Support Groups and Voluntary Organisations in Bali
Finds contact details for English-speaking support groups, voluntary organisations and meetings for AA, drug aid, cancer support, AIDS and more in Bali...
There are various support organisations and helplines in Bali. While some have English-speaking staff and volunteers, there is no guarantee that English will be spoken. Below is information on:
- Alcohol Abuse
- Drug Abuse
- HIV/AIDS
- Breast Cancer Support
- Women’s Support
- Foreign Prisoner Support
- Charity Organisations
Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings are held daily at a variety of locations around Bali, including Seminyak, Ubud and Sanur.
- Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: 0815 5810 4700
Drug/Nicotine Abuse
Narcotics Anonymous: Daily meetings are held in English at a variety of locations in Bali, including Padang Padang Beach, Seminyak, Canggu and The Bukit.
- Narcotics Anonymous
Tel: 0813 3853 9592
email
Nicotine Anonymous: Regular Sunday meetings at 17:30-18:30.
- Nicotine Anonymous
At: The Ruko, Jl Dhyana Pura 103, 2nd Floor, Seminyak
Tel: 0819 1638 4327
HIV/AIDS
Bali Plus: A registered non-profit organisation providing a range of support activities; support groups for HIV positive women, drug addicts, former addicts, transgender persons and gay people, as well as a 'buddy system' for people living with AIDS who need support when they are sick. Bali Plus also offers counselling to families and others affected by HIV/AIDS, and encourage partners of HIV+ persons to get tested. The organisation is located in Sidakarya, South Denpasar.
- Bali Plus
Tel: (0361) 710 001
email
Breast Cancer Support
Bali Pink Ribbon: Run by a group of volunteers under the aegis of Bali International Women's Association (BIWA). All the money raised through Pink Ribbon activities stays in Bali, and is used to raise awareness of breast cancer, as well as saving for a mobile digital mammogram machine.
- Bali Pink Ribbon
Tel: 0815 470 0064
email
Women's Support
Bali International Women's Association (BIWA): A non-profit charity organisation devoted to the welfare of women and children in Bali. Members include both Indonesians and expatriates, representing 28 countries. The association carries out a number of fund-raising and social welfare projects.
Foreign Prisoners Support
- Kerobokan Jail Project
email
Charity and Volunteer Organisations
ANAK Foundation: French organisation providing education and school materials for Indonesian children, bringing together European and Indonesian children through correspondence, and artistic and cultural exchanges.
- ANAK Foundation
At: Jl Raya Pengosekan, Br. Kalah, Peliatan, Ubud 80571
Foundation CIMD: Supporting children with education and medical programmes through sponsorship.
High 5 Rehab: A foundation which supports less fortunate and disabled children by providing physical therapy, revalidation and knowledge transfer, and by supplying walking aids and wheelchairs, nutrition, surgical treatments, and educational development.
- High 5 Rehab
At: Dusun Banyualit, Desa Kalibukbuk, Lovina, Singaradja
Tel: 0817 972 0206 / 0362 700 1597
email
Kupu Kupu Foundation: A not-for-profit organisation which aims to improve the lives of children, adolescents and adults with disabilities, providing medical care, physical aids, facilities and school support.
- Kupu Kupu Foundation
At: Jl Tirta-Tawar 22, Banjar Kutuh Kelod, Ubud
Tel: 0812 362 8720
email
Smile Foundation of Bali: A non-profit organisation working to provide healthcare for people with craniofacial disabilities, such as cleft lip and palate, Goldenhar syndrome, Apert syndrome, facial tumours and facial accident trauma.
- Smile Foundation of Bali
At: Jl Pulau Aru 9, Senglah, Denpasar 80114
Tel/Fax: (0361) 233 758
email
The Bali Children's Project: A non-profit organisation which supports needy children by creating kindergartens and pre-schools and providing school and classroom materials. It also provides English language training, computer training, micro-investment and business enterprise programmes for Balinese village women.
- The Bali Children's Project
Postal Address: Postbox 243, 80571 Ubud, Gianyar
Tel: 0813 3877 4038
email
The John Fawcett Foundation: An Australian-registered organisation that provides sight restoration, prosthetic eyes, children's corrective surgery, education assistance and assistance for desperately ill children and young people.
- The John Fawcett Foundation
At: Jl Pengembak 16, Blanjong, Sanur 80238
Tel: (0361) 270 812
Fax: (0361) 287 707
email
Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP): Also known as the Humanitarian Foundation for Mother Earth, dedicated to helping the needy in Bali through health and education programmes.
- Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi
At: Jl Kediri 38, Kuta 80361
Tel: (0361) 759 544
Fax: (0361) 755 024
YPAC - Institute for Physically and Mentally Handicapped Children in Bali: Support group offering help and assistance to disabled children in need of medical, social and educational care, while creating awareness of the social-economic problems these children face, and finding sponsoring for their support.