Desa Les Community Center: Impacting lives through education.

Desa Les Community Center

Between 2014 and 2016 the ACF built 725 kamar mandis (a simple bathhouse) for underprivileged families in Les, it was clear that the needs of the people of Les went beyond that of just having proper toilets and bathhouses.

To make an impact we needed to do something more – something that would offer the young people better opportunities to find work, and ultimately give them a better chance to move ahead in life itself. As tourism is the key driver of the Bali economy, we decided on a vocational skill training center. And the plan for the Desa Les Community Center (DLCC) was born – a skills training center for young people of Les.

*All projects fall under our Amicorp Community Foundation (ACF) umbrella and are powered by Amicorp.

IMPACT LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION

Each day brings us one-step closer

Our dream project, the DLCC training center in the village of Desa Les, is a three hour drive from Denpasar and home to about 8,000 people. Many of these are young people with limited opportunities for a future.

We intend to offer young people between ages 15 and 23 from lower or no income families the opportunity to access high-quality vocational and life skills training. This training will be offered for a minimal cost and with this the opportunity for them to overcome obstacles and move ahead in life. Courses will focus on culinary, sustainable gardening, and cultural preservation. Our intention is to enable the local youngsters to acquire skills that will provide employment opportunities in dynamic tourism profession in which will effectively increase their economic independence and improve the living conditions for them and for their families.

OUR FOCUS

The Center

Our goal is to build a “green as economically viable” center, with wastewater and permaculture gardens, full recycling, green roofs, appropriate lighting, solar energy, rainwater catchment tanks and more.

In 2016 we purchased a piece of land in the village of Les, Buleleng Regency in North Bali. A verdant plot full of rambutan fruit and coconut trees and most importantly in close proximity to the local people. We are working closely with on-island energy consultants and conservationist and our aim is to be an example to the entire community of a truly green environment.

The center will include:

10 classrooms
Meeting and event spaces for non-profit organizations to rent whilst in North Bali
A performance pavilion that could also be used for meetings
Quality souvenirs made by the students of DLCC that will be displayed and on sale at the center

It is through your support that we are able to build the center

Make a donation

Whichever way you donate, it will be applied to the construction of the building. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Want to help?

We value your expertise. If you are interested in our project, please contact us for more information.

Corporations

What can your business do to assist? Your company’s CSR project could be aligned with the DLCC project in a joint effort!

Sponsorship

Our aim is to establish long-term partnerships that will add value to the center and the students.

Want to know more about how you can help in this worthwhile cause?

Pusat Amisewaka - Desa Les Community Center

Creating opportunity to overcome poverty by delivering high-quality vocational and life skills training.

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