Coming to Bali and want to donate to the Villagers, but don't know what they need?

C.Bali will gladly pass on any donations to Kedisan's less fortunate Villagers.

Often people want to donate second hand books for the children, but remember this area gets very cold at night and some families live in grass huts so second hand warm clothing and blankets are really needed but if you can't fit them in your case and you really want to donate, writing materials will also be greatly appreciated, ie: small blank notepads and pencils for the children, these are given to the primary school, which at present has 113 children in attendance.

Second hand shoes are always welcomed, especially if your children have out grown their black leather school shoes as the children in the village often carry their school shoes to school, walking barefoot so they don't wear out their school shoes, as the family can only afford to buy them once. Books, will be passed on of course, but it helps if they are in Bahasa Indonesian - the older children are only having basic spoken English lessons as many need to learn to read and write in Basaha Indonesian before we will teach them to read and write English. (We know that the books end up in the back of the cupboards at home at the moment).

At present Small blankets and mattresses for the Childcare Centre would be appreciated. The Childcare Centre was opened officially in August after a kind donation of 100 euros each from 12 Dutch people to the Bali Female Farmers Partnership Project, we thank you all very much.

And thank you to those who donated vitamins and small towels. 

A big thank you to our 2 young female Dutch volunteers who lived in the village for 3 months and worked so hard on the childcare centre by painting the walls and making chairs and tables and a blackboard and bringing in donations to provide toothbrushes, vitamins etc for the kids.

Thanks Manon and Stephanie, the children miss you already.

Western Toys are not traditional for Balinese children, Balinese children entertain themselves as they are always with other children, we do not wish to change the culture of these children so the introduction of Western toys is not something C.Bali would like to do as the children need to learn their traditions such as practicing Gamelon etc.

If you want to bring something over and you are not sure, just contact us.

Thanking you in advance

C.Bali

C.Bali spent 27 July 2008 purchasing 'sandals' (thongs) for the 105 children that attend the Kedisan Junior school.

In order to spread the money around, thongs were purchased from every Warung (store) in Kedisan so that the donations were spread to as many small businesses as possible, it took a whole day to purchase and sort them into sizes.

The following Monday, 3 August, 2008, C.Bali had the joy of being able to hand out the 105 pairs to the children and watch their faces light up.

C.Bali "walk the walk"

C.Bali purchased rubbish bins for the village of Kedisan and to set an example, spent the day picking up rubbish.

C.Bali will spend a few hours every week picking up rubbish and will empty the bins on a weekly basis or as needed.

The rubbush is srted for recycling and this practice encourages the villagers not to burn their plastic rubbish

Come along to a night of fun and education. The children of Kedisan are rewarded for their efforts in collecting a full bag of rubbish while learning the importance of caring for the environment.

The kids of Kedisan meet at the classroom at 5pm on Wednesday nights, collect their empty rubbish bag and head off down through the village to fill their bags with rubbish.

(The classroom is an old restaurant that has been converted to serve as a classroom and computer training centre for the village)

Once they have filled their bags they come back to the classroom, wash their hands, receive a small bag of treats and sit down to watch a movie. The kids have enjoyed many western movies such as "A Bugs Life", "Finding Nemo" and "Happy Feet" but they also enjoy the educational dvds that are in Bahasa Indonesian and teach them about the elements, such as "Why does the Wind blow?" and "Why is the sky blue?". We invite tourists to be a part of this rewarding experience.