Men Siki, a poor elderly woman who struggles to keep her grandchild in school

Date of Visit: 7 August 2015

Name: Men Siki / Ni Nengah Yantin (female in her 70s)

Occupation: farm labourer

Address: Banjar Pajahan, Pajahan village, Pupuan district, Tabanan regency

Closest Family (Son): I Wayan Pasek (male / 47)

Occupation: construction labourer

Telephone number for contact:

Ni Made Putrini, daughter-in-law, 085935260949
IGK. Suarjana, a Security Official of Desa Pajahan, 081338767076

Information: a poor elderly woman

Bank Account: Bank BRI unit Pupuan Tabanan, No.: 4780-01-011463-53-8, Beneficiary: Ni Nengah Jantin

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We respectfully request that you consider assisting other needy families, Men Siki has been invited to live with her son.

Update on July 2nd 2018; Men Siki has been invited to live with her son; I Wayan Pasek.

Men Siki (female in her 70s) lives with her granddaughter, Ni Putu Juliana Dewi, (7 years old and in Class 1 Primary School), in a hut in the middle of a field quite far from a main road and other houses. Their dwelling can only be reached on foot. Her husband died long ago.

About her grandchild: Men Siki’s daughter had a child but divorced and remarried. The child, Ni Putu Juliana Dewi, was entrusted to Men Siki.

Every morning, Men Siki accompanies Ni Juliana to school on foot. Because of the distance to the school, Men Siki waits at the school for Ni Juliana and then accompanies her home. Once home, she begins her work in the field. “The income I get from the farm is not regular. I only get money at harvest time”, she said in Balinese.

The condition of their dwelling: the floors are made of earth, the walls and roof are corrugated iron, the mattress is very worn, there is no electricity or running water, the kitchen is on the verandah.

You could assist Men Siki in one of the following ways: by providing her directly with her basic daily necessities, by giving money so that she can buy her daily needs or for her grandchild’s schooling, or by donating money for house repairs or for the construction of a modest house.

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