Tough personal circumstances did not dampen Gede Swardana’s enthusiasm for learning. Swar, as he is popularly known, is one of Amisewaka’s most promising students. Born 19 years ago in the fishing community village of Les (Tejakula – a district in the regency of Buleleng in northern Bali, Indonesia) he faced hard times from a young

The curriculum at DLCC Amisewaka takes a holistic approach and has been designed to give students the necessary life skills and training they need for gainful employment. This starts from the moment they arrive and extends to their in-service training. A key element of this is Monitoring and Evaluation (MonEv). Our student, Bayu Negara, has

Butiang Atas, Les Village, Tejakula Luh Yuliasari or Yulia lives in the highlands of Les Village called Butiang Atas (this is the upper area of Butiang). To visit and meet Yulia, our team put in lots of effort to reach the location where her home is; it is high up in the peak of the

Gede Jemi Wijaya – Butiang, Les Village, Tejakula Jemi lives in Butiang, Desa Les, the poorest neighborhood in the village. He was born in Tobadak, the remote area of Mamuju, South Sulawesi. He and his family were migrants in Sulawesi; his father worked there as a construction worker. Due to his mother’s prolonged illness, the

We are delighted to announce that the first 100 students have arrived at Amisewaka – DLCC and are settling in. The new students are a mix of young women and men aged between 18 and 23 years old, with the majority coming from the Desa Les area. Their first few days focused on getting to