Sponsor Caroline Elsaesser of Putu Widayani

Ptu Widayani lives with her husband, and her girl PUTU CITRA WIDIACAHYANI at her husband’s family compound with eight people, including her father in-law, and her husband’s grandmother as well as her older brother in-law, who is also married, and who lives with his wife lives and their only child as well in the family compound.

Though all of them share the compound, an encircled area with each family having their own sleeping quarters, and their own little kitchen where they cook with a gas stove.

Putu gets up at … Continue Reading

Sponsor Christine Gretner with Dewi’s boy

When Dewi came to Shambala, she had already worked in Singapore, for her training. She spoke  But as her husband was from Bondalem, she did what all Balinese women would do, she came home to live with him and his family. Kadek Ngurah Jivan Raditya

Sponsor Caroline Elsaesser of Komang Widiasa’s girl

Komang Widiasa lives with mother and with his wife and his daughter PUTU SRINADI PRAWATI.

He is the youngest of three boys, of which one died in childhood. His father left his mother when Komang was already 20 years old, to live and marry another already divorced woman.  Her child from a previous marriage, his step brother so to speak  also works at Shambala now. All is well, and love continues.

Komang loves his small and larger family and calls himself a true family man. He is very sensitive, and … Continue Reading