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#8 Volume 4, December 2004
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Dear Friends,
Welcome to the December 2004 edition of the YKIP newsletter. In this issue, we discuss the progress of the projects that YKIP has funded for 2004 and what our plans are for the future.
For those of you who may be reading our newsletter for the first time, the name of our organisation, Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP) translates from the Indonesian language to mean the Humanitarian Foundation for Mother Earth. It is a non-profit with the mission to improve the lives of Baliense needy through projects in the area of Health and Education. YKIP was founded in response to the Bali Bomb blast of October 12,2002, and our efforts are intended as a living tribute to the victims.
YKIP is proud to be a community based foundation that is so kindly supported by many good people from within and outside Bali be they Balinese, Indonesians, local expatriates or citizens of the world and funded by the generous donations of organizations and individual well-wishers everywhere.
YKIP's accounts are audited annually on a pro-bono basis by the international Public Accounting Firm Drs. Paul Hadiwinata, Hidajat and Associates (www.pkfhadiwinata.com).
Further details about YKIP and its office bearers can be found at our website: www.ykip.org
WORKING WITH THE ANNIKA LINDEN FOUNDATION
The Annika Linden Foundation (ALF) was founded in 2003 to honor the memory of Annika Linden, a young woman who perished in the Kuta bomb blast. Her fiancé, Mark Weingard has established the Annika Linden Foundation (www.alfoundation.org) with Moo Baulch and Agustin Alvares and are working to help rebuild Bali by donating funds to sustainable projects in the fields of education and children's issues.
In 2003, YKIP received a very generous donation of $100,000 from ALF (for the Children's Education Trust and MREC), in 2004 an additional $100,000 (please see below) and for 2005 ALF has pledged a similar amount.
We are very grateful for the continuing support of the Annika Linden Foundation.
NEW PROJECT
We are working on a project that will give hearing aids (plus annual maintenance) to a number of children who attend deaf schools on Bali. This project will focus on the procurement of donated used and new hearing aids as well as batteries and ensuring that the children are continually re-tested and re-fitted for appropriate hearing aids. The project will begin at the State School for the Deaf in Jimbaran, which is under the compassionate leadership of Ms. Made Murdani. This school has 160 students, 40 of whom could benefit from hearing aids. It costs $150/year per child for maintenance of these hearing aids.
We welcome input from those of you who may be able to assist us in the attainment of working hearing aids.
Please see www.ykip.org/yakkum.asp for photographs and details.
ONGOING PROJECTS
. YAKEBA (YAYASAN KESEHATAN BALI) DRUG, ALCOHOL AND HIV/AIDS AWARENESS IN THE SCHOOLS
This is an interactive project whereby a "teenage-friendly" doctor goes into a school with former drug addicts, an upbeat attitude and a commitment to helping teens learn about the dangers of alcohol and drug use and how these can lead to HIV/AIDS. The former addicts "talk story" - telling of how they got involved with drugs and how it ruined their lives. The addicts are in their late teens or early twenties and easy for the students to relate to ---and listen to (an important factor when dealing with teens).
YKIP/ALF is funding this through 2006. With this funding YAKEBA will be able to reach over 6,000 junior and senior high school students a year.
In 2004, YAKEBA went into 17 schools and reached 2.240 students.
Please see www.ykip.org/yakeba.asp for details and photographs
. NORTH BALI WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE
North Bali is one of the most impoverished parts of the island of Bali. This project has trained and equipped two midwives to help detect breast and cervical cancer and many forms of STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). Free exams and pap smears are given to the local women as well as free educational programs to inform these women and their partners about reproductive health.
Since the clinics opened in August 2004, 41 women have been treated.
YKIP/ALF is committed to funding the equipping and training of these midwives and assisting in funding lab work for three years.
See www.ykip.org/northbali.asp for photographs and details.
