The 7% inflation and interest rates are about the same. The data that we have may change as school fees may change drastically in one direction or another, the student may decide not to go on to tertiary level and a host of other variables. This is only a rough estimate of what the figures could be. These above figures were last updated in December 2007. We update these figures on a twice-annual basis; these figures are based on a 20-year projection of the costs that will be incurred in the KIDS program from 2006-2026 for the 2002 bomb victims (we have a separate fund for the 2005 bomb victims). Included in this projection are the educational costs per semester and take into account the actual costs incurred from the previous semesters.

Program Background
The idea of the Kuta International Disaster Scholarship (KIDS) partnership was formed at a meeting of the Bali Recovery Group (a consortium of NGOs, individuals and other organizations formed when the Bali Bomb 2002 occurred) at the end of 2002. Yayasan K.I.D.S. had been started by staff of the chain store, COURTS, and was formally registered in December 2002 as a charitable non-profit organisation to support the education of children who had lost one or both parents or had a parent who had been permanently injured in the Kuta bombings in October 2002. David Wood, Sara Pramana (pictured at left) and a number of volunteers from COURTS instigated the idea to provide scholarships to these children. Mark Keatinge of YKIP had the same idea and a partnership was formed.

The shared mission of the two organisations was to ensure that the children of the bomb victims could continue their education as long as they wanted (and funds permitting). A new joint organisation called YKIP- YKIDS was formally established on 23 June 2003 with a Memorandum of Understanding signed by both sides. Based on this agreement, YKIP handles the major fundraising and finances while YKIDS is mainly in charge of outreach.

The YKIDS volunteers from COURTS searched for data on the children, visiting all of them in their homes and trying to assist them both morally and materially as well as giving them the courage to think positively and get on with their lives. Other organisations did this as well, and their efforts were consolidated in a database, stored originally with the Bali Hati Foundation, that is now with YKIP. This was organized through the Bali Recovery Group. Since this project began in 2003, we have supported 132 children whose parents were either killed or injured in the bombing. The children of injured parents who have since recovered and returned to work are no longer supported by YKIP-YKIDS. The number of children supported decreases as they graduate from school. This program is intended to continue until all children have graduated from university in 2026.


    
In order to keep communications open with all of the bomb-victim families, in the beginning YKIDS held “Gathering Parties” every two weeks. This gave the families an anchor to hang onto and a place to get news and support. These meetings then became monthly, quarterly, and starting in 2004 and up to the present, biannual (at the end of every semester).

In 2003, on October 13th (one year and one day after the bombings), an International Family Day was held at the Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur. All of the victims and their families from all over the world who attended the first memorial services were present. Games were played, teddy bears distributed, and souvenirs exchanged. This was a very moving event for all involved.






The YKIP-YKIDS field and admin officer, Ni Putu Sherlyana (pictured here with Alief, reading a poem to his father), ensures that school payments are made and all educational costs are reimbursed (such as a family purchasing school supplies for their child). She visits each of the 23 families that live on Bali at least once a semester and the seven families on Java when the opportunity arises. She knows each of the families well and helps them find the most appropriate schools for their children, lends a shoulder and a helping hand and works tirelessly to assist where she can.

Starting in July 2004, we continued to support 60 children, consisting of 50 children from the first group (semi-orphaned) and 10 children from the second group (injured). Two children from the first group, Sarah and Sabdar Samaki, whose mother perished in the bomb blast, were reunited with their father, Mohammad Ibrahim Samaki, in November 2003. They now reside in Australia and have been released from this project. Three others have already graduated from tertiary education and are no longer in need of support.

Seventy children from the second group are no longer being supported by this program as their parents have returned to work (the majority of the parents work at the new Paddy's Reloaded, one of the two places hit in the 2002 Bali bombing) and can take care of their educational needs on their own. This was already agreed upon by these parents and YKIP-YKIDS from the beginning.

      
From L to R: Ni Putu Agustina (injured victim of 2005) receiving her child’s educational bond; Nyoman Sudirman, Ketut Subagia and Herman Wiryanto symbolically receiving the COURTS’ donation for 18 educational scholarships; Ni Putu Swadesi and YKIP-YKIDS Field Ofiicer Ni Putu Sherlyana; Hartanto (YKIP Field Officer) with Desi and family on her birthday. Desi was the babysitter for Heru Djatmiko and was eating at Menaga Restaurant in Jimbaran Bay when the bomb went off. Heru’s mother and nephew were killed and Desi was seriously wounded. She has been to Australia for two operations (successful) and been in long term acupuncture and physical therapy here in Bali with I Nyoman Sadra and I Ketut Putrawan and has gone from a young woman with no hope and hardly able to sit to a confident young woman who can walk, swim and hold down a full-time job.

