Komang Trija, an orphan with his blind grandfather in Batukandik Village, Nusa Penida

Visit: September 11, 2022

Name: I Komang Trija Sukmana (M/10 years old/4th grade in elementary school)

Sister’s name: Ni Kadek Wulan Rani Agustin (F/16 years old/2nd grade in senior high school)

Address: Banjar Bingin, Batukandik Village, Nusa Penida District, Klungkung Regency

Grandpa’s name: I Made Tika (M/about 70 years old), blind eyes

Occupation: making Porosan for sale

Grandmother’s name: Ni Wayan Kocap (F/about 70 years old), blurry eyes

Occupation: rainfed garden farmer

Telephone number that can be contacted: 0853-3386-5221 – I Komang Sugiarta; Head of Dusun Bingin

Category: orphan

Bank Account: Bank BRI, Acc No.: 4745-01-011373-50-3 Beneficiary: I Komang Trija Sukmana

Regular Donors:

EDK, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting October 2022
BALIPOCKETS THERESA AMANN covers the costs for Komang Trija’s school supplies, starting January 2023
KK, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting July 2024
Please contact us if you wish to become a regular donor for Komang Trija.

Komang’s grandparents did not have children, they adopted a child. His adopted son (Komang’s Father) later married and had 2 children;

Ni Kadek Wulan Rani Agustin (F/16 years old/second grade in high school)
I Komang Trija Sukmana (M/10 years old/4th grade in elementary school)

Komang’s father died, and his mother remarried. Komang and his sister were then raised by his grandparents. His grandfather’s eyes have been blind for 21 years due to cataracts, his grandmother’s eyes are also nearsighted.

When we visited them, there were only Komang Trija and his grandfather at home, while his sister and grandmother were in the garden.

Source of income:

His grandfather couldn’t work because his eyes were totally blind, he could only make Porosan (for Balinese offerings) to sell for Rp. 5,000 per day (only if there is an order from his neighbor).
His grandmother worked as a rainfed garden farmer, planting/harvesting only once a year, namely during the rainy season, during the dry season they could not cultivate crops due to dry/barren soil conditions. Komang’s sister sometimes helps her grandmother with gardening after school.

Cost of living:

Free school tuition. Pay clothes and book fees once a year or if necessary.
Pocket money: Rp. 3,000 – 5,000 per person per day, if they don’t have money – no pocket money for school

House condition:

Number of bedroom: 2
Number of bed divan: 2
Number of mattresses: 2
Cement floor
Concrete walls
Asbestos roof
Electricity is available
They ask the neighbors for water
Land status: own property

Your help to Komang Trija’s family could be in the form of:

Basic food or financial assistance to buy daily necessities
Financial assistance for children’s school fees/pocket money
Children’s school supplies; bags, shoes, books and stationery

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Here are some photos we took.