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Contact Information
Kampung Buitan
Desa Manggis
Karang Asem 80871
Bali-Indonesia
Tel/Fax: +62363-42029
Bali
In Bali, IHF has a well-established education center on the island that promotes the TEP, teaches English and computer classes and serves as a center for religious harmony. On an island almost completely dominated by tourism, IHF hopes to help those who have been left high and dry, they look at what other jobs can be organized that will not depend on tourism and work to train people in those disciplines.
The IHF community center in Bali is located between a Muslim village and a Hindu village. Inside the walls of the center, there are no religious barriers and people of all ages, castes, and religions are free to work, sing, and study together. Currently, 58 TEP students are being helped in Bali. These children are mostly from remote villages with little or no infrastructure.
While the majority of our centers do indeed have orphanages, they are a part of our centers out of necessity. For most children orphanages are not the best option, and I do not endorse them. The children who live at the IHF orphanages have no other good options. In Bali, due to the communal family structures of the Balinese, children have many mothers and fathers to care for them. Some organizations have set up orphanages, but in the majority of these cases the children are taken away from family who dearly love them, but are poor. IHF feels it is better to provide schooling and other needs to these poor children, and allow them to stay with their communal families who love them, as the communal system is a beautiful structure that should not be lost. There are some exceptions, such as children brought to Bali from Java, and other unique situations, but these stories are few and far between, and there are better solutions already in place for those children. At IHF we only provide orphanages when it is the best solution for the children involved.
The children in our Bali communities are part of the V.O.I.C.E.S. program and have helped create some of the products you can find in our store. They have also, as another fundraiser, created a CD of them singing. For more information, or to purchase a CD please contact us by phone 858-449-4404.
Center Reports
Sunday 17th, January 2010
No classes today, the staff cleaned the center and went through the inventory and looked through the finance.
Friday 15th, January 2010
Today was the day off. Dima and Babak decided to go to the Bali Zoo to try to get a good price for the children. The plan is to go to the zoo next Sunday. Peter was at home and worked on the finance and Uteng cleaned the center and worked on the computer.
Thursday 14th, January 2010
Pretty calm day today. They kids were preparing for a ceremony so not many kids came to the center. Peter taught English to some of the kids. Dima taught the kids a little bit of maths. Babak worked on the computer and cleaned the classrooms.
Wednesday 13th, January 2010
In the morning Babak and Peter went to Amlapura to buy groceries and Babak showed Peter around. After lunch the Bali team bought paint for the classroom in Pekarangan. The kids painted the new classroom. We bought light green, it looked really nice and it was fun to paint with the kids. After that Dima, Babak and Peter went to Ngis village and had English class and they played football. And another special thing today was that we started a new class - a dance class. Meanwhile Babak, Dima and Peter were in Pekaranga and Ngis village, Putu the new math teacher had a Balinese dance class.
Tuesday 12th, January 2010
Today was pretty much the same as yesterday, very busy, lot’s of kids even though it rained a lot. Mr.Puja was here and taught the kids English with Peter, Uteng worked in the computer room, Dima and Babak worked on the computer and the lesson plan. The new maths teacher Putu was here too and taught the kids math.
Monday 11th, January 2010
Today was a very busy day. Lot’s of children came. Peter our new volunteer fixed all the lap tops which he and IBM donated. The kids were really happy and running around. Peter ran the computer class and had help from Uteng. The new maths teacher was also here and she had her first class. It was really good. Mr.Puja came and helped us with the English class. We also bought new lesson books. Dima was busy with planning a lesson plan. Babak had a meeting with the other math teacher Mr.Putu. After class they had a meeting with the staff. Later Babak had a meeting with Mr.Warsa from Advisory Council.
Sunday 10th, January 2010
Today was a day off, Dima, Babak and Peter went to Denpasar to look for books again, and they wanted to show Peter around. Meanwhile Uteng was at the center and worked on the computer.
Video
Volunteer Alexandra Brauchli teaching the alphabet at the Bali center
Testimonial from Katie Wefler, Volunteer in Bali May 2009
My name is Katie, and I just returned home today, May 27, 2009, from Bali, Indonesia. I volunteered with IHF for a month, and, to be quite honest, it was the best experience of my life!
I arrived at the IHF center with no idea of what anything was going to be like. Naturally, I e-mailed the directors and other volunteers, but in order to understand how wonderful the children truly are, it must be experienced first-hand. The children are so open and loving, and teaching and playing games with them was a pure joy that I think everyone should get to experience.
It was amazing to see the children benefit from the school, sponsorships, and daily classes. Not once did I hear any Balinese child complain or act in a way that showed they did not care for their work, and if a teacher was writing something down on the dry erase board, it was a sight to see them run up and start writing away.
The Indonesian culture is a beautiful one, and IHF works very diligently to be respectful of the surrounding people in the villages.
The children care about their future, and with IHF it is possible to help their dreams comes true.
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