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Bali Hati is a non-profit foundation established in February 1997 to promote the education and social welfare of the people of Bali. "Hati" means "heart" in Indonesian, and the name suggests that the heart, the beauty, of Bali is its people.  Bali Hati is located in Ubud, the quiet rural mountain area in the centre of Bali.  Find out more ...

How can Rotary help?

The Rotary Club of Ubud is actively involved in Bali Hati, from fund raising through to management.  The Club is keen to develop relationships with other Rotary Clubs.  A newly chartered club, the Rotary Club of Ubud Sunset would also like to work with our club.

RAWCS Project - July 2009 - Three Rotary Clubs:  RC Caringbah, RC Bali Ubud & RC Bali Ubud Sunset

RAWCS Team:

Team Leader – Rotarian Cathy Mason – Website Consultant and part-time TAFE IT Teacher

Rotarian Richard Mason – Engineer

Rotarian Martin Tabone – Freight Forwarding specialist

Rotarian Andy Britton – TAFE Building Teacher

Louise Nobbs – TAFE IT Head Teacher

Ben Britton – IT Graduate, working in the IT industry

Pam Britton – Medical Receptionist

Agatha Tjhie – Occupational Therapist (speaks fluent Indonesian)

Building Team

Maintenance at Bali Hati Elementary School included (all materials & training provided):

-          making drainage – 35m long

-          laying concrete parking lot – 35m x 2m

-          repairing toilet

-          repairing the school fence – 50m long x 60cm high

-          repairing ceiling fans

Education Team

·         What is life like in Australia?  Maps & pictures of Australia were given to the school.

·         Provided classrooms with children’s books to the school library.. Steve Parish Pty Limited was contacted and they offered any books from their range at cost price with free shipping.  A selection of early readers incorporating Australian flora and fauna was selected.  Games, activities and puzzles with an Australian theme were also included

·         Introduction to Computers for K-6 – a program was obtained through Yowie Bay Primary school that was given to the teachers.  Teacher’s Educational Software Solutions (www.tess.com.au) were contacted and they offered a free login for the teachers to have access to resources available to Australian teachers.  Normally they would charge $286.00 per classroom, but they have waived this for the school.

·         Provided career advice to graduating students from Champuhan College – a workshop was run on ‘preparing for a job interview’.  Students were also helped to do their resumes and setup online resumes.

IT Team

·         Setup a server based network @ Champuhan College – The IT team purchased hardware required to setup a Linux server based network for the college.  This network was setup over a 4 day period

·         Digital Cameras – 20 small digital cameras were purchased and presented to the College

·         Repair Internet connection at Bali Hati – this required liaising with telecommunications authority and setting up network

·         Remove viruses from computers – this was a huge job that took 3 days!

Other Activities

·         Meeting with Dental University to discuss future Dental Project

·         Investigation of Water Projects

·         Arranged resource and idea sharing between Bali Hati School & Champuhan College

A Time to Relax & Enjoy Bali!