Stories

In the middle of last year, a local staff member of the Vaccine & Trace program named Ida Bagus Wahyu Wedhatama was looking for young people who had high motivation to be involved in an activity related to the program. He asked someone, “Is there a social community in Buleleng?” The selection of young people […]

Ni Luh Sri Mahayani (left) and her son, Gede Prema (right) The woman used to take orders to make clothes. She started by looking for fabric, sewing it, and applying the trinkets until ready. She worked alone in her free time and made money from this work. However, her primary role is to work as

Gusde, sitting on the back porch of the room, after the COVID-19 vaccination Gusde opened an online motorcycle taxi application. He set the destination before departing from Sibang Gede, Badung. The distance is about 11 km. It takes 30 minutes to reach Dalung. He came suddenly and went straight to the vaccination center. After the

Saturday, 17 February 2023. The weather started to get cloudy at 09.15 WITA. Inside the room, it feels cooler, and the vaccination participants don’t seem in a hurry. All available seats are filled. Approximately 3-4 people come every 10 minutes. A woman with firm steps enters the Bali Bersama Bisa Mental Healthcare (BBBMH) Foundation office

Siti Fadillah and her husband are always together, caring for their children and earning a living. After taking the children to school, they went to Kutuh Buah Market to sell porridge and chicken soup. “It was never called a separate sale,” Siti recalls when I met her one afternoon in March 2022. “It’s always the

That afternoon, beneath a cloudy March sky, we pulled up at the entrance to one of the densest villages in Denpasar. Not long after, a woman riding a motorcycle with a basket perched on the back stopped next to our car. Her name is Jasmine Mustika. A woman from Malang who has lived in Bali

Sweat was pouring down, and foreheads continued to wrinkle as we walked through the village of Sumberklampok. Even though the time was 08.00 AM, the heat and scorching sun had been stinging since it appeared on the eastern horizon. The bright sunlight also enveloped Singaraja-Gilimanuk street. But we can still find shade when we enter

The poverty rate in Indonesia has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. According to data from the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS), from September 2019 to March 2021, it reached 27.54 million people. Almost all sectors have received the impact of this pandemic, so it is not uncommon for people’s financial conditions to decline—especially single

Recently, two children of the couple, Nyoman Noviani and Kadek Astawa experienced seizures. That is one sign that their children have epilepsy. They had long been aware of the illness of these two children. The reason is that since the age of eight months, Nyoman Noviani and her husband have been informed that their two

During these five years of cooperating with IDEP, farmer groups in Pedawa Village have been able to try variations of vegetable and fruit crops and cultivate them. The variety of seeds they plant provides its advantages because they can implement crop rotation to minimize the arrival of pests and diseases. “It’s good that we can