Visit : March 5th 2020
Name: Komang Telabah (M / Around 60 Years Old)
Occupation: Occasional Laborer
Address: Br. Dinas Yeh Bunga, Jungutan Village, Bebandem Sub-District, Karangasem Regency
Sibling Name: Ni Komang Tegteg (F/ Around 45 years old)
Occupation: Laborer in the markets
Contactable Telephone Number: 0852-3840-0091, Wayan Sudarsana – BCC Volunteer in Karangasem Region
Category: Elderly Living Alone
Bank Account: Bank BRI, No.: 4608-01-016348-53-9, Beneficiary: I Komang Telabah
Permanent Donors:
- Nyoman Rupiasih, Rp. 100.000 every month, starting from June 2020
- Zakiah, Rp. 100.000 every month, starting from June 2020
- Please contact us further if you would like to be a permanent donor for the concerned
Update on May 17th 2020; Komang Telabah has received aid in the form of a mattress.
Update on April 15th, 2021; Komang Telabah has received housing assistance.
Update on November 25, 2021; please see at the bottom of this page.
Komang Telabah has never married, he lives alone in his house. His nephew, who suffers from a mental illness, lives beside his house (his nephew will be startled if too many people come by). Not far from his house lives his younger sibling, Ni Komang Tegteg, who is also unmarried, their financial condition are categorized as impoverished.
Source of Income:
- Komang Telabah works as a laborer with an income of Rp. 60.000 per day. He may work as much as 8-12 times in a month.
- He does not receive financial aid from the government.
Home Conditions: Worrying, the roof of the house has very nearly caved in on itself, there are leaks everywhere, the condition of the house is weathered. To reach his house, we needed to walk for around 200 meters.
- Bedroom: 1
- Bed divan: 1
- Mattress: None, he sleeps on an empty sack
- Floor made of dirt
- Walls made from woven bamboo
- Roof made out of woven bark
- No electricity
- No running water, the nearest source of water is 500 meters away from Komang Telabah’s house
- Status of land: Cultivated
The condition of the younger sibling, Ni Komang Tegteg is also a cause for concern and is potentially dangerous, the condition of the home is sloped, and is close to collapsing.
Your aid to Komang Telabah may be in the form of:
- Beds and pillows
- Basic food or financial aid to purchase daily necessities
- Chickens for farming
- Financial aid to build a simple home
Below are some pictures we took
Address: Br. Dinas Yeh Bunga, Jungutan Village, Bebandem Sub-District, Karangasem Regency.
Coordinates: 8°26’09.8″S 115°31’17.0″E (View on Google Maps)
Update on November 25, 2021
On November 25, 2021, we visited Komang Telabah at his house. Some updates are as follows;
- Komang Telabah and his sister; Ni Komang Tegteg have received pretty good housing assistance (see photo of the house below).
- Komang Telabah’s house: 1 bedroom + 1 bathroom.
- His sister’s house: 2 bedrooms.
- Ni Komang Tegteg’s phone number: 0823-3974-4146.
- They are both in good health.
Here’s some documentation.
