#SaveBali Help Female Tourism Workers and Their Family to Survive During This Corona Time

EDIT: We've been told that people had problem in donating to this campaign. While we are looking for solutions, please check the updates of our project here: https://www.instagram.com/turuntangan_bali/

Please inform me, Primadita Rahma, on email: [email protected] if you are willing to donate and I will lead you. Thank you so much!!! :)

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Named as the World’s Best Destination in 2017 by Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award (1), Bali is one of the only islands in Indonesia where 70 per cent of people’s lives depend on tourism, both directly and indirectly, Bagus Sudibya, chief adviser of the Association of the Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies Bali, stated (2).

As the COVID-19 hit the world, Bali is no different. With the occupancy rate conditions in Bali are now almost reaching 0%, the hotels are increasing efficiency aggressively, mainly by cutting off the employee costs (3). Thus, the fate of thousands of tourism workers, and their family, is at stake.

However, there is another group of freelance/daily workers, who usually relied on tourism as well, who will get severely affected by this situation. Not only they didn’t have fixed income in the past times, but they also generally rely on the generosity of the customers to gain additional income.

Ayu, Wayan, Suwarti, and Ketut, were a few of freelance massage therapists, laundry hotel staffs, cleaning service workers; who lost their income as the tourists have stopped coming to Bali. In March 2020, they barely made IDR 1,000,000 (USD 60) as there are less people using their service.

They represent Indonesian women who have been supporting the family household for years, or even become the main breadwinners, and now they don’t know how to feed their children during this pandemic and after.

If you have ever experienced the warm hospitality of the people in Bali, which makes you want to come back over and over again, it’s the right time to #SaveBali, one family at a time.

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As an illustration, here is how your donation will support their lives:

- When you donate $25, it can be used to buy 20-25 kg of rice, that will be enough for a family of four for a month.

- When you donate $50, it can be used to buy 20-25 kg of rice, other basic foods, and soap, that will be enough for a family of four for a month.

- When you donate $100, it can be used to buy 20-25 kg of rice, other basic foods, and soap, that will be enough for a family of four for a month, plus some pocket money that they can spend on electricity, clean water, cooking gas, etc.

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Help us to give basic foods and pocket money for them to survive, by:

1. Donating through this page.
2. If you are in Indonesia and have Indonesian bank account, you can send money to BCA 0063777878 - Yayasan Turun Tangan (Put 911 as the last three digits of your donation amount).
3. If you are in Bali and have ANYTHING to be donated, from coins to food, please contact: Novi +6287861726543.
4. If you are in Bali and would like to know more about how you can help, please contact me on Instagram: @primaditarahma | +6289650150150.

Any amount of donation can change someone’s lives. Kindly support as soon as possible, and please share this campaign to your network of Bali lovers.

ABOUT FUNDRAISER:

My name is Prima, and I am currently working as a Personal Assistant to Director of multiple ventures in Bali’s tourism field. Previously, I was working as the International Program Coordinator at Ubud Writers & Readers Festival which initially created to recover Bali tourism after Bali Bombing. For this fundraising project, I collaborate with Turun Tangan - Bali region, a platform which connects volunteers and society on the social movement issues; and Nomads Giving Back, a social enterprise/global community which links nomads and local organisations to make a positive social impact.

1. https://www.indonesia.travel/gb/en/news/bali-crown...
2. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/...
3. https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20200327165713-...