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TRI HITA KIRANA in Ubud - For many years, Bali’s food supply was entirely self-sustainable. Increases in population along with the introduction of conventional farming practices have led to the deterioration of the interlinked relationship of Tri Hita Karana. Today, Bali often relies solely on other countries for some fruits and vegetables. Yayasan Tri Hita Karana Bali is looking to change this situation and restore a harmonious relationship between people to people, people to nature and people to God. Tri Hita Karana is made up of people from different parts of the world, coming from different economic and social backgrounds. We are farmers, students, educators, professionals, volunteers, children, adults, activists, and change-makers. Our bond is our love for Bali and our mission: To aid in the development of Bali through participation, equity, empowerment and effective farming and educational practices. Tri Hita Karana Permaculture Center in Pejeng is a project of the US based non-profit THE LIVING WISDOM and Bali based TRI HITA KARANA foundation in partnership with Pak Tjokorda Agung, the center exists to promote the continuation of traditional Balinese agricultural practices and unite them with sustainable technologies from the realm of permaculture. It is a place where people of all ages, both Balinese and from across the globe come together united by love for the earth in educational programs of earth stewardship. The center will have an integrated waste management system with human and animal manures creating methane for bio-gas powered generators, stoves and water heaters and the slurry feeding worm farms which create aerobic compost. All water will be filtered with wastewater gardens and reused in toilets, to water gardens or fed to a fresh water seafood pond. These waste management systems that take problems and turn them into solutions will be the focus of the educational programs. Additionally the center will be a base for outreach projects like eco-education programs for schools with the creation of gardens, fruit tree orchards and programs for villages with waste management systems that offer income for collecting and saving all trash and compost systems for organic waste. Get in touch with them on our Social - Page.

ACHINTYA ARUM COLLECTION is a kids brand only available over internet at this point. The collection contains styles for newborns until 10 years. Only high quality materials are used for Achintya Arum Collection all in 100% cotton. The collection runs unisex styles as well as special styles for boys or girls. The new Gymnastic and Yoga Collection from size 3 - 10 years is super comfortable for active kids and a high quality cotton mix is used for sweat absorption. Achintya Arum has added now organic materials to the collection which have been dyed with natural inks to lower the impact on the environment as much as possible. Great care is taken on details as well as on fits and the wholecollection is focused on the kids enjoying what they are wearing. Find our more about Achintya Arum Collection on our Clothing - Page	Clothing
API PACIFIC in Kuta is specialized in facilitating appropriate medical resources in Bali and other parts of Indonesia. Over the past 23 years Api Pacific is dealing with the health system here, means their experience is able to guide you to the best medical solutions, when you need them. Api Pacific offers a 24 hours service for you and their managing director continues to be the head of Bali's NGO Emergency Response Team. Api Pacific will respond to your problems and suggest the most appropriate advice to bring about a relevant response to your and your family's situation. Api Pacific is part of the team that has developed Third Millennia Health Insurance products aiming to resolve many of the problems that are part of the fabric of dealing with medical issues here, systems incorporating the best centers of medical excellence in the region. Third Millennia Health insurance products are designed specifically for South East Asia, and the conditions here. TMH offers a number of products with a wide range of benefits choices, and some very unique ways of keeping your premium payments low, whilst keeping you medically safe. To connect to Api Pacific please go to our Health - Page	Health
SANUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL in Sanur is one of the oldest international schools in Bali. With us now for two years, Sanur Independent School is a small, but successful school over years now. Fun and high level education is important and Sanur Independent School. When I visited the school, the kids were just all off for a fun swimming competition - everybody was excited to join. But also hand on learning, in many of their school projects is a big part of the schools philosophy - Ogoh-Ogoh making for Nyepi, environmental projects and studies, as well as lots of different sport activities. The kids love the school and I saw lots of happy faces around. So get more info about Sanur Independent School on Education - Page	Education
