BALI'S ORPHANAGES.
This page will be devoted to the orphanages we hear about in Bali and Lombok.
Our own favourite is Panti Ashuan Alas Kasih in Negara, a town way out on the south west coast of Bali, reached through different but still picturesque scenery and some unbelievable surfing and swimming beaches, but well off the common tourist routes.
If you would like more information about charities, orphanages and the organisations which support them, including places in the tourist areas where you can drop off donations if you don't have the time to visit, then visit our HOME PAGES and look for the 'Bali Travel Forum Recommendations' page in the left hand column. Search for 'Charities' or 'Orphanages' in the alphabetic contents list at the top of the page or use this link which I try to keep up to date - http://www.filosbali.net/BaliOrphanages.htm.
Give it plenty of time to load as it's in a big file.
Another that is bound to become a favourite is Panti Asuhan Kesa Yanikang Papa in Gianyar, on Jl Elangga. There are only about 25 kids but they all suffer from some disability, mainly deafness, speech impediments or no voice at all, deformities or intellectual impairment. They are a fun bunch of kids despite all of their problems and the carers seem especially dedicated. I intend to write more about our visit and post some pictures in our '06 report which will be listed on our Home Pages.
To The Orphanage -
Si
Badak,
of
Bali
Travel
Forum
fame,
first
introduced
us
to
the
Franciscan
Orphanage
in
Tuka
through
a
small
mention
in
one
of
his
regular
postings.
My
curiosity
was
piqued
and
I
resolved
to
visit
during
our
forthcoming
holiday
in
September
of
2000.
I
was
not
prepared,
mentally,
for
what
we
found,
and
to
this
day
I
am
relieved
that
most
of
the
children
were
at
school
when
we
made
that
first
visit.
Subsequently
I
wrote
about
this
in
my
Bali
Story
2000
diary
(Day
15)
which
was
posted
on
the
Forum.
It
stirred
an
unexpected
and pleasing
response
from
a
number
of
readers
and
I
like
to
think
that
it
persuaded
many
other
travellers
to
make
the
visit
also.
In
answer
to
a
number
or
readers
questions
I
wrote
these
directions
to
the
Orphanage,
originally
for
a
poster
named
Michael.
The
details
of
the
orphanage
and
the
orphans
which
follows
these
directions
are
from
Si
Badak.
Details
of
other
Orphanages,
which
we
have
subsequently
heard
about,
follow
under
the
first
story.
Hi
Michael,
I'm
not
sure
that
I
can
put
you
right
on
the
doorstep
of
the
Orphanage
but
I
can
get
you
to
the
village
of
Tuka
and
your
driver
can
ask
directions
of
locals
when
you
get
there,
Tuka
is
not
a
large
village
and
the
orphanage
is
well
known
to
locals.
I
have
used
a
'Periplus
Editions
Travel
Map'
of
Bali
(ISBN
#
0-945971-49-4)
for
the
following
description.
From
Tuban/Kuta/Legian
take
the
north
road.
'Jalan
(road)
Raya
Tuban'
which
changes
its
name
to
'Jl
Raya
Kuta'
and
then
to
'Jl
Raya
Legian'
and
then
'Jl
Raya
Seminyak'
before
taking
a
sharp
right
turn
and
becoming
'Jl
Raya
Kerobokan',
still
heading
north
to
the
large
village
of
Kerobokan
which
really
joins
onto
Seminyak
these
days
and
is
a
little
north
of
due
west
from
Denpasar
and
just
over
4
Km
from
the
very
centre
of
Denpasar.
From
here
you
have
two
choices.
-
either
go
further
north
to
the
village
of
Tegeh
then
generally
west
on
side
roads
which
wind
left,
right,
left,
right
and
right
again
to
Tuka
-
or
probably
better
-
-
turn
west
(left)
at
Kerobokan
and
take
the
road
to
Tanah
Lot
Temple
which
has
a
signpost,
although
its
not
too
big
and
can
be
missed
if
you're
not
looking
for
it.
