Komang Direng, Poor Elderly with Almost Collapse House in Buleleng

Time of visit: 2 June 2017

Name: Komang Direng (Male/ 75 yo)

Occupation: farmer

Address: Br. Sandi Kerta, Pajarakan Village, Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency

Wife’s name: Wayan Wirti (Female/Around 55 yo)

Occupation: farmer

Contact phone number: 0853-3360-3315, Made Wiradnya, local volunteer

Category: poor elderly

Bank Account: Bank BRI, No.: 4754-01-008123-53-6, Beneficiary: Komang Direng

Regular sponsor:

Pramudia Soesanto, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting December 2023
Please contact us if you want to be a regular sponsor for Komang Direng

Update on August 1st, 2019; Komang Direng received house renovation assistance.

Komang Direng and his wife have 4 children; 3 of her children are married, 1 of their youngest son (L / SMK graduate) is still single and live with him.

Source of income:

Komang Direng and his wife work as rainfed farmers, they grow corn, beans, etc., usually only 1 season of planting / harvesting in 1 year, no fixed income, only income if harvest, unable to farm during season droughts due to dry soil conditions.
To earn extra income they also keep 3 cows and 2 pigs.
He gets gets rice-for-the-poor aid from the government, 15 kg/month by paying Rp. 30.000.

The condition of the house: the house is tilted quite sharp, almost collapsed, supported by wood from the back side of the house, the condition is quite dangerous.

Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of cots / bed: 3, 1 divan in the warehouse
Number of mattresses: 2
Floor of brick, paving, ground
The walls of woven bamboo
Roof from tile
Electricity exists
Water is there, well water
Another room: barn, kitchen
Land status: self-owned

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

Staples or financial aid to buy the necessities of daily living
Pig livestock aid
Funding for the construction of a simple house because the house is now in a state of tilted / dangerous.

Here are some photos we took.