YAYASAN KEMANUSIAAN IBU PERTIWI – is a wonderful Foundation helping people in all sorts of needs. They helping people to get glasses, provide meals and helped after the Bali bombs directly in Sanglah hospital. Providing health care for children. Right now they have a hearing test for children. Please help in donating to them… Or support with your help too! You find more about them on our Social page (27/08/2006)	Social
LE LECHE LEAGUE – Happy moms breastfed babies! Le Leche League is famous all over the world. As we still have no Le Leche League in Bali, Bali for Kids.com unless provides you with the service to link to their web site. Bali for Kids.com is in touch with them and perhaps mothers in Bali and Bali for Kids.com can help to set up a Le Leche League in Bali – to help new moms to understand how important breastfeeding is. Contact us for more info or if you interested to set up our own Le Leche League in Bali: info@baliforkids.com or check out our Social page for more info about Le Leche League. (27/08/2006)	Social
PONDOK PEKAK - I know the place for many years and never realized how many great things they doing. Laurie Billington, the owner of the Pondok Pekak, liked the idea that we put Bali for Kids.com together and is now quite happy to have the Pondok pekak with lots of activities on it. Unfortunately money is always an issue for the Pondok Pekak - they just had to stop the open Gamelan Classes for the kids, as there is no money to pay the teacher. Very sad as they have wonderful instruments there and many kids these days cannot afford to pay a teacher. If the kids don't learn playing Gamelan who will play in the temples? Who will play at the performances? Can you imagine a Bali without the ding-dong of the Gamelan? So if you interested in sponsoring the teacher again just contact the Pondok Pekak or just pop in and talk to Laurie, she hangs out there most of the time. If you stay in Ubud with your kids, you could pay the teacher for a month and sent your kids there for free. Wouldn't that be nice? And what a nice memory for your kids to bring back home? And while they have their class you can hang out in one of the many places around the Foot Ball Field and enjoy a nice fresh drink.	Education
JED ECOTOURISM - They are making incredible trips to Balinese Villages as they are Tenganan, Nusa Ceningan Island and Dukuh Sibetan Village. Their profits going into the villages again and to the turtle Adopt-a-nest program. The trips suit to kids 6 years and over. They also organizing special trips for schools and groups. There prices are about 40US$ for a trip and you getting transport, guidance, food and snacks and a incredible memory to take home. Don't miss out on this one! Call them right away to book a trip!	Adventure
NI ZAIN - WOMAN HEALER - Our team Bule Balian Ni Zain has finally managed to set up her own web site. She put up all her programs and some of her health products. Congratulations from Bali for Kids.com! So if you want to know more about Ni Zain - Woman Healer and what she is doing apart from Bali for kids.com and what she is doing check out here brand new web site: www.nizain.com	Health
CEMPAKA TEKNIK has set up with the help of Bali for Kids.com and other people some simple house-hold, drinking water and pool solutions. After reading our WATER article many of you might want to find solutions for their water problems. CEMPAKA TEKNIK offers a really affordable and simple water cleaning solution for every house-hold, restaurant or warung in Bali. Sets start as low as 400.000RP and can easily transferred into another place if you move. Special discounts from CEMPAKA TEKNIK for our Bali for Kids.com members! Check out their page Cempaka Teknik.	Health
The SMILE SHOP and YAYASAN SENYUM are operating now a few months. Their great second hand shop in Ubud - TOKO SMILE - is raising money to pay many poor people with cranio-facial disabilities operations. I like the idea of simple generating money without the loose of administration, etc. The funny ladies at the SMILE SHOP are all volunteers and you are very welcome to join so the shop can open its doors longer and can sell more. Seeing the incredible before/after pictures of kids which got operations from the Yayasan Senyum - it is absolutely heard-warming. I met Mary Northmore, one of the YAYASAN SENYUM ladies at the Garlic Club Bazar in Seminyak. She told me that they really doing well with the help of people donating brand new or second hand items for sell at the shop. Please if you have any stuff sitting around in your factory, home, shop drop them of at the SMILE SHOP in Ubud or at the BIWA in Sanur. Each piece helps to change the live of a child! They have a house in Denpasar for their patients and their families. You are very welcome to donate anything they can use there too (Food, money, bedcovers, etc.) Find our more about them on our Social Page.	Social
