GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITY
GIVING BACK
Our hope is that people who visit The Yoga Barn will resonate with our community ethos of “service unto others”, and thus feel inspired to give back and enhance their communities upon returning home.
– Charley Patton, Co-Founder of The Yoga Barn –
Organizations
we support
Bali has many challenges that most people visiting the island might not be aware of. These include: high levels of trash and plastic waste, areas of low rainfall and limited water supplies, the endemic of HIV & AIDS amongst young people and high mortality rates for mothers giving birth.
I Made Gunarta and Meghan Pappenheim, both co-founders of The Yoga Barn, have also launched two charity outreach programs: AYO! Kita Bicara HIV & AIDS (Hey! Let’s talk about HIV & AIDS) – an HIV & AIDS awareness and education program and Bali ReGreen – a bamboo reforestation program.
Bali Water Protection is a crucial initiative and part of IDEP, an Indonesian NGO based in Bali. BWP works on reducing the water crisis in Bali caused by overpopulation, over-extraction of ground water and climate change. BWP works to build sustainable wells to recharge the ground water and work with the government and communities to change water regulation.
Bumi Sehat means Healthy Earth Mother, and is a community health education and natural birthing center which has saved and assisted thousands of mothers and babies in pregnancy and childbirth for over 20 years. It was founded by midwife, long time Ubud resident and CNN hero of the year 2011, Ibu Robin Lim, who operates two centers – one in Bali and another in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia.
