Global Village Foundation

What does the Global Village Foundation Bali do?

There are few places on Earth where local people rely so heavily on tourism as they do in Bali.

80% of people in Bali depend on tourism to survive, whether directly or indirectly.

The current situation in Bali for many locals is desperate. The economy has collapsed. Tourists are all gone. Hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions are closed across Bali.

Current estimates are; more than 500,000 people have lost their jobs & incomes already in Bali. The number climbs daily. There is no Social Welfare payment available in Bali for unemployment. No state support.

Hundreds of families living in the rural villages across Bali subsist on less than $2 a day at the best of times. They can often only survive because they have young family members working in the restaurants, hotels, & bars in South Bali, sending money home each month. Those same family members have now returned to their villages, to their families, without money, having lost their jobs due to this Covid-19 crisis.

For whole families, life itself has literally become a fight for survival.

Global Village Foundation Bali, in April began a FOODAID DELIVERY PROGRAM, delivering FOODAID packages to the poorest families, many of whom we're already familiar with, through our Disability projects. (In normal times Global Village Foundation is the largest distributor of Free wheelchairs to the poor disabled in Bali).

We need to expand this FOODAID program to reach many more desperate hungry families in North, East, & Central Bali villages.

Global Village Foundation works closely with the Department of Social Welfare in Singaraja (Dinas Sosial) and with the Kepala Desa’s (the Village Heads) in many of the North & East Bali Villages. Through them, we are able to identify the most vulnerable families in need of immediate FOODAID support.

A standard GVF FOODAID parcel costs us approx. 20 Euros (A$35 Aus) to produce, It includes; 10kgs Rice, Cooking Oil, Eggs, Coffee,tea,sugar, Noodles, Spices & sauces, Hand sanitizer, Hand soap & detergents, Fruit/Vegetables, & Vitamin supplements. When babies are, we also include fortified Milk powder. We supply New Drinking Water Filtration systems to families who do not yet have one, so they no longer need to buy drinking water. To maintain, and keep this FOODAID program going for the next few weeks, we desperately need your support. In these extremely uncertain times, we really do need your help to support these beautiful Balinese people, families living in severe poverty at the best of times, who have now lost all or part of their family income due to the impact of COVID-19. For so many in the villages of Bali, this virus is not the only threat. Malnutrition, death from hunger, and related complications are very real possibilities. Any donation small or not so small will be hugely appreciated. PLEASE HELP. Global Village Foundation (based in North Bali) has been assisting the poor, and the disabled of Bali since 2013, especially in the poorer villages of North & East Bali. (We are the main distributor of Free Wheelchairs to poor disabled people in Bali, and have distributed Free of charge, nearly 600 wheelchairs across North Bali in the past 3 years alone)

Website https://globalvillagefoundation.net/

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