Nengah Kariasa, Underprivileged Elderly in Dusun Karanganyar, Sibetan, Karangasem

Date of visit: January 7, 2021

Name: Nengah Kariasa (M / 66 years old)

Occupation: raising chickens

Address: Dusun Karanganyar, Sibetan Village, Bebandem District, Karangasem Regency

Name of Sister: Wayan Sarwi (Female / around 70 years old)

Occupation: unable to work

Telephone number that can be contacted: 0852-3840-0091, I Wayan Sudarsana – BCC Volunteer for Karangasem

Category: underprivileged elderly

Permanent Donors:

NCS, 50.000 Rupiah per month starting November 2022
D.B., 150.000 Rupiah per month starting November 2023
Please contact us if you would like to become a regular donor for him.

Update on February 3rd, 2021; Nengah Kariasa has received mattress and pillow assistance.

Update on November 22, 2021; Nengah Kariasa has received electricity installation assistance.

Update on September 7th, 2023; Wayan Sarwi (his sister) has passed away, he lives alone now.

Update on September 9th, 2025; He is very skinny, always complains about his health. Family has built a house next to his “house”, not clear if he can use that. It is unfinished and he prefers his own place.

Nengah Kariasa was married, but has divorced for a long time, they have 4 children;

3 daughters, all married and living with their respective families.
1 son is still single, works odd jobs in Denpasar.

Nengah Kariasa lives alone with his older sister who is sickly because of her old age. Nengah Kariasa is also often sick with rheumatism. Due to this condition, both of them are no longer able to work, to eat for a day – his son sometimes helps with the rice, sometimes sells chickens to buy rice.

Source of income:

NengahKariasa does not have a job, he can only raise chickens, he has income from selling chickens.
Her sister also cannot work because she is sick.

House conditions: there are 2 houses;

1 house received house renovation assistance from the village government, the condition is quite good / suitable to live in, this house building is occupied by his older sister.
1 other house is more like a hut, its condition is quite poor, the bed is narrow. This hut is occupied by Nengah Kariasa, together with dogs and chickens at the bottom of his bed.

The condition of the house occupied by his sister;

Number of bedrooms: 1
Number of bed divan: 1
Number of mattresses: 1
Cement floors
Brick walls
Roof made of zinc

Condition of house (hut) which is occupied by Nengah Kariasa;

Number of bedrooms: 1
Number of bed divan: 1 (narrow)
Number of mattresses: 1 (thin sponge)
The ground as floor
Walls made of bamboo, covered with used sacks, used banners, cardboard.
Roof made of zinc
No electricity
There is no water, he collects rainwater.
Land status: not owned

Your assistance to this family can be in the form of:

Mattresses and pillows
Staple food or financial assistance to buy daily necessities
Chicken livestock assistance
Electricity / water connection assistance
Kerosene lamps / batteries, flashlights, radios, batteries – because there is no electricity

If you have ever provided assistance to this person, please fill out the comment form below, write down the assistance you have provided and update on his latest condition. This information will be very useful for donors who want to visit / provide assistance to him.

Here are some photos that we took.