KIDSAGOGO in Seminyak has now been us for such a long time and I am extremely happy for this. Kidsagogo I can call one of the best kids stores in Bali. As we have several Kidsagogo pieces by now, I have to say, the quality is great. Even bridge colors never run out, sewing is good and they fitting is as well good. Sure the Kidsagogo clothing looks really funky and nice and they always have some new little ideas in the shop. Our favorite was a gift from a friend with lots of Kidsagogo bracelets and necklaces for girls to dress up. Kidsagogo has now a nice big outlet in Jalan Oberoi and you basically cannot miss it with all the wonderful bride designs in it - the shop is a real eye catcher. I know, cause each time I pass by I see it standing out. So if you want to dress up your little darling with some real nice Bali style clothing - Kidsagogo is the place to go! See you there on a shop for little princess or prince.... Clothing - Page	Clothing
BALI TEAK TREE FARMS in the mountains of Bedugual is a perfect example what one can do for the world. Think global, act local. Sayu Putri a teacher of the Bali Hotel School had a vision of reforestation and just made it. She contracted land, planted teak trees and filled up the space with Vanilla and Cacao plants. You can buy a tree for 300.000Rp and plant it if there is tree stock. Some groups get more than 100 trees! In 25 years you can decided if you want to cut the tree or if it stays. Thousands of trees have been planted by now! Sayu offers trips to her farm for anybody interested. Trips can get organized with pick-up-transport or self-driver. In buying a tree or joining a trip, you help in reforestation and help low income families. What a wonderful gift for a child! Profits from trips and the farm are used to help children of the village to go to school and in their education. Please buy trees and call Sayu Putri to organize a trip for you... Find more details on our Social-Page.	Social
WOW INTERNATIONAL SERVICES INC. sounds more like a big multi-national company, but behind WOW is Damien Thornber and his singing Orphans. Damien is traveling around Australia and Asia for the last few years to help Orphans. He and his band are raising awareness and funds for these children, many of them often not even recognized by their own country. Damien has been recorded a CD together with the children of the Seraya Berata in Bali. These CD is sold via the WOW web sitewww.vow.org.au and all the money goes to orphans. Read more about Damien's and WOW's mission on our social-page.	Social
FOEH ORGONITE - The energy changing coils you can find now in many places in Bali are definitely something different. Orgonite helps you to re-balance the energy in your house - to a very low cost, 24 hour each day. I have tested them in my place over the last 2 months and I love them. Read more about them on the energy page in our Health Corner. The FOEH people told me, they are on the creation of many more styles and I guess in a few months FOEH Orgonite will be the trend all over Bali. Their great addition: Each time you buy a set, you also give a set to a local family for free. Check out their page at www.baliforkids.com/foeh_orgonite.htm.	Health
BALI MEMORY is the Bali toy we all love now for many years. Three years this classic toys are on the market now and all over the world kids playing Bali Memory and remember their time in Bali... Bali Memory offers two sets of toys: Two puzzles and the classic memory game - just this time with all Bali motives. From offerings to fruits, from motorcycle fun to rice fields and some really nice tricks are build in the game, so the whole family is going to have lots and lots of fun. The games have outstanding quality and we highly recommend these local focused, local made toys to our readers. Supporting the local craftsman and ideas over imported products is a great move in our world full of rubbish and transports from all over the world. Bali has so much to offer - get it all in your Bali Memory play seri on our Toys - Page	Toys
