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Nengah Sari, an Elderly Living Alone in Br. Abian Tihing Kaja, Jungutan, Karangasem

Visit: 7 January 2021

Name: Nengah Sari (Female / Around 70 years old)

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Dusun Abian Tihing Kaja, Jungutan Village, Bebandem Sub-District, Karangasem Regency

Contactable Phone Number: 0852-3840-0091, I Wayan Sudarsana – BCC volunteer for the Karangasem region

Category: Elderly Living Alone

If you would like to be a permanent donor for the concerned, we will create a bank account under their name, so that you are able to contribute directly.

Bank Account: not available yet

Permenent Donor:

  1. D.B., 150.000 Rupiah per month starting November 2023
  2. Please contact us if you would like to be a permanent donor for the concerned.

Update on February 3rd, 2021; Nengah Sari has received mattress and pillow assistance.

Update on November 23rd, 2023; Nengah Sari has received new house assistance.

Update on September 9th, 2025; Nengah Sari lives now in the new room next to her old burnt down place. Still growing coconut trees out of coconuts.

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Nengah Sari never married, she lives on her own in the middle of a rice field.

Source of Income: Nengah Sari works as a coconut and snake fruit farmer, hence her income is dependent on the harvest.

Living Conditions: Very concerning, there is only one cramped shed which functions as a bedroom and a kitchen. Her shed is located under some coconut trees, which could be quite dangerous if one of the coconuts falls.

  • Bedroom: 1
  • Bed divan: 1
  • Mattress: 1 (thin)
  • Kitchen in the same room as the bedroom
  • Floors made of dirt
  • Walls made from bamboo
  • Roof made from iron sheets
  • No electricity
  • No running water, Nengah sari collects rain water
  • Status of Land Ownership: Self Owned

Your Contribution to Nengah Sari may be in the form of:

  • Beds and pillows
  • Basic Foods or financial aid to assist in purchasing daily necessities.
  • Financial aid for the construction of a simple home
  • Aid for electricity and running water
  • Oil/Battery Powered Lamps, flashlights, radios, batteries – because there is no electricity

If you have previously given aid to Nengah Sari, please fill in the comment form below, and write down the aid you’ve given and an update on the latest condition the concerned was in. The information will be extremely helpful for other donors who intend to visit/provide aid to Nengah Sari.

The following are several photos we manage to take:

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Address: Dusun Abian Tihing Kaja, Jungutan Village, Bebandem Sub-District, Karangasem Regency.
Coordinates: 8°25’36.2″S 115°31’49.8″E (View on Google Maps)

Updated photo on 9 September 2025

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