Wayan Taning, Poor Elderly in Br. Tiying Seka, Bebandem Village, Karangasem

Visit: March 24, 2018

Name: Ni Wayan Taning (F / about 75 years)

Job: cannot work because of her age

Address: Br. Tiying Seka, Bebandem Village, Bebandem District, Karangasem Regency

Cousin’s name: Ni Nengah Kanginan (F / 70s year)

Job: cannot work because of her age

Contact phone number:

I Wayan Sudarsana (0852-3840-0091); Volunteer BCC in Karangasem area
Made Suardita (0813-3864-9998); Head of Dusun Tiying Seka

Category: poor elderly

Bank Account: Bank BPD Bali, No.: 022 02.07.01988-1, Beneficiary: Ni Wayan Taning

Regular Donors:

Laila Bayuni, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting August 2018 until February 2021
Nyoman Arsana, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting July 2020 until February 2021
I Kadek Artawan, 100.000 Rupiah per month starting November 2020 until February 2021

Update on December 2nd, 2019; Wayan Taning received housing assistance.

Update on March 1st, 2021; Wayan Taning is passed away.

Ni Wayan Taning lives alone, her husband is dead, they have no children. Still in one yard, lives her cousin; Ni Nengah Kanginan whose age is also old and sickly. Ni Wayan Taning’s hearing condition is a bit deaf and her legs are weak.

Source of income:

Due to her old age, her hearing was a bit deaf, her legs were limp, Ni Wayan Taning could not work anymore. She has no income. For everyday meals, she relies on the help of her neighbors.
She also has not received the help of poor rice (Raskin) from the government.

Home conditions:

Number of bedroom: 1
Number of cots / bed: 1
Number of mattresses: none
Kitchen mixed with bed
Floors is the ground
The walls of coconut leaves and woven bamboo, holes in the walls covered with sack
The roof of zinc, which conditions has also leaked
Electricity is there, get it from the neighbors
The water is not available, she accommodate rainwater or ask for drinking water to neighbors
Land status: as a worker