A
good
clue
is
to
watch
the
traffic
as
many
vehicles
turn
off
here.
About
3Km
along
this
road
you
pass
through
Canggu
before
arriving
at
the
village
of
Kayutulang.
A
right
turn
here
(heading
north
again)
brings
you
to
Tuka,
about
3Km
further
on
from
Kayutulang.
The
total
trip
is
about
15
km
as
the
crow
flies
over
the
roads
but
perhaps
closer
to
18
or
20Km
given
the
small
twists
and
turns
that
the
map
does
not
show.
You
could
make
a
scenic
day
trip
by
going
the
Canggu/Kayutulang
route
and
returning
via
the
side
roads
to
Tegeh.
The
scenery
makes
it
worthwhile.
Farm house and rice paddies near Tuka.
Tuka is a quiet locality, only about 3 Km off the busy tourist road to Tanah Lot temple, but it feels like another planet after coming from the Kuta/Legian area. There are other pictures and information at 'Tuka Pictures'.
ORPHANS
AND
THE TUKA
FRANCISCAN
ORPHANAGE,
BALI
-
The
address
of
the
Tuka
orphanage
is
;
YATIM
=
WITHOUT
FATHER.
PIATU
=
WITHOUT
MOTHER.
YATIM-PIATU
=
WITHOUT
ANY
PARENTS.
As
well
as
the
above
three
categories
sometimes
children
whose
families
are
simply
too
destitute
to
feed
them,
commit
them
to
the
care
of
the
Sisters
for
reasons
of
survival
only.
The
main
problem
for
the
Orphanage
is
money
for
education
and
medication.
However,
donations
of
food
or
clothing
are
welcome
also.
Nothing
is
wasted.
If
there
is
no
immediate
use
for
something
it
is
traded,
sold,
exchanged
or
bartered
for
something
that
is
needed,
or
altered
to
fit
a
need.
The
problem
with
education
is
that
after
the
children
have
gone
through
some
tuition
at
the
Orphanage,
they
then
have
to
attend
formal
school
outside.
Every
single
stage
of
the
education
process
has
to
be
paid
for,
up
front.
Uniforms
are
compulsory,
books
to
be
bought,
nominations,
teachers'
fees,
exam
fees
and
every
possible
charge
associated
with
education
has
to
be
paid
for.
If
sufficient
money
is
not
available
at
any
time
then
some
children
have
to
wait
their
turn
until
the
money
turns
up
from
somewhere.
Visitors
are
always
welcome
and
the
smallest
donations
are
received
with
genuine
gratitude.
A
special
Religious
Service
is
held
each
Saturday
evening
when
everybody
prays
for
the
well-being
of
donors.
In
Tuka
is
there
the
first
Catholic
Church
built
in
Bali.
Anybody
interested
in
more
details
of
this
may
email
me,
rhinorok@primus.com.au
for
further
information.
I
hope
this
is
a
help
to
you,
Michael.
For
more
info
the
e-mail
address
at
the
end
is
Si
Badak
who
often
writes
on
the
Forum.
Filo.
The orphanage now has a web site, thanks to the generosity of a Forumite. It is http://www.tukaorphanage.org.
THE PALASARI ORPHANAGE, WEST BALI.
Posted
on
the
Bali
Travel
Forum
by
Trevor_H
®
on
Sunday,
9.
September
2001
at
19:44
Bali
Time:
With
Si
Badak
putting
on
the
pressure
with
a
fund
raiser
in
Perth
I
thought
it
about
time
I
got
down
to
providing
information
about
the
Franciscan
orphanages
we
visited
at
the
beginning
of
July.
The
orphanage
at
Tuka
has
been
reasonably
well
documented
on
this
forum
and
details
are
on
www.bali.tripod.com/orphanage.htm
and
www.guidetobali.com.
