Fearless Fifties is Making a Difference

Each year millions of children throughout the world go uneducated. As a global nomad who has lived on three continents and now live in New York and Bali, I believe passionately that children are our hope to create a better world.

As part of my involvement in Bali, I donate 10% of all my income towards educating children through the Kembali project.p

"KEMBALI" means "RETURN" in the Indonesian language – and YOU can help many unfortunate kids to "RETURN" TO SCHOOL!

One of the roots of poverty is the lack of basic education but it is difficult to send your children to school if you cannot afford the fees. Since the economic downturn in Indonesia in 1998, many families have found it difficult to the pay school fees for their children. The difficulties following the terrorist incident in Bali in October 2002 further increased their financial problems. Too many children have dropped out of school even before they reached the end of Junior High School; some are even quitting in Primary grades.

The "KEMBALI – Return to School Fund" is a scholarship program established in October 2004 by YKIP to assist impoverished children in Bali with their educational costs.

I live in the regency of Gianyar where at least 5,000 families live below the poverty line and over one thousand children aged 5-16 are in danger of becoming school drop-outs.

You can help by sponsoring directly or indirectly a child's education – either just one year, until he or she graduates from Junior High School or until graduation from Senior High School.

The cost is about US$165 per year to educate a child in primary school and about US$260 a year for Junior High School (this includes the administrative costs). To learn more about the Kembali project please visit www.ykip.org/kembali.asp for details or contact Jacqueline directly to learn more.