School Name: Niti Mandala Club Community Learning Center (PKBM NMC)
Address: Jl. Tukad Unda No. 8 Denpasar – Bali
Under the auspices of: Pokok Kehidupan Foundation (attached document)
Established on 28th October 2002 by: I Gusti Ayu Tirta Adiasary, SE. She died on May 22, 2018
Foundation Leader: drg. Leonard Novandry Tuhepary, SKG (0812-3781-2811)
Head: Helena Hale, S.Pd (0812-3706-8887)
Email: pkbmnitimandalaclub@gmail.com
Bank Account: Bank BPD Bali, No. 010 02.02.39704-3, under Yayasan Pokok Kehidupan
Update on September 7th, 2019; NMC received 50 learning chairs assistance etc as the video documentation below.
Update on November 3rd, 2019; We received an information that NMC had received almost all the assistance who needed, except funding for paying salaries and building rent.
Number of Teachers: 13 people, including the following:
Helena Hale, S.Pd (0812-3706-8887) – volunteer
Ni Made Astuti, S.Pd
Ida Ayu Pramita Utari, S.Pd
Fira
Reti
Melin – volunteer
Densi – volunteer
Of the 13 teachers; 3 of them are Volunteers (not paid), the remaining 10 teachers get a salary of Rp. 500,000 – and Rp. 2 million for teacher with bachelor degree.
The number of students:
Primary school age: 24 people
Middle school age: 36 people
High school age: 42 people
Incubator ( elementary and middle school age that cannot read and write): 10 people
About Students:
Most students come from Denpasar and its surroundings.
They do not attend formal schools for various reasons such as; with special needs, expelled from formal school due to behavior / delinquency / inability to attend school lessons, bullied at school etc.
Most children with special needs such as; down syndrome, hyperactive, hyper sensitive, autism, deaf etc.
Students pay SPP Rp. 100,000 – 300,000 per month depend on the ability of parents to pay, some of them could not pay tuition fees.
School Conditions:
The school looks “messy”, not well maintained
There are several classrooms that are quite hot, need a fan and curtains for glass windows
Teaching and learning facilities: learning tables and chairs are lacking, many have been damaged
School building: rent / contract Rp. 70 million per year (still delinquent rent)
School Fees: all payments for school operational fees are delayed/in crisis.
Teacher’s salary; currently the payment is delayed by 2 months
School operational costs; electricity, water, stationary, etc.
Building rent is still in arrears for more than 1 year
Kitchen costs for volunteer meals and some students who sometimes also ask for food at the school
Source of Financing: there is only 1 source of income, namely student tuition fees, and even then not all students are able to pay tuition fees every month because some students come from underprivileged families.
Help needed:
Funding for school operational costs as mentioned above
Learning and teaching facilities; study tables and chairs, fans, curtains, whiteboards and erasers, bookshelves
Stationery, books for students and offices
Student school supplies; bags, shoes, uniforms
Transportation when students have activities outside of school such as swimming lessons and so on.
Here are some of the documentation that we took.
Niti Mandala Club
Hall room
Hall room
Hall room
Hall room
Hall room
Administration room
Teacher’s room
Elementary-School room
Middle-School room
Middle-School room
High-School room
Incubator Classroom
Multi function room
Rest area
Teacher’s bedroom
Teacher’s bedroom
Late IGA Tirta bedroom
Kitchen
Kitchen
Clothes-drying area
Public toilet
Address: Jl. Tukad Unda No. 8 Denpasar – Bali Coordinates: 8°40’28.5″S 115°13’55.5″E (View on Google Maps)
