Today we were asked if we could support a local family in Ungasan Bali with basic food supplies. Often when we visit a family for the first time we know very little about their situation. We don’t know yet what their problems are nor why they have difficulty providing for themselves.

Ibu Komang told us that her husband just passed away after battling lymphatic cancer. Leaving her, their two children and a run-down family home behind. Now all the pressure is on Ibu Komang - she has to be a strong mother to her grieving children and be the sole breadwinner of the family - there is no time for her own grief. But these are not her main worries - her biggest nightmare are the calls from the local bank asking her to pay back the $180 loan - the family had to take out during Covid in order to survive.

Unfortunately the Happiness Foundation wasn’t able to help Ibu Komang much today - but we promised to be back!