Rice Mill
This mobile Rice Mill and training will mean increasing yields and more profit to the actual rice farmers because it eliminates one middle man.
Flores School
Bringing literacy to distant communities like Flores.
Elementary Schools: Literacy
Funded by RC Redding Riverview Sunset this project provided teaching and learning materials to four Ubud schools. Because of a favorable exchange rate, we were also able to provide a printer to Campuhan College.
Happy Bali School Children
After renovations to their school to provide drinkable running water, along with additional learning tools, these Balinese school kids are very happy and their future is brighter
Busy Ubud Sunset Rotary Members
Busy Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset members finding sustainable solutions to Indonesia's challenges
Our Next Meetings
Soma Helmi
Soma Helmi, a native of Ubud, will be discussing her journey into filmmaking and the art of short filmmaking in today’s digital world. She will also present a selection of her films.
Born in Bali, Soma Helmi grew up somewhere between Indonesia, Australia, and the US. In 2009, Soma decided to pursue film making after many years as an Art Director in web, advertising and photography.
Her debut short film – The Angel & Rajapala – won the short film competition at BALINALE International Film Festival in 2009. Her work has been screened at film festivals around the world including Anchorage Film Festival, WOW Film Festival, Sydney, and Short & Sweet Film Festival in the UK.
Soma’s latest film credit is as co-director on the ground breaking film ‘Life in a Day’ directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Ridley Scott and YouTube. Her footage was chosen from over 80,000 entries. She was then amongst only 20 film makers invited to attend the premier of Life in A Day at Sundance this year!
Soma is now co-writing an Indonesian feature film and actively raising funds for Mermaids, a short film to be shot and produced in Bali.
Sanggar Anak Tangguh
The mission of this organization is to develop solidarity (local, national, international) and create affordable quality education for children. The sanggar or studio, runs two programs: a routine weekly program on Sunday mornings where children in the neighborhood of Guang village study English, mathematics, drawing and dance.
The other program is reliant on volunteers and can range from one-day workshops to programs of many weeks on a myriad of subjects.
Presently, the programs at the sanggar are:
- Sand and creativity (they make sand statues on the beach involving local artists and English teachers).
- Cinema Paradiso program (a film appreciation course meant to inspire the children to make their own films);
- Drawing and painting (Little Picasso is one of the projects where the children’s works were sent to the US;
- Lempad Reborn where the children’s works were shown at Alliance Francais;
- Pinhole Camera Program, one of their best known projects, where the kids are taught how to use pinhole cameras; their work is on display at Bar Luna in Ubud.
Find more information and photos here.
Groundbreaking News!
There was joy and enthusiasm in Kerta as FINALLY we broke ground and started the water projects for our Global Grant. Construction materials were delivered to the schools making it possible for the schools to hold a special “starting a building project” ceremony. At this ceremony land was literally broken. A hole was dug where the ‘cornerstone’ of the project will be located and the priest deposited all kinds of symbolic offerings in the hole, including large stones that symbolize a strong foundation.
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- Carrying cement
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- Pipes go into classroom
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- Steel going into classroom
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- Offerings go into the hole
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- Sprinkling holy water
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- Digging the hole
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- Lifting pipes off truck
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- Supply truck arrives
As each of the schools move forward, we are reviewing drawings and plans with the villagers. . There’s a lot to be done at each school like building water towers, water tanks, piping, septic tanks, toilet facilities and childrens’ wash basins. The labor is all donated by men in the village where each school is located. What is quite wonderful to see is how villagers are ‘owning’ these projects, eager to start work and enthusiastically participating. (You can click each photo to see larger)
Global Grant News
Pres. Sue and Rtn. Donna, with Rotaracters Lesoh and Sudana, went up to Kerta late last month to discuss with the village leader and principals and school committee heads of the 5 Elementary School recipients of our Global Grant.
The village head speaks......
... and all listen....
The plan is to build and renovate toilets in the schools, to put in wash basins, and to also put in water tanks, piping, and whatever is necessary to make sure the schools have a steady and stable water supply. Renovation plans were discussed and schools were polled as to when they would be ready to begin. School #2 is ready to go NOW, as soon as they find a good day!