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KARUNA BALI

Karuna (Compassion) Bali Foundation – is a dream that stemmed from wanting to help a couple taxi drivers and waitresses, that grew so fast we became giddy.  Now just four years on is a thriving and beautiful educational college in Ubud ostensibly teaching computer skills and English, although in reality Campuhan College’s first mandate is to help young people ‘out of the box’ into their full potential, which is much more fun for everyone! 

There is now a faculty and admin team of 14 unbelievably talented ‘Pure’ beings, running many great programs and 1500 plus students have passed through the College sponsored by caring people from nations around the globe.  Karuna Bali’s second initiative after the College is EduCare, running programs for impoverished communities through local government schools. EduCare currently has 22 schools on the waiting list for its educational activities and the team is building an Outdoor Activity center and camp to give young people a week long experience of team building and leadership.  The third initiative is a free Teacher Training program for State school teachers in Values based education, helping teachers to expand their teaching skills to offer students life skills and personal development in their classes and Karuna Bali is now involved in the development of a successful “Living Values” based educational model that can be duplicated ANYWHERE. 

The next part of the Karuna Vision, “Reducing Poverty through Education” is the distribution of these teaching programs, documented on video to become training tools for any teacher in any country who wants to empower young people to discover the potential in themselves. 

 The best news is –

It takes very little to make a real difference in the lives of these wonderful people.  About ten years ago one small act of kindness by Frank, an American man, who was inspired to put a young Balinese boy through computer education.  Today that boy, Wayan Rustiasa is the co-founder of the Karuna Bali Foundation and is empowered through your generosity to extend the same gift of education back to hundreds of impoverished families allowing their children to have a more rewarding life.

Can you imagine the despair of being a father who labors very hard in the rice fields, as a stone carver, or as a skilled craftsman and yet can only earn $1 a day while working seven-days a week?  Only making enough to barely provide rice to feed his family, his children can’t go to a state school because the family doesn’t have the money for the required shoes, books, and school uniforms. Without some outside help, there is no hope for his children to have a better future.

Unfortunately, even if poor families are able to get their children through the systems basic primary school program the frustration continues.  If they are not educated enough to speak some English and don’t know enough basic computer skills to get a job in a local business or the tourism industry, it is still very difficult for a young person to ever break out of the oppressive cycle of poverty. 

Donations small and large from those supporting us makes amazing change possible 

   You are invited to become a partner in our plan to make a

significant contribution to lives of young people.

For as little as US$10 a month your contribution will continue and help build upon KARUNA BALI FOUNDATION’s proven track record.  We are calling it the Karuna “Coffee” Club because the $10 a month is less than a cup of coffee a week! All of your donation will go direct to the project. 

Could you contribute from as little as $10 a month upwards and make a difference in the world? Would you extend this invitation to your friends and family to join with us in partnership to make a huge difference together?

What we need is a few solid friends who are willing to change the world for the cost of a cup of coffee and we already have around 29 making a big difference….. 

If you would like to learn more about Karuna Bali Foundation and what is being achieved in Bali please check – www.karunabali.com – we are inspired to do everything we can to support them. 

If you want to join the Karuna Bali Coffee Club - the fastest, safest and simplest way - go to www.karunabali.com  Click on Donations – then Karuna Club and fill in the secure form.

Love and Blessings,  

Suzanne and Raj, Wayan and Iluh
Way of the Heart and Karuna Bali Foundation 

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