Pak Ketut's Bank Loan
To be able to help a family we first need to really understand their struggles. However their trust has to be earned first. It always takes several visits before we are seen as trustworthy and until they open up to us and tell us their whole story. Like many other poor local families Pak Ketut ...
Clearing Ibu Komang's Bank Loan
Today we met with the heads of the Banjar (village leaders), local bank representatives and a very nervous Ibu Komang (please watch her story in our last post). The mission of the day was to pay back her $180 bank loan - which the family had to take out when struggling to survive during Covid. Bu...
Meeting Ibu Komang
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...
Clearing Ibu Komang's Bank Loan
to provide for herself and her two children. Unfortunately, crazy interest rates of 18% per year and higher are very common in Bali. Often poor and less educated people sign these contracts when in desperate need of money - completely unaware that these contracts will cause them never ending problems in the future.
We are happy to announce that we payed back Ibu Komang’s complete debt today: $180 loan and $60 accumulated interest. Finally Ibu Komang is smiling again - a big burden was lifted of her shoulders.