ZUKUNFT FUER KINDER (Future for Children) is a great project started by some Swiss people. The base is self-help. Get the moms working, get the kids in school and help them all to a better life. Trekking for tourists up in the rural and poor villages of northern Bali. As I have been living up there I know it is really beautiful, the trekking stunning. The trip is only for really fit people and not for children under 10 years, but it will blow away your teens. A wonderful picnic later on the beach and meet the real Bali folks. The money is used to build water supplies for the villages, so the kids don't have to carry the water and have time to go to school. What a wonderful idea. Support Zukunft fuer Kinder in doing a trip with them or add them to your program in your resort or hotel. Let us know how your trip was.... More about Zukunft fuer Kinder on our Adventure - Page	Adventure
SKOEBI-DO in Canggu has been with us so long. Many of the kids who went their for their first play group experience are now already in other schools... Time is running. Skoebi-Do is a great playgroup, which has big indoor and outdoor areas, which are fresh and open and the kids will spent most of the time in fresh air, rather than in aircon, which I think is great. Lots of sun and green and on top, the teachers at Skoebi-Do are extremely experience - many of them I know for many years and they have taken care and educated many of the kids I know around downtown Bali. Additional Skoebi-Do has regular theme days and parties, such as Santa or Easter Bunny visits, so our little ones in Bali will not miss out on THEIR Santa or Easter Bunny experience to remember when they older. Fun and a save learning is important at Skoebi-Do. So lets have a great time starting to play with friends at Skoebi-Do on our Education - Page	Play
BIRTHDAY IN A BOX which is a part of Skoebi-Do in Canggu, is a great fantasy and fun birthday packed for kids. Birthday in a box provides you with a big box of costumes and accessories and the kids can dress up as fairies, pirates and many more. Birthday in a box can happen in your place, at Skoebi-Do or any other place. If you wish to just enjoy the party of your child, order food and cake also though Birthday in a Box and all will be done, ready to party for you and the kids to come. And kids love those parties a lot: Dressing up as a fierce pirate or a beautiful mermaid, entertainment and birthday food and drinks... Basically: Kids Heaven. So get your kids party easy next time... Book birthday in a box, with all the games and fun stuff - Check them out on our Parties - Page	Parties
ODYSSEY SURF SCHOOL in Kuta has been with us for a while and is the choice of many who want to learn surfing in Bali. End of 2010 odysseys Surf School went though a lot of changes, their office got renovated and is now larger and more comfortable. They connected with one of the Surfer Girls shops now, so if you need to gear up before or even after your surf, you have the coolest brand in town just next door. Odysseys Surf School teaches kids and teens or the whole family surfing, but also for those kids who already know how to surf, Odysseys Surf School can bring them under guidance to all the hot spot surf places around Bali. So get the surf, get a board and ready to go with Odysseys Surf School on our Sport - Page	Sport
BALI BUDDHA in Ubud, Kerobokan and the Bukit is one of Bali's best known health food store. Bali Buddha offers a big range of home made bread, cookies and cakes. Most food is organic, where local supply is available. All Bali Buddha outlets are very kids friendly, the Ubud restaurant even has its own kids zone. Bali Buddha was the first health food store in Bali and has now grown into a big venture, with catering schools, supplying hotels and catering for private parties. With outlets all over Bali it is easy to serve now more schools or playgroups with their healthy organic lunches or get food and birthday cakes delivered from Bali Buddha for your next kids pool or birthday party. Kids do love Bali Buddha food, as it is tasty and colorful. At home and no time to cook? Call them for delivery, healthy fast coming food for your family when stomachs are grumbling, better than food that makes your stomach grumbling.... In its grocery part, Bali Buddha has supplies for nuts, grains, pasta and many other healthy food. So no reason, not to stop by and get one of their incredible good breads.... See you there for their wonderful Nasi Campur or fresh Green Papaya Salad... Have to go...., sorry. Food-Stuff - Page	Food-Stuff
PELANGI SCHOOL in Ubud, is a wonderful school to sent your children. Pelangi has started as a little school and taken off over the years. Today Pelangi school serves lots of family living in Ubud for schooling their children. Their holistic approach and natural teaching style is wonderful for kids development. Many parents and teachers have put their love and commitment into the school. Today Pelangi school has children from all over the world and Bali. A wonderful social and cultural mix to raise future generations to a more peaceful together. Pelangi school offers a playgroup for small children and higher grades for your bigger children. The school focus on each child's development and many kids been able to learn faster and more successful. Pelangi kids are fun kids to see around and their parents help the school to grow, as they see how well the school does for their kids. Come to their Open House on Friday the 10th or their big fundraiser party on the 18th of June. You will see it is a wonderful school with dedicated families... Want to be a part of it? Check out our Education - Page	Education