. CHILDREN OF NATALIE JUNIARDI
Natalie Juniardi was born an Australian citizen but is now a naturalized Indonesian citizen. Her husband, John Juniardi was killed in the October 12th Kuta bomb blast. Their eldest child Kiola, is now 4 years old and Jay. born 5 months after John's untimely death is now 1˝ years old. ALF-YKIP is committed to helping Natalie's children through at least 2006.
. EAST BALI POVERTY PROJECT
The Annika Linden Foundation has donated US$40,000 a year for three consecutive years to various projects run by the East Bali Poverty Project (www.eastbalipovertyproject.org). The EBPP was set up by David Booth to assist the poorest (and most inaccessible) villages in Bali. YKIP is administering specific projects for the ALF. In 2004, ALF funded six projects for EBPP that YKIP is administering.
For 2005, ALF is committed to assisting numerous EBPP projects.
Please see www.ykip.org/ebpp.asp for details.
Children's Educational Trust Fund
In a long term, collaborative effort, this project provides educational funding and support for the many children of victims, who were killed or injured in the Bali bomb. YKIP joined forces with KIDS (Kuta International Disaster Scholarship, set up by volunteers from COURTS, an international chain of furniture and electronics shops) to create the YKIP/KIDS Educational Trust Fund. Given the very young age of some of the children concerned, this project will need to have a life span of at least 21 years, another sign of the long road ahead for YKIP. We give support either by direct payments to the schools concerned or through Educational Savings Certificates (Tabungan Pendidikan) with Bank Niaga. All school fees, extra lessons, extracurricular activities, school uniforms, shoes, books and stationary are paid for by this fund.
When this project began, we were supporting 130 children (50 children who had lost a parent and 80 who had parents who were injured). The parents of 71 of the latter group have returned to work (most of them worked at Paddy's Club and have returned to work at the new facility). YKIP/KIDS is no longer responsible for these 71 children's education, which was already agreed upon between YKIP/KIDS and the parents from the beginning. Therefore, for this current school year (July 2004 - June 2005), YKIP/KIDS is supporting the 50 children in the original group plus an additional 9 children whose parents are permanently injured and cannot work.
We currently have enough funds to ensure that each child can graduate from high school; we would like to see that fund increased so that university education is available to all children.
Please see www.ykip.org/ykids/index.asp for details.
Long Term Medical Training - Medical Library This project's purpose is to provide and to equip a medical reference and education center (MREC) housed at Udayana University Medical Faculty. YKIP is working closely with a number of doctors from the university medical faculty and hospitals in Bali to implement a program to improve training for Balinese doctors, medical students and paramedics, both here and overseas.
MREC provides students and medical personnel with better access to information in Medical Science since the MREC is equipped with comprehensive facilities such as online Medical References, the latest edition of books, and ten computers with internet access. Special English programs and a fully equipped language lab are on the same premises as the library to assist students and medical staff in upgrading their English skills.
Five bi-lingual medical student librarians have been hired to assist students and faculty with procuring necessary information to complete assignments and research.
ALF has funded the computers, books and salaries of the student librarians.
Please see www.ykip.org/MedicalTraining/index.asp for details.
YKIP'S FUTURE PLANS
KEMBALI NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Once Kembali Gianyar is totally funded (and with your help that can be in 2005!), then we will branch out into the other seven regencies of Bali to assist impoverished students there with scholarship programs.
DONORS
Most of the projects listed above are being funded by the Annika Linden Foundation/Mark Weingard. Working together with ALF, YKIP is able to fund a number of small projects and continue the MREC Medical Library project and YKIP/KIDS. The generosity of Mark Weingard is very much appreciated from many quarters.
PT Mitrais (a software development house) has generously contributed office space, phone lines, computers as well as thousands of staff hours from their volunteers to ensure that the vision of YKIP is carried out in a professional and appropriate manner. We would like to thank all of those at Mitrais for their tireless efforts, in particular David Magson, Wiwie Harris, Totok Sudarmanto, Ken McClennan and Jamie.