Bali bomb victims 2005

In the wake of the 2005 Bali bombings, YKIP stepped in to provide educational support for the 27 Balinese children from 18 families who were victims of the outrage in Jimbaran and Kuta. In all but one case, they were the children of parents who were injured, not killed.

Twenty-six of the children comprising 14 infants, 2  kindergarten and 9 elementary and 1 Junior High school student were given an educational scholarship bond by YKIP worth Rp 5.250.000 purchased from Allianz Education Insurance to help them continue their schooling. The infant daughter of Wayan Sudika who was killed in the blast will be supported through Senior High School and on through university, funds permitting. Another university-aged child was given a one-time scholarship of Rp 5.000.000.   COURTS and ALF paid for these scholarships.
In 2006, The Quiksilver Charity Event gave YKIP over US $20,000 for the 2005 bomb victims which has been used for Putu Desi’s rehabilitation costs (Ketut Putrawan donated much of his services as physical therapist); upgrading of skills courses (please see www.ykip.org/dnt_donors_quicksilver.asp for details) and a no-interest loan program for those victims who wanted to develop an existing or open up a new business.

L: Ni Wayan Sudeni, widow of Wayan Sudika and daughter Cantika about to place flowers at the Memorial Garden Site at the Australian Consulate in Denpasar, Bali, 1 October 2007. R: Sudika’s cremation tower. Our field officers not only conduct administrative duties but also participate in major events in the victims’ lives.

LONG ROAD TO HEAVEN

The film Long Road to Heaven, produced by Nia Dinata was inspired by the events of 12 October 2002. This bi-lingual film tells the story of the bombing from the bombers’ viewpoint and aims to show the humanitarian side of the tragedy. Kalyana Shira Films, which produced it, donated part of the proceeds to YKIP-YKIDS. In January 2007, they brought Rucina Ballinger (CEO YKIP), YKIDS Field Officer Sherlyana and bomb victim representative Limna to Jakarta to participate in the film launch and press conferences.

MEMORIALS

Every year since the bombings, there have been a variety of memorials that different groups have held.  YKIP itself does not organize any of these memorials but lets the victims know of what is occurring and helps with transportation to these events if they wish to attend.  For Balinese, once someone has been cremated and gone through post crematory purification rites, they are considered to be an ancestral deity and no other rites of remembrance are done. For the Muslims, rituals are performed 40, 100 and 1000 days after death and during the Lebaran holidays (after the Ramadan fasting month), flowers are placed on the graves.

Clockwise from L:  Adrianne Walton, widow of Clive Walton of the Hong Kong Rugby Club (he perished in the 2002 bombings) with Rasni Susanti and Rencini ,Balinese widows; Sherlyana, Putu Desi and sister, Wayan Sudeni and Cantika and Purwanto of COURTS at the Australian Consulate’s Memorial Garden on 1 October 2007. Kim Patra writes in “In the Arms of an Angel”  “On October 14th an urgent request went out from the Australian Consulate, for someone to make a simple ‘Memorial Cross’, which was to be located outside the Australian Consulate. This cross would provide a focal point of grief for the friends and relatives of the bomb victims. Owners of a construction company, expatriates Peter Richter and David Mansell answered the call. They instructed Ms. Emytha Taihutu, a Christian architect to design the cross. Bpk. Ketut Arjana and his team, all Balinese Hindus, made the ‘The Memorial Cross’. This small monument was erected at the site by Javanese (Muslim) staff. All this took place within the space of a few hours."; The Memorial Garden plaque at the Australian Consulate in Denpasar; Rucina Ballinger, Mark Keatinge, Sherlyana and David Magson at the bestowing of the Order of Australia Medal on Mark Keatinge for the good works he did during and after the 2002 Bali bombings; Haji Bambang and Rucina Ballinger at the 2007 Memorial Day at the Australian Consulate 12 October 2007; Haji Bambang and former Police Chief I Made Mangku Pastika at Ground Zero, 12 October 2007; flowers at the bomb site.

