The people of Sangker, Mengening in north Bali did not have access to a reliable, clean water source. one of the main ways they got water was borrowing from a neighboring village.
Due to the the pandemic and their health issues, they are no longer able to collect recyclables or work in the market. Their difficult situation became desperate.
Pak Jatiana lives up in the mountains where he and his wife worked as farmers. In 2015 he and his wife had a motorcycle accident resulting in Pak Jatiana having a neck injury and his wife breaking her leg.
Their closest water source is about 6 kilometers (close to 3.5 miles) away from their village. In October 2020, the Access Life water team partnered with the people of Sande in order to build a 5,000 liter water tank.
This area is very dry and even during the rainy season, they don’t get as much rain as other parts of the island. They have difficulty keeping their crops and gardens alive.
One day, Ibu Kartini cut her leg on some broken glass while she was working. Due to her history of diabetes, she didn’t feel the glass in her leg and didn’t notice the wound until her leg was swollen…
Their water source was often dirty and not suitable for consumption. The Access Life Bali water team partnered with the community and built an 11,000 liter water tank that can be used for drinking and for cooking
Our partnership with the Tegal Maja community began when we provided food and water after the 2018 earthquakes. This community also has access to a natural spring but needed assistance in replacing water pipe…
In February 2017, Access Life Bali provided Barnabas a wheelchair and began to help him in his rehabilitation process by giving him exercises as well. Over the course of a year, he got stronger and was able to use the wheelchair to move within and out of the house.
This village received water from an irrigation ditch twice a week. The water was stored in makeshift bamboo/tarp water tanks and used throughout the week.
During dry season in this west Lombok community, women walked 1/2 mile to a dammed up section of a river to get water and carry it back to their homes in containers on their heads.
This fishing village had wells dug by the government many years ago. However, during dry season the wells become “salty” due to to the close proximity to the ocean.