KAFE in Ubud is one of those hot spots in Bali. A classic and must already, lots of families love to have their meals at KAFE next to Bali Spirit. The KAFE offers lots of healthy and fresh food and a big selection for kids, either on their special kids menu or from the main menu. KAFE is kids friendly for sure. And you find quite often a nursing mom having her meal at KAFE, just relaxed on one of the cushions holding her baby. Normally it is the meet and greet of the yoga crowed in Ubud, but the good food pulls in lots of other people too. For those who love sweat stuff - and which kid does not???? - KAFE has a big selection of home made cakes and cookies. If you are lucky you meet Kadek or Megan, the owners of the KAFE and Bali Spirit for a drink or meal, two people who have for sure put some changes on this island. So meet you soon in the KAFE and don't forget... bring your kids..... Yummy food is waiting for them. Find the KAFE on our Food-Stuff - Page	Food-Stuff
TRI HITA KIRANA in Ubud - For many years, Bali’s food supply was entirely self-sustainable. Increases in population along with the introduction of conventional farming practices have led to the deterioration of the interlinked relationship of Tri Hita Karana. Today, Bali often relies solely on other countries for some fruits and vegetables. Yayasan Tri Hita Karana Bali is looking to change this situation and restore a harmonious relationship between people to people, people to nature and people to God. Tri Hita Karana is made up of people from different parts of the world, coming from different economic and social backgrounds. We are farmers, students, educators, professionals, volunteers, children, adults, activists, and change-makers. Our bond is our love for Bali and our mission: To aid in the development of Bali through participation, equity, empowerment and effective farming and educational practices. Tri Hita Karana Permaculture Center in Pejeng is a project of the US based non-profit THE LIVING WISDOM and Bali based TRI HITA KARANA foundation in partnership with Pak Tjokorda Agung, the center exists to promote the continuation of traditional Balinese agricultural practices and unite them with sustainable technologies from the realm of permaculture. It is a place where people of all ages, both Balinese and from across the globe come together united by love for the earth in educational programs of earth stewardship. The center will have an integrated waste management system with human and animal manures creating methane for bio-gas powered generators, stoves and water heaters and the slurry feeding worm farms which create aerobic compost. All water will be filtered with wastewater gardens and reused in toilets, to water gardens or fed to a fresh water seafood pond. These waste management systems that take problems and turn them into solutions will be the focus of the educational programs. Additionally the center will be a base for outreach projects like eco-education programs for schools with the creation of gardens, fruit tree orchards and programs for villages with waste management systems that offer income for collecting and saving all trash and compost systems for organic waste. Get in touch with them on our Social - Page.	Social
POKITO in Seminyak has been with us now for years. It is one of the other top kids clothing brands here in Bali. From baby outfits to teens, Pokito got it all. With several stores all over Bali you can easy get a cool outfit for your child. Pokito has fun and comfortable clothing for boys, nice and bridge styles for summer and winter. For girls the range is even bigger and styles are fresh, dynamic and in great colors and quality. Today quality in kids clothing is very important and Pokito for sure has put a lot of effort into their production. Pokito is producing different brand names for export as well as custom made orders and their team is will set up with graphic designers. At their head office in Dajana Pura Street you can get Pokito bargains starting from as little as 25.000Rp. See you there and on our Clothing - Page	Clothing