Who are the children in KIDS?

Most of the children are still young, in primary school and come from lower income families. Those who have gone on to university are also working and helping to support their family. Most of them live in the urban area of Denpasar, although a few live in villages in inland Bali. Seven families live in East Java.

Table 1:  Data of Children from Bali Bombing 2002

           
            Note :   *In December 2003, we stopped supporting 73 children of injured parents.
                        In 2004, two students finished their Diploma study and one student married
                        In 2005, one student finished her Diploma study and got married
                        In 2006, four students finished their Diploma and University studies

Table 2:  Data of children from Bali bombing 2005

Note : In 2006, we found an additional 15 children of the 2005 bomb victims. They were added into the group and received our Education Insurance bond with approximately Rp 5.250.000,-/child. Only one child who lost her father by this tragedy will continue to receive scholarship funds from this program (if funds permit) as our policy is to fund those children who lost a parent.

L to R:  Playing games at a Gathering; Purwanto welcoming everyone at a Party; Group photo; Ibu Chusnul who was seriously burned in 2002, receiving VOLCAM sandals from Fajar, Volcam’s sales manager and former COURTS volunteer with Rucina Ballinger.  VOLCAM gave YKIP 1,402 sandals which were given to KIDS’ families, all client organizations and the KEMBALI scholarship children.


KIDS' Activities

1. School payments
   We provide basic educational fees such as school and building fees, school uniforms, schoolbags, school books, shoes and socks, stationary supplies, extracurricular activities and tutorial lessons. Most of the above are paid directly to the school every semester; stationary items are paid for by the families and then we reimburse them.
   Every semester we collect school reports for each child to monitor their progress.
   
   
   
   
2. Family visits
   Every three months, we conduct family visits to each home. During this visit, we engage the parent and children in a dialogue to ascertain how they are doing, listen to their problems and to distribute any necessary documents and donations from donors.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Family Gatherings
   At the end of each semester, we hold family gatherings for all the children and their parent. These events are used to congratulate those children who have done well in school by acknowledging them publicly and giving them gifts (usually books), to celebrate those children who have had birthdays in the last six months as well as simply to get together and have fun. These gatherings are also used as a forum for the parents to communicate to YKIP-YKIDS any problems or issues they may be facing.
   
   
   
   
4. Donor site visits
   every year there are individual donors who are partially sponsoring a chlld’s education. They visit the family when they come
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Coordination administration
Excellent work has been and is still being done by the volunteers at Yayasan KIDS. However, they all have full time jobs at Courts, an electronic and furniture chain store. Ni Putu Sherlyana (Sherly) is the full time field worker or administrator. She makes the school payments and conducts home visits to all of the families once or twice a semester to assess their specific needs. Aside from the YAYASAN KIDS' volunteers at Courts (headed by Purwanto), Djati Siahaan and Wiwie Harris at PT Mitrais oversee the accounting. Effective July 2005, Totok Sudarmanto, resigned as the YKIP treasurer, and was replaced by Djati Siahaan.


Oryza Asgenda Permadi Samaki, who lost his mother in the 2002 bombing and lives in Java, had dropped out of school as the junior high school he was to attend was too far to walk to and he couldn’t afford public transportation. Sherly visited him in May 2007 and came up with a brilliant solution:  a bicycle! Now Oryza is able to go to school and stay fit at the same time!




The kids of KIDS get to meet elephants up front and personal at the Taro Elephant Park (thanks to Bali Adventure Tours for this!) in 2004.






I Kadek Adnyana plays with his local village gamelan and is already performing at temple festivals!






Charlie Budden visits with one of the bomb victim children and gives her a book.   Many donors have adopted one child and are helping him or her through school.






In October 2007, Jorge Monje, GM of the Melia Benoa Hotel hosted a day at the beach with a Disney Cabaret and buffet supper. Everyone had a grand time.  Thanks so much for the day (see www.ykip.org/melia...for details)





Diani R. Sitompul, Margarisje L. E. Makikui, Johnson Hutagalung and Christina Sidjabat all sang for a “Bali for Peace Classical Concert” in 2005 and in 2006 Kriswanti, Pola Martiana, Albert Wishnu, and Job Rusli performed for “Say Love and Peace Vocal Concert” produced by Primavera and staged at Mercure Resort in Sanur.  Proceeds went to YKIP-YKIDS.





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