Jenggala donates ceramic items to Amisewaka

Bali’s flagship ceramics company, Jenggala, has kindly donated a number of its items both for use in our Café Rambutan, as well as to display in our hall. Jenggala designs, creates, sources and retails quality homeware products and tabletop accessories. It was established in Bali as a small experimental cottage industry in 1976 but has

Team begins search for next year’s students

Following a successful inaugural year, the team has begun its recruitment process for unearthing the next batch of students interested in being part of the DLCC training program. Over the past few weeks, our team has visited high schools in the area and invited senior staff and pupils to the DLCC campus for socialization in

A Mother’s Strength, a Son’s Promise: From Grief to Growth

Ketut Kasihini, is the proud mother of Kadek Yoga Mahardika, one of the students at Amisewaka. After only a few months of studying at the Amisewaka Desa Les Community Center, Kadek’s father passed away. Ketut has had to take on the role of both breadwinner and emotional support for her children since becoming a widow,

Meet Our Student Gede Swardana : Turning Adversity into Achievement

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

Meet student Bayu Negara – M&E: A Key Element in Empowering Youth

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

Amisewaka – DLCC Launched its vegetable market

On December 8, Amisewaka – DLCC launched “AmiMart”, our first market day open to the general public. This initiative started with wanting to find an alternative use for the excess vegetables we had when the students went on their internships. The idea of starting a weekly market day to sell off surplus vegetables to the

A typical day at Amisewaka – DLCC

Four months have flown by, and our students have been immersed in classroom training and hands-on activities as part of their skills training. It has been a few exciting months for all of us at the center. New teachers were onboarded and trained, the curriculum fine-tuned, and the students outfitted with their new uniforms. Students

Amisewaka – DLCC signs agreement with Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Amisewaka-DLCC has signed an agreement that paves the way for its students to do internships at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Nusa Dua – a luxury property with over 300 suites, rooms, and six restaurants. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) means students will be given a chance to do six months of training in the

CNN Features Amisewaka – DLCC in special edition

The news channel CNN Indonesia has featured Amisewaka – Desa Les Community Center (DLCC) in a special edition. The footage, part of “CNN Heroes Indonesia” series, celebrates the long-standing contributions made by our project manager, Rucina Ballinger, to Bali and its people – with her work at Amisewaka – DLCC a big part of that.
Luh Yuliasari, DLCC Student

Meet our Student Luh Yuliasari

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