Visit: March 2, 2023
Name: Gede Karma (M/11 years old/grade 5 in elementary school)
Younger brother’s name: Komang Ardana (M/8 years old/grade 2 in elementary school)
Address: Banjar Dinas Bonyoh, Ban Village, Kubu District, Karangasem Regency
Grandmother’s name: Nyoman Sandat (F/around 50 years old)
Occupation: garden farmer, casual laborer, raising cattle
Contact telephone number: 0812-3731-0091, Ban Village Police; Nengah Budi Artana
Category: orphans
Bank Account: Bank BRI, Account No.: 4609-01-028510-53-2, Beneficiary: I Gede Karma
Regular Donors:
- Tunjung Crystal, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting March 2023
- Balipockets Uta Hoernicke, 150.000 Rupiah per month starting June 2023
- Please contact us if you want to become a regular donor for Gede Karma.
Gede Karma and his younger brother live with their grandmother and uncle. Their father had passed away, while their mother chose to return to Lombok. Their uncle (Wayan Selamet) suffers from epilepsy and is mentally retarded. Their grandfather is dead. Their grandmother is the only one who support this family. When we visited, their grandmother was not at home.
Source of income:
- Their grandmother works as a garden farmer, her income is uncertain depending on if there is a harvest.
- Their grandmother may also work as a casual labourer, depending on the job available.
- To earn extra income their grandmother also raises 2 cows.
- Their uncle doesn’t work because he often has epilepsy.
Cost of living:
- Free school fees. Only pay for clothes and book once a year or when necessary.
- Pocket money: Rp. 4,000-5,000 per person per day.
House condition: quite livable. They get housing assistance from a social foundation.
- Number of bedroom: 3
2 of the 3 rooms were locked when we visited, so there is no documentation that we can take. - Number of mattress: 2
1 mattress is in the kitchen, the grandmother sleeps in the kitchen - Other room: kitchen, bathroom
- Cement floors
- Concrete brick walls
- Spandex roof
- Electricity is available
- Water is available
- Land status: owner
Your assistance to this family can be in the form of:
- Groceries or financial aid to buy daily necessities
- Funding assistance for children’s school fees and pocket money
- Children’s bicycles, children’s toys
- Children’s school supplies; bags, shoes, books and stationery
- Cattle assistance
If you have ever provided assistance to Gede, please fill out the comment form below. Write down the assistance that you have provided as well as Gede’s latest conditions. This information will be very useful for donors who wish to visit/provide assistance to Gede.
Here are some photos we were able to take.
Address: Banjar Dinas Bonyoh, Ban Village, Kubu District, Karangasem Regency.
Coordinates: 8°17’18.1″S 115°29’03.8″E (View on Google Maps)