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Bali WISE starting again with 13 students

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Bali WISE is very pleased to announce the start of intake 44. After having been closed for 8 months since March 2020, the Bali WISE program has welcomed 13 students from Bali. Starting this month November, the students will follow the educational training program. As all students are Balinese, they will stay at the campus during the week and are allowed to return to their families on the weekends.

New normal protocol
All students were tested before they came to the campus. To create a safe place for both students and teachers, Bali Wise is following the health protocol that is issued by the Indonesian government. Mask requirements for teachers and students, regular airing of classrooms, are all measurements taken to ensure the students, teachers and staff’s safety. In order to meet the social distancing requirements, the class sizes have been reduced and there’s a minimum distance of 1 meter between the desk in the classroom. And all teachers, students and staff need to wash their hands before entering the campus.

Temporary limitations to the program
The 13 students have started the educational part of the Bali WISE program, which exist of 3 months of educational training -in English, hospitality training, environmental training, safety including Covid-19 measures, sexual education- and 3 months of internship at one of the upmarket resorts in Nusa Dua. As soon as tourism in Bali is opening up, the educational training will be followed up with the 3-month internship.

You can make a difference!
Bali WISE provides the 13 young women not only education, but also food and accommodation, uniforms, educational books, and a monthly allowance. And there is an additional cost, like the maintenance of the building, electricity cost, teachers and staff salary.

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Reproductive Health and Early Pregnancy Training

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Sexual health education for the young

Sexual health education is necessary. In Indonesia, knowledge about preventing sexual reproduction and diseases is considerably low. Bali Wise is spreading this knowledge by training the Bali Wise students to become sexual health education trainers in junior high schools in Bali.

Why is this important, especially for girls?

When girls and women have access to reproductive health services, contraception, and education, and are free from violence, they are more likely to stay at school and they will choose to have fewer children later in life. Also, they are less likely to contract an STI or have poor health, and more likely to be employed and to participate in society.

Anticipation to the pandemic

The Bali WISE girls are educated by Miss Opy, who taught them to speak in public and acquire the proper knowledge. In normal times, the educators would have gone to the schools themselves to educate the children. As this is impossible during the pandemic, now the school teachers will spread the knowledge to the school children.

To make this possible, Bali Wise is giving away books, PDF’s, and video’s about safe sex, reproductive health and early pregnancy education.

Brainstorm with Alumni in Java

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Bali WISE had a virtual meeting with 6 Alumni who are living in Java. Three of them have a job and another three are still struggling to look for it.

Here is what Bali WISE gets from the discussion.

What have you done so far to get a job?

The alumni have applied to many companies and revised their curriculum vitae. Three of them, Rosita, Felia, and Maria, have a job as digital marketing in a property company, household assistants, and freelance writer. They do every job to earn money and improve their skill. The problem that the alumni encounter often is about the location. Even Though the interview went well and they got the job, they are not allowed to travel due to many reasons.

Another three, Devi, Widiawati, and Tika, weren’t lucky enough to have a chance of earning money. They have been riding around the town to get a job. Some of them have no phone or laptop that makes it harder to find a job.

Do you ever think of the idea to be an entrepreneur or freelancer? Maybe teaching, or selling secondhand clothes online, or writing the article and selling it online?

Yes, they write an article, collect clothes from their friends and sell it online, and an English honorary teacher in a primarily high school near their house. One of them even published the short story of the anthology book with her pen friend.

Do you encounter any specific problems in finding a job because you are a woman? (Especially in Java Region, what’s make it different)

Some jobs require men. The company said that it needs man strength and intuition.

In the difficulties, they keep trying to look for a job and earn money. Even without a phone or laptop, it’s not stopping them. Sometimes they have to borrow their friend’s phone or laptop for the interview. The internet connection is also a problem. When BaliWISE was having virtual with the alumni, they had to walk to a place that has a good internet connection

You can help them by sharing this information

Bali WISE is looking for companies in Java that are currently looking for staff. If you own or know someone who is looking for staff please informed us by email hr@baliwise.org. We can guarantee that our student is a hard worker and will adapt to their workplace in no time.

Alumni Get a Job

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Recent alumni have been preparing themselves to get their first career after graduation. Bali WISE keeps proceeding with support and help to apply for jobs. Luckily, 2 of the Alumni got a job. They are Louis and Theresya, working for PT. BONOFACTUM since 23 June 2020.

Get to know PT. BONOFACTUM

PT.BONOFACTUM  is a world-class jewelry company located in Kerobokan and has focused on 100% online retail. Their jewelry is born from the encounter between designers and artisans, the relationship shaping the development of the band’s signature passionate craftsmanship. Each piece is fully designed and intricately crafted by skillful artisans on the compound in Bali. Further information, visit their website: http://www.bonofactum.com/

What do they do?

Louis and Theresya are working as quality control. They are working in close contact with the craftsman. Checking the flow of products if there are any risks of error, also valuation products. It’s a complex structure and exotic product, so it challenges them to be well trained in the discipline, intelligence, and management. By working there, it’s allowing them to understand why and how a jewelry company on a daily basis too.

23 Alumni are still looking for a job

Bali WISE is focusing on hospitality education. But at this time, Bali WISE is open for any opportunity. Contact us at hr@baliwise.org if there are any job vacancies for the alumni. We believe the alumni will work hard and try their best to do their job. They will learn more skills and explore another world of work other than hospitality.

Learning about Permaculture

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In R.O.L.E. Foundation’s Environmental Centre the Bali WISE students help out in the permaculture garden and learn about ecosystems, recycling and up-cycling.

How to implement permaculture?

The students are supervised by the staff and volunteers of R.O.L.E. Foundation and they learn that permaculture is fun and easy to implement. It’s about making the most of every element of the natural system to have vegetables growing in a natural way. Used practices are using rainwater for irrigation, methodic planting to create the necessary shade and companion planting to fight natural enemies and for nutrients to help other plants grow.

Using natural composting

Composting is an important element in the permaculture garden. It helps to fertilize the soil and keep the plants healthy. The compost is produced in the Environmental Centre and the natural ingredients come from the gardens in it. As a result, there are already many plants growing, like this month’s chili, tomato, honeydew, and lavender.

Working for the future

By working in the permaculture garden, the students gain knowledge of environmental issues and engage in problem-solving. They develop a deeper understanding of these environmental issues and they will take it with them for the rest of their lives. And spread the word in their families, their villages and bigger communities.

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