However,
searching
the
Charities
page
of
the
BTF
host,
I
found
that
the
Bali
International
Women's
Association
(who
distribute
funds
to
needy
organisations)
had
passed
a
donation
to
another
orphanage
in
Palasari,
West
Bali.
Email
contact
was
made
with
Julia,
who
was
able
to
provide
me
with
contact
details
and
a
list
of
needs.
The
children
here
are
older,
nominally
teen
to
21.
As
always
in
Bali,
there
are
exceptions,
and
there
are
some
boys
from
8
years.
We
departed
Kuta
around
8:30am
for
the
3
hour
trip
towards
Gilimanuk.
About
halfway
between
Negara
and
Gilimanuk
(around
Candikusuma),
we
headed
away
from
the
coast,
asking
along
the
way
for
directions.
The
orphanage,
Panti
Asuhan
Maria
Goretti,
is
actually
on
the
same
block
as
the
Catholic
Church.
It
is
easier
to
get
directions
to
this,
and
then
drive
around
to
the
southeast
side.
The
orphanage
backs
onto
the
church
grounds.
The
Sister
in
Charge
(Susteran
OSF)
is
Sr.
Lisbeth
OSB.
She
speaks
English
rather
well.
This
was
a
blessing
as
the
day
would
have
been
much
longer
if
my
driver
had
to
translate.
After
insisting
we
join
the
sisters
in
a
simple
light
lunch,
Sr.
Lisbeth
showed
me
around
the
buildings.
The
impression
is
one
of
much
poverty.
Sr.
Lisbeth
explained
that,
with
no
one
to
fix
things,
and
no
money
to
buy
materials,
they
had
to
make
do
with
what
there
was.
Everything
was
clean,
but
very
bare
and
well
worn.
Newspaper
at
the
windows
to
stop
the
wind
through
broken
louvers,
badly
chipped
walls,
and
rickety
furniture
was
the
norm
throughout
the
areas.
It
seems
that
a
hotel,
recently
renovating,
donated
beds
and
mattresses.
My
mind
could
not
comprehend
what
they
might
have
had
prior
to
this!
The
beds
were
covered
with
a
sheet,
no
other
covers.
Several
of
the
beds
had
two
pillows,
indicating
two
younger
occupants.
A
couple
of
the
beds
in
the
girls
sleeping
rooms
had
teddy
bears.
Their
clothes
are
stored
in
cupboards
about
small
single
wardrobe
size.
They
are
allocated
one
half
for
all
their
clothes
and
possessions.
The
ablutions
area
was
tiled
and
mopped
clean,
but
very,
very
basic.
The
dining
area
had
all
the
square
wooden
chairs
upturned
on
the
bench
tables
so
the
floor
could
be
cleaned.
The
kitchen
was
a
narrow
room
with
a
small
servery
into
the
dining
area
to
distribute
the
food.
The
"sink"
looked
more
like
grandma's
laundry
tubs.
The
pantry
was
a
wood
framed
wire
cage
with
a
padlock.
Three
large
pots
simmered
on
gas
burners,
cooking
the
"side
dishes"
for
the
next
meal.
The
rice
is
cooked
outside
over
an
open
fire
near
the
pigpens.
Drinking
water
boiled
there
also.
The
study
rooms
had
old
wooden
desks.
Sr.
Lisbeth
told
me
that
there
was
a
serious
need
for
lockers
to
store
the
children's
few
schoolbooks
and
pencils.
Whilst
I
didn't
see
the
"music
room"
or
the
"TV
room",
I
was
told
they
have
a
small
organ
and
a
TV.
(In
a
later
phone
call,
after
the
Presidential
election,
Sr.
Lisbeth
told
me
that
the
children
had
wanted
to
see
some
of
the
news
but
the
TV
was
broken.)
The
laundry
consists
of
a
bench
and
buckets.
The
washing
water
drains
to
a
below
ground
cement
holding
tank
with
a
small
opening
in
the
top.
The
electric
pump
that
is
supposed
to
move
this
water
to
the
vegetable
garden
has
not
worked
for
a
long
time.
