Bali Caring Community

Pekak Liber, poor elderly who works as a “Trash Picker” for living

Date of visit: June 5th 2015

Name: I Nengah Sukiarta / Pekak Liber (M/around 75 y.o)

Occupation: Trash picker

Address: Br. Tengah, Besang Kawan, Semarapura Kaja, Klungkung Regency

Son: I Wayan Sudiarta (M/25 y.o)

Occupation: free worker, trash picker

Information: poor elderly, poor family

Update on June 15th, 2015; We did not succeed in making a bank account for him.

Update on 10 June 2016; Pekak Liber received housing assistance, bed and pillow.

Update on February 4th, 2021; Pekak Liber is passed away.

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Pekak (grandfather) Liber lives with his son; Wayan Sudiarta, his wife has passed away long ago. Pekak Liber is suffering from hearing problem; actually he is not capable for working anymore. He works as a trash picker to help his son only if he feels healthy.

His house condition; barren house, old building, soil floor, some cemented floor but it was already broken, zinc roof which is leaking everywhere. There is only one room without any mattress, there is only a bamboo bed covered with a used sack for his son’s bed. Pekak Liber himself sleeps on a used wooden chair wreckage. The house is full with many wreckage and used materials. There is no water and electricity in the house.

Occupation; his son is a free worker who take any blue collar job for living, if there is no job at all, he will do trash picking job.

Your donation can be in a form of mattress, pillows; daily needs package, or funds to buy daily needs or a house reconstruction.

Here are several documentation that we could take upon the visit.

Pekak Liber
Pekak Liber
Anak
Son
Rumah
House
Sekitar Rumah
Around the house
Belakang Rumah
Back of the house
Dalam Rumah
Inside the house
Tempat Tidur Anak
Son’s bed
Tempat Tidur Pekak Liber
Pekak Liber’s bed
Posisi Tidur Pekak Liber
Sleeping position

Address: Br. Tengah, Besang Kawan, Semarapura Kaja, Klungkung Regency
Coordinates: 8°31’19.2″S 115°23’54.3″E (View on Google Maps)

 

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