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YKIP is a foundation dedicated to improving the lives of the needy in
Bali through Health and Education Projects. Established only days after
the Bali Bomb Blast of October 12, 2002, YKIP's founders were
business people, doctors, officials and volunteers who assisted during
the crisis. It soon became evident that in order to accommodate the tons
(literally) of medical supplies and monetary donations from well-wishers
around the world, a transparent and responsible organization needed to
be established. As many of our founders are members of Rotary
International, we were able to establish YKIP as such an organization in
the eyes of potential donors. We received endorsements from the
Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, the diplomatic community in Bali,
and the Governor of Bali. Our members come from a variety of faiths and
from many different nationalities.
The founders set up and helped to organize the Bali Recovery Group
which coordinated the work of the NGOs in the first six confusing months
after the blast. All of YKIP's projects in 2002 and 2003 were related to the
direct victims of the blast. However, most of their needs are now provided
for. Based on the success of our initial projects in 2003 (Children's
Education Fund, MREC or Medical Resource and Education Centre and
the Wayang Kulit Trauma Counseling), YKIP has turned its focus to
Health and Education issues--those projects that can improve the lives
of the poor who live on Bali.
YKIP's role is to raise money for targeted projects on Bali and provide
easy access for institutions and individuals to respond to as well as a
trustworthy and transparent system to work with. Our efforts are intended
as a living tribute to the 222 dead and 446 injured victims of the two blasts.
read more
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Sushrusa Playgroup is the first of its kind on Bali--a pre-school for the
hearing impaired housed at LUMINA Clinic in Renon, Denpasar.
Children from 3 - 6 are given Pocket Aids-special hearing aids for
children--after being tested and fitted for their aids. Special needs
teachers have been trained and the colorful classrooms have been in
use since July 2007. The fifteen students had never been able to hear
before and they and their parents are having a wonderful time learning
together. Click here for more |
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In 2005, Gary Clements and Lucy Walter of Australia began sponsoring 30 children in the KEMBALI project. They started a small business called Bali Dreaming (www.balidreaming.com.au) with proceeds from sales going into the project.Read more. |
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| Damien Thurber of Australia went up to Karangasem in 2007 and was devastated by the poverty he discovered there. He is now sponsoring a number of children there and with proceeds from his CD "Vow of Poverty" (www.vow.org.au) will continue his sponsorship. Details here. |
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ALF and RESET challenged our donors
to a $15,000 matching grant for YKIP-
YKIDS (education of bomb victim
children) last July and we've made our
goal! Thank you to ALF, RESET, Hong
Kong Football Club Bali Fund, Kalyana
Shira Films, the Greg Sanderson
Memorial Fund, Tom Chandra, Scott
Anderson, and William Ackerman. We
still need US $159,000 to send all
these children to university, so keep
those donations climbing.
Photo: Batur crater taken from Mount Agung
by Jorge Monja, pictured here. Jorge, who is
the General Manager of Melia Benoa, feted
all of the 2002 victim families to a day at the
beach and a Disney cabaret at the hotel on
October 21, 2007. A grand time was had by
all and YKIP - YKIDS is grateful to the Melia
Benoa and their staff for a wonderful time!
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2008 Calendars: Bali Contemporary Art
(www.balicontemporaryart.com) has
published a 2008 calendar for
AUD$16.50 with proceeds going
towards the KEMBALI scholarship
program. Click here for information on
ordering |
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Heidi Hornberger is a San Francisco Bay Area sculptor and photographer (www.heidihornberger.com) who has been coming to Bali for years. She and her group of friends, family and colleagues are now sponsoring 54 children to go to school and annually take the children on a wonderful field trip. Click here for details. |
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