Indeed,
seeing
the
bare
wires
and
open
switchgear,
I
wondered
how
close
the
children
had
come
to
being
electrocuted.
Two
12mm
hoses
ran
from
the
tank
opening
in
a
vain
attempt
to
siphon
the
water.
I
was
told
later
that
the
children
try
to
bail
the
water
but
that
is
very
difficult.
I
was
able
to
leave
a
small
donation
that
Sr.
Lisbeth
gratefully
accepted.
However,
I
knew
that
I
would
not
be
able
to
walk
away
unaffected
by
what
I'd
seen.
Back
home,
with
some
of
the
video
stills
printed,
I
asked
around,
small
article
in
the
local
parish
newssheet,
etc.
Three
weeks
later,
a
pump
purchased,
an
offer
to
take
it
to
Bali
(on
honeymoon
no
less!)
and
A$400
TT'd
to
the
orphanage
account!
Very
pleasing
result.
We
had
also
visited
the
Tuka
orphanage
the
same
evening
as
I
had
been
to
Palasari.
Rae
was
asked
to
individually
present
the
pencil
cases
we
had
carried
from
Aus.
That
was
a
rather
moving
event.
The
other
packs
of
biros,
pencils,
balls,
skipping
ropes,
etc
were
left
for
the
nuns
to
dispense.
Trevor H.
Made Wirya Adnyana is an experienced and reliable driver who is familiar with the Bali Orphanages. His home phone is (0361) 429 435 and his mobile is 0818 343 093.
The boys Dorm and boiling drinking water.
The
LOMBOK
Orphanage.
PATMOS,
Jl
Abdullah
bin
ABD,
Kadir
Munsyi
No
20,
Ph
(0370)
626
441.
Supported
by
a
Dutch
woman,
Lieke
Rotsteeg,
who
stays
at
the
Sengiggi
Beach
Hotel
for
6
months
each
year
who
can
be
contacted
through
the
Front
Office
manager
at
the
Hotel,
Putu
Indiawan,
for
more
information.
There
are
about
80
children
of
all
ages
up
to
young
adults
who
help
to
tutor
the
younger
children.
Donations
are
very
welcome.
Clothing
which
your
children
have
outgrown,
school
equipment
of
any
sort,
treats
and
toys
for
the
children
and
of
course
cash
donations
to
help
pay
school
fees
(nothing
is
free
in
Indonesia).
THE HOPE CHILDREN'S HOME.
Posted
by
Burti
®
on
the
Bali
Travel
Forum..
A
posting
by
'Traveller'
on
8th
Nov
about
another
orphanage
caught
our
attention
and
I
took
it
with
us
as
we
intended
to
visit
several
places.
This
particular
home
is
Wisma
Anak-Anak
Harapan
in
the
village
of
Untal-Untal
Dalung,
1kilometre
to
the
west
from
Sempidi
and
about
12kms
north
of
Kuta.
A
bit
hard
to
find
but
if
you
drive
past
the
large
motorcycle
repair
place
you
have
passed
it
so
turn
about
and
go
back
200yds
and
is
up
a
side
alley
about
5
yards.
We
arrived
unannounced
in
pouring
rain
and
were
warmly
welcomed
by
the
Father,
Rev.
Daniel
and
his
wife
whom
the
children
call
Mother.
He
speaks
excellent
English
and
is
75yrs
old.
Mother
speaks
no
English
but
another
young
woman
who
was
raised
there
also
is
fluent.
We
felt
so
at
home
there
and
could
feel
the
love
surrounding
them
which
was
reflected
in
the
happy
children.
The
place
itself
is
very
old
and
rundown
but
exceptionally
clean.
Toilets
are
a
good
indicator
of
cleanliness
and
I
couldn't
fault
theirs.
There
are
108
children
including
the
1yr
old
toddler
whose
mother
is
blind.
All
happy
healthy
and
well
kept.
