Wayan Landra, underprevileged family in Br. Sandi Kerta, Pajarakan Village, Bueleng

Time of visit: 2 June 2017

Name: Wayan Landra (Male/around 40 yo)

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Br. Sandi Kerta, Pajarakan Village, Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency

Wife’s name: Ketut Parmiti (Female/Around 37 yo)

Occupation: farm worker

Contact phone number:

• 0852-3824-1804, Wayan Landra
• 0853-3360-3315, Made Wiradnya, local volunteer

Category: poor family

Bank Account: Bank BRI, No.: 4754-01-008014-53-3, Beneficiary: Ketut Parmiti

Regular sponsor:

1. Balipockets Yven Rhode helps with school supplies costs, starting January 2019
2. Balipockets Christiane Burghardt donates Rp. 2,500,000 per year, starting December 2023
3. Please contact us if you want to be a regular sponsor for Wayan Landra

Update on June 11st, 2018; Wayan Landra received housing assistance from BCC donor.

Update on December 13rd, 2018; Wayan Landra received mattress and pillow assistance.

Update on December 14, 2021; view updates at the bottom of this page.

Wayan landra and his wife have 3 children:

1. First child (male/7yo/ Will be attending school this year, the distance to the school about 500 meters from his home).
2. Second child (female (4.5 yo)
3. Third child (male, 1.5 yo)

Source of income:

• Wayan Landra works as a rainfed farmer, usually only 1 planting / harvesting season in 1 year, no fixed income, only get income if harvested, unable to farm during dry season due to dry land condition.
• His wife works as a farm laborer with a wage of Rp. 60.000 per day, in 1 month she can work as many as 15 times.
• To earn extra income they also keep 1 pig.
• He gets rice-for-the-poor aid from the government, 3 kg/month by paying Rp. 6.000.

Home conditions: quite apprehensive

• Number of bedrooms: 1
• Number of cots / bed: no, sleeping with 2 thin mattresses on ground floor with tarpaulin base
• Number of mattresses: 2 thin mattresses
• The floor of soil, was given a sheet of tarpaulin
• The walls of woven bamboo, covered with used banners
• Roof from tile
• Electricity exists
• Water is there, well water
• Another room: kitchen
• Land status: hiking

Your help to this family can be in the form of:

• Mattresses and pillows
• Staples or financial aid to buy the necessities of daily living
• Funding support for the cost / school supplies of children this year
• Bikes for the kids
• Children’s toys such as toy cars, dolls, balls, etc.
• Children’s school supplies; Bags, shoes, books and stationery
• Cattle / pigs aids
• Funding for simple home construction

Here are some photos we took.

Address: Br. Sandi Kerta, Pajarakan Village, Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency
Coordinates: 8°08’32.5″S 114°34’43.5″E (View on Google Maps)

Update on December 14, 2021

On December 14, 2021, we visited Wayan Landra at his home. Some updates are as follows;

• Child I; M/11 years old / 4th grade elementary school
• Child II; F/9 years old/dropped out of school, she doesn’t want to continue school
• Child III: L/6 years old/not yet in school
• Bank account is still active, often checked
• In October 2021, they received electricity assistance from the village govt.

Here’s the documentation.

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