PROJECTS SEEKING FUNDING 2009 -2010
- Water Project Bangli: To provide a water supply at Bayung Gede, Bangli, a community of 2500 with no access to city water, deep wells or electricity. Budget US $7200
- Second Mobile Community Rice Mill to serve the communities of Payongan (650 hectare of rice fields in 5 subaks) and Taro (365 hectares of rice fields in 5 subaks). Budget Rp 25,000,000
FUNDING APPROVED/OBTAINED FOR 2009 - 2010 / PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
- Sumba Water Tanks/Toilets: Funded by RCs Seaside, Astoria, Portland Pearl, and Lake Oswego, this project will provide 30 community rainwater catchment tanks and 150 family composting toilets in a very poor, dry area of Sumba. MG# 69713 (Open) Budget $25,000
- Elementary Schools:Funded by RC Ignacio Novato and Central Marin, this project will provide water tanks, deep wells and toilets for five Ubud schools in Ubud MG # 69874 (Open) Budget US$15,022
- Kindergartens: Seven kindergartens in Tampak Siring were supplied with books and building blocks from private donation from Diane Parker (CDN$ 100) and Scherril Schooler and Terry Courtney (US$ $500). Private Funding
- Elementary Schools: Funded by RC Kelowno Ogopogo, this project will provide teaching and learning materials for two Ubud schools and water projects in three Ubud schools. MG# 69412(Open) Budget $18,150.
- Campuhan College: Funded by RCs La Jolla Golden Triangle, Alexandria, Minneapolis, and Minneapolis South this project will provide hardware and software to Campuhan College to teach technical skills in multi-media and graphic design to high-achieving students from poverty-level families. This will allow young people to move into well-paying jobs or open their own businesses. Jobs are waiting for graduates! MG # 70702(Open) Budget $15,150
- Panti Asuhan:Funded by RCs Ignacio, Novato, and Central Marin to provide teaching and learning materials to a residential High School for disadvantaged teens in Peliatan, Ubud. These students come from poverty level families in remote areas of Bali and are studying for high school and tourism diplomas simultaneously. MG #70680(Open) . Budget $20,270
- Pilot Waste Management and RecyclingTraining for High School in Tebesaya: A one year program to train students and staff of a high school plus the staff of adjacent warungs in recycling. Training, monitoring, bins and collection supplied by EcoBali Recycling. Funding of Rp 4.4 million from Bali Buddha. RCBUS sponsors two bins and will assist with monitoring. Private Funding
COMPLETED PROJECTS
- Training Farmers in the System of Rice Intensification: Funded by the Funding Network UK for GBP 6,511 / IDR 710,000,000. The project provided training for Balinese Rice farmers to increase their yields while using less rice seed and water and without agricultural chemicals. Over 200 subak leaders all over Bali have been trained and have trained their subaks. Private Funding
- Mobile Rice Mill: Funded by the Australian Consulate with a Direct Action Program grant for IDR 25,000,000 with a top-up of Rp 7,000,000 from The Funding Network UK, this project provided a mobile community rice mill to help farmers optimize their crop by saving on transport and milling costs and retaining the milled byproducts. Grant
- Sokolah Rimba: Funded by RC Bali Ubud Sunset via a Direct Donation for IDR 10,000,000, this project provided transportation, medical insurance and associated costs for two volunteer teachers to travel to Pulau Besar off of Flores and teach basic literacy there for one year.
- Elementary Schools: Funded by RCs Ignacio, Woodside and Central Marin for US$24,633, this MG 67076(Closed) provided teaching and learning materials to four Ubud schools, water for one school, school supplies to Panti Asuhan and camera equipment for multimedia courses to Campuhan College.
- Elementary Schools: Funded by RC Redding Riverview Sunset for US$17,525 this MG#67883(Closed)provided teaching and learning materials to four Ubud schools and a printer to Campuhan College.
- Service: Volunteer Service Grant with Carringbah, Australia, brought volunteers to Bali for IT support for Campuhan College. Another component of this VSG brought volunteers to work with RC Bali Ubud.