an hilarious auction in support of otheir work at Sanatana Dharma. This mad event was fully supported by Go- Study students, Bali Fashion Labels and the Wheelton Foundation. There were plenty of great dress–ups, gorgeous models with some interesting styling choices! And yet more madness, models and cross dressing. Enthusiastic bidding continued as the amount raised passed our target.

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Harley Bikers visit Dencarik Village, September 08

Go-study invited the whole orphanage for a weekend at Lovina. A full on schedule with a slap up dinner, concert, bon-fire on the beach and bongo drums (for the seniors), morning dolphin safari, swim with the dolphins etc. etc..

Brian Cadd + Russell Morris Charity Concert May 08

Two Australian rock legends, Brian Cadd and Russell Morris, delivered a feel good, rocking performance during Bali Children Foundation’s charity concert held at Hu’u bar on 15 May 2008. Sharing the stage with them were Dharma Drums, the boys bongo group from Sanatana Dharma Orphanage.