I Gusti Made Suda, having to work as a porter at the markets in his twilight years

Date of Visit: 9 October 2015

Name: I Gusti Made Suda (male / about 80)

Occupation: porter at the market

Address: Banjar Menak, Tulikup Village, Gianyar Sub District, Gianyar Regency

Information: an elderly man living alone

Update on May 23rd, 2016; We did not succeed in making a bank account for him. If you would like to become a regular donor, we will submit your donation every 3-4 months.

Regular Donors:

Update on February 4th, 2021; I Gusti Made Suda is passed away.

I Gusti Made Suda lives alone in his home. His wife died long ago and they had no children.

Despite his age (about 80), this man is still able to work as a porter / carrier at the Tulikup market. He works every day from 3 am until 10 am. “In one day I get about 200,000 Rupiah” he told us in Balinese.

While this is enough income for his daily necessities now, we believe that he may not be strong enough to work as a porter in a few years time because of this age / physical condition.

His house: the floor is cement, the walls are brick and the roof is tiled. The wooden supports of the house, doors and windows are rotten. There are two rooms: one is the bedroom while the other is empty. There is no mattress. Electricity and water are from a neighbour. The renovation assistance from the Gianyar local government has been used to build a “bale dangin” (open pavilion) which is still under construction.

You could assist I Gusti Made Suda by providing his daily necessities or a mattress. Or in a few years time he will need financial assistance to buy his daily food needs.

Please find below some additional information.

Video documentation we took on October 9, 2015.

Address: Banjar Menak, Tulikup Village, Gianyar Sub District, Gianyar Regency
Coordinates: 8°33’00.1″S 115°21’28.9″E (View on Google Maps)