Ketut Ayu Melani, An Orphan in Dusun Goris, Pejarakan Village, Gerokgak, Buleleng

Date of visit: 7th February 2019

Name: Ketut Ayu Melani (F/ 7 years old/elementary 1st grade )

Address: Dusun Goris, Pejarakan Village, Gerokgak District, Buleleng Regency

Brother’s name: Putu Agus Sudarsana (M / 24 years old)

Job: driver

Telephone number that can be contacted:

0812-4689-2820 – Putu Agus Sudarsana; brother.
0853-3360-3315 – Made Wiradnya; BCC Volunteer in Buleleng

Note: an orphan

Bank Account: Bank BRI No.: 4754-01-003529-50-9, Beneficiary: Ketut Ayu Melani

Regular Donors:

Mahawira Mandiri, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting March 2019
Balipockets Simone Göschl covers the costs for her school supplies, starting December 2019
Please contact us if you want to be a regular donor for Melani.

Ketut Ayu Melani lives with her 3 siblings;

Putu Agus Sudarsana (M/ 24 years old); working as a driver for one of the hotels in Buleleng
Kadek Septa Sudiana (M/ 19 years old/ senior high 3rd grade)
Komang Ayu Sudiani (F/ 16 years old / junior high 3rd grade)
Ketut Ayu Melani (F / 7 years old/ elementary 1st grade)

Her father died, her mother remarried. All living expenses including school fees are borne by her brother who works as a driver for one of the hotels in Buleleng.

Source of income:

Ketut Melani’s brother; Putu Agus Sudarsana works as a driver for one of the hotels in Buleleng.
To obtain additional income, they raise 1 cow that belongs to a neighbor and 1 pig of their own.
They get rice-for-the-poor assistance (Raskin) from the government as much as 10 kg every 1-3 months by paying Rp. 2,000.

Cost of living:

School fees for Kadek Septa: Rp. 500,000 per semester
The tuition fees for Komang Ayu and Ketut Ayu school are free, pay clothes and book money once a year or if necessary
Kadek’s pocket money: Rp. 10,000, Komang’s : Rp. 5,000, Ketut’s : Rp. 2,000 per day

House condition: they have received home renovation assistance in 2012.