Since the bomb, we have been blessed with donations, both large and small, from all over the world. Our website lists each and every donor (www.ykip.org/dnt_donors_monetary.asp) . We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our donors, no matter what size or shape of the donation-you are helping to make people happier and healthier!
There is still so much to be done and so many people to help. We need human resources to assist us in carrying out worthwhile projects as well as the financial means to fund them.
HOW TO DONATE
We are now registered as a not-for-profit charity in the United States with the National Heritage Foundation (NHF). What this means is that those of you paying taxes in the United States can now make tax-deductible donations to YKIP with your credit cards or a check. Those in other countries can now make credit card donations to YKIP through the NHF. On-line donations will be available in January 2005 (check the YKIP website for details). You need to make sure that all donations are earmarked for YKIP. Our foundation number with the NHF is 1138228, which needs to be on all donation correspondence.
We are working on registering as a not-for-profit in Australia as well in order to facilitate donations from our Southern neighbour.
If you can assist the people of Bali in some way, your generosity will be greatly appreciated. We hope that you will help us in our efforts by contributing to the YKIP General Fund.
Financial contributions to YKIP may be made at either of these banks in Bali.
| YKIP Bank Details |
YKIPKIDS Educational Trust Fund |
Bank Permata Tbk
Denpasar Branch Office Branch 601
Jl. Dewi Sartika Kav. 88
Denpasar - Bali
Indonesia
Swift Code : B B B A I D J A
Acc. Name : Y K I P
Acc. No. : 5802 163 330 (US$)
Acc. No. : 5801 261 460 (IDR) |
Dollar account
Bank Lippo
Lippo-Cab. Thamrin Denpasar,
Bali, Indonesia
Swift Code : L I P B I D JA
Acc. Name : Y K I P K I D S
Acc. No. : 789 30 71857 7(US$)
Bank Lippo
Kuta Graha Branch Office
Kuta - Bali, Indonesia
Swift Code : L I P B I D JA
Acc. Name : Y K I P K I D S
Acc.No. : 534 30 05908 5 (IDR)
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YKIP is very mindful of the need for complete transparency and the highest ethical standards in handling the donated funds of our generous supporters. YKIP is audited annually on a pro bono basis by the Public Accounting Firm Drs. Paul Hadiwinata, Hidajat and Associates which is part of the international PKF association. After the audit the YKIP annual accounts will be available to donors and potential donors on request. YKIP would like to thank Drs Hidajat and his colleagues for offering us this service. For further information please go to www.pkfhadiwinata.com
May we also ask you to forward email this newsletter to your family members, friends and business associates who may be interested in supporting the work of Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi, YKIP.
Thank you for your continuing interest and support and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have queries or suggestions regarding the contents of this newsletter. If you would prefer not to receive a copy of this newsletter in the future, please let us know at the email address below.
ACEH RELIEF FUND
This year has ended in an unthinkable tragedy. Many NGOs and individuals throughout Indonesia are working together to ensure that relief aid gets to the recipients. The clearing house in Bali is the IDEP foundation. They are gathering together goods and funds and working together with local NGOs in Aceh as well as Continental Airlines and Federal Express to make sure goods get there as quickly as possible. To contribute to the Aceh Tsunami Relief effort, you can send funds directly to:
Account Name : Yayasan IDEP
ACCOUNT NO : 034.001229576.003
Bank : BNI (Bank Negara Indonesia), Cabang Ubud, Bali
Bank Address : Jl. Raya Ubud, Bali - Indonesia
SWIFT Code : BNINIDJA DPS
A dedicated webpage will be up at www.idepfoundation.org by January 2, 2005 with updates and details about the situation in Indonesia.
Until the next newsletter in March 2005, our kindest regards,
and best wishes for a warm and peaceful holiday season
The YKIP Management Team
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