BALI DIVE ACADEMY in Sanur offers diving experiences for the whole family. With many years of guiding dive interested people though the most beautiful dives in Bali, Bali Dive Academy is able to get all your family into the full experiences of seeing the wonderful underwater world of Bali. Dives in Bali are very special and missing out on the diving adventure in Bali is like just visiting the half island. For children having their first diving experience here in Bali is very special and Bali Dive Academy gently gets all children into deeper water. For children learning to dive is far easier than for any adult. Children have not build up fears, are used to learn new movements and enjoy being in the water. Bali Dive Academy also get your already professional diving family to the right spots, like the famous ship wrack in Tulamben and other brilliant dive spots around Bali. You can contact Bali Dive Academy to get your very custom made dive trip organized on our Sport- Page	Sport
CAT WHEELER well know in Bali for her column in the Bali Advertiser, has republished her book "Dragon in the Bath" under a new title: Bali Daze. For those unfamiliar with Cat Wheeler's writings: She has lighted up our days here in Bali for so many years. Cat's writings show the real Bali - ironic and funny, from the view of one of us "Bules". In Bali Daze, Cat has put all those fun stories, she wrote over the last years together and the book is the perfect: Learn it all - reality of live her in Bali! So for those new to Bali or traveling to Bali it is a real good helper to understand live in Bali, which is indeed very different to our Western culture. So we at Bali for Kids.com highly recommend Bali Daze to all moving to Bali - it will make your life so much easier. Find out more about Bali Daze on our Moms - Page	Moms
PURI LUKISAN in Ubud is a really classic center to learn everything about Balinese culture you need to know: Batik Painting, Balinese Dance, Wood Carving and many more. Purim Lukisan is one of the oldest and most experienced places in Bali, where people from all around the world have gotten access into Balinese Art. For children, Balinese Art is a new way of experiencing art. Children do enjoy specially classes like Batik Painting and Balinese Dance, which are very unique to study here in Bali. So if you happen to stay in Ubud or you planning to go to Ubud for a day trip, Puri Lukisan is a great place for your family to have some great art classes. check out Puri Lukisan on our Culture - Page	Culture
BALI QUAD in the hills of Bali is so much fun. For those who never experienced the great ride though a Balinese village, Bali Quad is simply stunning. Using local farmer and village roads, Bali Quad provides powerful buggies to drive around the rice fields and villages in one of the most beautiful areas in Bali. The trip is almost 2 hours and is really fun. Geared up with the right outfit - bring some towels and clothing to change - you hit the road and soon you will find yourself splashed with real Bali mud. It goes up and down the hills and kids are not allowed to drive, but sit next to mom or dad and experience the journey. We had a lot of fun with the group of people we been on the trip. Lunches are served under big coconut trees and the drive up to to Bali Quad is wonderful too. So check out a very muddy adventure on our Adventure - Page	Adventure
BALI BELLY INDO has now a long experience in doing maternity clothing and baby bags and offers each year more styles for expecting moms. Bali Belly Indo has funky, fresh and stylish clothing for expecting moms - there elastic jeans are so comfortable and you can even wear them after you got your baby. Their baby bags are big, with many pockets and so stabile, you could even carry your baby in it - NO YOU DON'T - but they really ideal to fit all in and still have space for all the things you might need. Bali Belly Indo creates wears for moms, to make them feel really good and happy, so if you expecting or even not - they got many non-maternaty styles now - , check them out on our Moms - Page	Moms
VERDURE in Gianyar is specialized in growing health wheat grass. Verdure Bali is now, after the effort of its owner, available in many places around Bali and to get your sip of wheat grass has never been easier... For kids wheat grass has the same effect and boost as for adults - pure minerals and vitamins in one single shot. You can get your wheat grass shoot either in one of the health food stores around Bali or get fresh wheat grass delivered to your home. For those with little time, Verdure offers frozen wheat grass, which is easy to use. I found, adding a little bit wheat grass to a fresh made juice tastes really great and gets your immune system boosted big time. So check out next time you see those fresh little grass pots around town - they are actually for drinking and not for decoration and get a shot for your kids too! More about Verdure's Wheat grass on our Health - Page	Health