Teratai foundation is a community center for the visually impaired of Bali to get life's necessities of food, water and shelter! On top of providing life’s necessities, Teratai foundation focuses on creating community, connection and empowering the visually impaired through skills in art, theatre, and music.
Teratai beneficararies answer the LISA suicide prevention hotline on a daily basis and a $10 USD Donation will keep it operational for 24 hours!
Teratai was founded in February 2016 by Didon Kajeng. Didon, like other members of Teratai Foundation, lived a life with vision until an accident in 2014. After the accident Didon faced a complete loss of vision and was forced to learn a new way of life that proved very difficult. Didon started suffering from severe depression and suicidal tendencies. After multiple attempts of taking his own life, he had an epiphany and Teratai foundation was born.
There is little to no suppourt available in Indonesia for the visually impaired! A $30 USD Donation will provide food for a person suffering from a vision disability for one month!
Didon created Teratai with the mission of providing a life for others who suffer from vision impairment. Together with Jerry and Iwan, the foundation grew and become a community of 18 people helping one another, sharing their experience and strengths in facing a life without sight. Tragically in 2020,Didon passed away due to Covid-19, leaving behind the foundation and the people dependent on its operations.
A $200 Donation will pay the rent and utilities for the community center for 1 month!
Together with Bali Bersama Bisa, Teratai has made it this far and is calling on You to help continue the Teratai Mission of providing for the visually disabled here in Bali Indonesia!
$750 USD Donation will provide an individual facing mental health issues a new start to life through 30 day inhouse rehabilitation!
Please know that when you donate to the Walk With Me Campaign you are supporting sustainability of the Teratai vision of empowering the blind of Indonesia. The beneficararies of Teratai are learning and adapting new ways of life that support themselves through music, art, theatre but also practical tools as massage therapists, musicians and barista's.
A 1000 dollar donation supports the entire community center for over one month while enabling the LISA suicide prevention hotline to save lives! You can be the difference!
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