Father
is
a
man
who
realises
the
need
for
education
and
was
fortunate
to
receive
some
obsolete
computers
from
a
Thai
business
man.
They
cannot
afford
a
printer
and
the
thought
of
internet
access
is
way
beyond
their
means
but
at
least
they
will
get
a
training
in
the
use
of
keyboards
etc.
To
obtain
money
for
the
school
fees
they
play
music
at
various
hotels
and
have
been
invited
to
the
Ritz-Carlton
to
play
carols
for
Christmas.
We
were
most
impressed
by
this
place
and
left
reluctantly
after
about
2hrs.
This
is
a
poem
Father
gave
us:
"A
bell
is
not
a
bell
until
you
ring
it,
a
song
is
not
a
song
until
you
sing
it,
and
love
in
your
heart
is
not
put
there
to
stay,
love
is
not
love
till
you
give
it
away."
THE PANTI ASUHAN SALAM ORPHANAGE in Tabanan, about 20 Km north and west from Denpasar.
Posted on the Bali Travel Forum by DonRon on Sunday, 6. February 2005 at 17:22 Bali Time: in reply to the query: orphanage visit 15-22nd Feb05 by lbennies on Sunday, 6. February 2005.
PLEASE CARRY FOR THE KIDS
OK 1st go check out this site: www.carryforkids.org it will give you all the info you need about needy kids in Bali regardless of religion etc......
On our Bali trip in July last year we visited the PANTI ASUHAN SALAM orphanage.
The
address
is:
JALAN
RAMA
Gg.1/No.
9
TABANAN
BALI
PH:
62
361
810
086
DIRECTOR: MR GUSTI KETUT SUARDANA
To the north-west of Ubud, en route to Tanah Lot Temple you will find Salam orphanage. The orphanage is currently home to 28 boys and 17 girls aged from 6-18 years of age.
Because of its small size we felt that with the few donations of clothes, toys and school items that we donated we "touched" each and every one of these kids... (a bit harder to do at places that have hundreds of kids).
We phoned ahead first and when we arrived the Director and his wife had all the kids seated and waiting to greet us. We were given refreshments and we were treated to a Balinese song sung by the kids which we enjoyed.
If you can, please help....... this is a small orphanage run by a very dedicated couple who need help as they do not get government assistance like some of the larger orphanages.
The region is very poor and the orphanage would like to be able to accept more children but are limited by funds and space. The children enjoy table tennis, music and limited access to television, which is a new addition. They especially like top 40 music and a CD or tape of the latest chart hits will be very well received! The children were very happy and spirited. Thrilled to see visitors from overseas taking time out to visit.
A visit to Salam orphanage will remind you of the things that are really important in life and how a little love and understanding can go such a long way.
The orphanage is very happy to receive visitors at anytime however an appointment is preferred. Please contact Carry for Kids at least 4 weeks prior to your departure date from Australia if you would like to arrange a suitable date and time. They will need your flight details, address and contact in Australia, place of stay in Bali and any transport requirements if needed although the driver we hired had no problems finding the place.
CASH
DONATIONS
As
a
group
of
7
we
donated
500,000
rupiah
in
cash
to
the
Director
as
a
parting
gesture.
Whilst
that
only
represented
about
AU$10
from
each
of
us
you
would
have
sworn
that
we
gave
him
a
million
Aussie
dollars.
He
explained
that
an
average
well
paid
tour
guide,
for
example,
only
received
250,000
rupiah
per
month
in
wages
so
our
donation
was
the
equivalent
of
2
monthly
incomes
for
the
orphanage.
I
say
this
because
as
much
as
some
clothes
and
odds
and
sods
are
very
much
appreciated
just
like
the
rest
of
the
world
"CASH
IS
KING"
and
that
donation
will
allow
the
Director
to
pay
for
repairs
to
the
orphanage,
pay
an
account
or
buy
supplies
other
than
those
which
are
donated.
Don't go to Bali with empty suitcases....PLEASE CARRY FOR THE KIDS
REGARDS
DON
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