The first one, we made a visit to was Pak Nyoman Redit in Banjar Kelod accompanied by head Banjar pak Madra. Redit is a man not fully sane lived only with his sister in law. Both of them are two old people, the sister in-law dutifully take care of her brother. The second one was poor family in Banjar Seraya. We were accompanied there by head Banjar Pak Nira. This is a family of parents and three children. Pak Wayan Bagia two oldest daughters are in school with the last child is still a little boy. The eldest daughter might not be able to continue her education due to lack of money.

The third target was old woman lives along on hill so we went up and climb to exhaustion. Accompanied by head Banjar Pak Darsana, he told us that this granny or Ni Cendol, never comes down from hill, work with selling cashew. Living alone in a hut not fit for any old woman showed what poverty not would even kind for an elderly. Following that week December adventure, we were picked up by head of Banjar Labuhan at foothill to visit the next target, Pak Gederan. He is a fisherman lives in a hut definitely improper to live under. Moving further was another old woman also lives alone however her only daughter and grandchildren still take care good of her. In her mostly lonely life, this Ni Dangin Tjenik usually has health problem due to her age. The last man in this charity was Pak Kolok, a mute man do odd labor job and lives up on hill. With only a hut and sometimes has no food to eat, this man still eager to work, usually sewing Kapok or vegetable silk mattress.

For each family we deliver them cash medicines and basic necessity foods. We were also gave them mattress and pillow except for family of Pak Wayan Bagia. We gave the package of stationery, bag and clothes instead. There was warm jacket also for Ni Cendol to give more protection for her old and fragile body. If you are willing to help any of this family, they would need it in cash, household project least a simple one where they would have proper home to shield from the biting night cold wind. Education insurance for the two girls or even cattle for Pak Kolok and Gederan who are strong and still eager to work just to be able to eat every day.

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This is the work in progress of the house we built for Pak Gejer and his family we once wrote in Three Generations in Poverty. With the number of people in the family, they need a larger house than the other house we built for Pak Berag. So it obviously takes longer to complete and definitely more hands. Situation is worsened as the house is located a bit away from tarmac road so all heavy materials have to be hand carried.

It is very interesting to see villagers work hard – unpaid – to help their fellow to get a better house. Delay was also caused by a ceremony taking place in the village so all villagers are occupied to the event. Hope it will be completed next time we come.

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The old Pak Berag we wrote once on The Lonely Old Man is very excited with his new home.  It has a small bedroom and terrace with wooden fired stove. Nothing fancy but significantly better than before. Not quite completed yet though, the door and window are still being ordered, but surely coming.

Even without the door and window it is already much better than before. But no matter how excited he is with his new house, as a Balinese he has to wait for a ceremony which can only held in the “right” day before he can move in.

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This time we came in a larger team involving almost all Private Leisure’s Bali crews. Along with us we bring some basic needs for them such as raw foods, clothings, towels, soaps, basic kitchen utensils, etc. Some are purchased, some are collected personally from our crews, some came from colleagues and friends. As arrived we were welcomed by Pak Sujana, the village leader locally known as “penglingsir” and the Pak Nengah, the official village head.

Below we walk along the pathway to the place where Pak Gejer and his family live carrying stuffs. Leading the march at the front was Isti, Private Leisure’s trasurer. She was the person in charge to cut each and every Private Leisure’s incomes and drop them into the charity fund, so she deserved the commanding role.

But our main objective is not carrying the donated stuffs. We were starting to build their new houses as planned. A friend who was also an architect has drawn the design and calculated all the required materials to build his design. On the picture below Private Leisure’s Managing Partner, Wisna, is explaining the design to Pak Sujana and Pak Nengah who will supervise the project.

By the end of the day we had all materials ordered and delivered so we hope to see them in their new houses very soon. We also have dropped logistic for the villagers who will be voluntarily involved in costruction. In the picture below we were unloading cement bricks at Pak Berag’s site.

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