FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is Damara?
Damara Bali is a non-profit foundation support a beer life for the children from poor farming families in
Bali. Damara Bali Foundation was established in 2015 and registered as a non-profit Indonesia Foundation
(Yayasan) with the Indonesia Ministry of Law and Human Rights Indonesia No AHU – 0006690.AH 2015.
Who runs Damara?
Damara was founded by I Nengah Swikrama, who grew up in an orphanage and received education thanks to
the support of other people’s generosity. He has worked for over 30 years to assist children living in
orphanages. For the last 8 years before starting Damara he was the Director of Widhya Asih, managing an
organisation that provides homes and education to over 500 children and helps with many community
projects.
How does Damara help?
Our main aims are:
- Direct sponsorship of children who have dropped out/or are at risk of dropping out of school because
their parents are too poor to provide the cost of books, basic school supplies and uniforms.
- Help poor farmers to have sustainable capability for generating income to provide for their children
and send them to school.
How is Villa Bugis associated with Damara?
Villa Bugis proudly supports Damara as its primary charity. Damara started with generous contribution from
Villa Bugis, a villa management company in Seminyak, Bali (www.villabugis.com). Villa Bugis have committed to
continue with annual donations and also with coverage of the cost of all administration of the charity to
ensure 100% of donations go directly to those that benefit most.
How many children are currently supported
Damara supports nearly 100 children for the school year 2019-2020, all living in extremely poor villages in
north and east Bali. All these children had already dropped out of school.
How much does it cost to sponsor a child?
The cost is quite small – IDR1,500,000 per year per child – or about AUD$150 per year
How is the donation money managed
Damara works with trusted school administrators who identify the children in need of help. No money is given
directly to the families, but is used for paying for direct expenses for the children to send school. Damara
representative visits regularly to monitor how the children are doing and receive school reports.
How are we matched with the children we sponsor?
Sponsorship is made to those most vulnerable, and in most need, as identified by their school, who’s staff
work very closely with Damara and the community. If you have children, we often try and match those with
similar gender and age group, for reliability.
Are we able to visit the children that we will be sponsoring?
Yes, this is possible after sponsorship has been made – it is a full day trip to and from the rural areas that the
children are living.
What do we receive after sponsorship?
You will receive photos and bio’s of the child you sponsor, it is also possible to communicate via written (and
translated) leers if you wish – as well as 6 monthly school reports and a quarterly newsletter
How do we make a payment?
Please visit www.damara-bali.org/donate-here – all Damara Overheads Finance and Admin services are provided by Villa Bugis. Direct payments can be made into the Damara account, but this is usually costly with fees from overseas, from both ends, not making it worthwhile.
How do we renew each year?
Each year we will contact you to renew your assistance and commitment, and you can then choose to renew the same way as initial payment was made.
DAMARA is a non-profit foundation supporting a better life for the children from poor farming families in Bali.
Damara Bali Foundation was established in 2015 and registered as a non profit Indonesia Foundation (Yayasan) with the Indonesia Ministry of Law and Human Rights No …AHU – 0006690.AH 2015
Feb 13, 2020 at 02:22 pm – TripAdvisor
Bali 2020
We purchased this Villa as part of a Cancer Charity Silent Auction. Having never used a Villa as standalone accomodation before, this place far exceeded my expectations. From the moment we landed to sadly leaving, the team looked after every single need. We had security 24/7 and they we’re a good source of knowledge esp at night. We needed more beer and water and within 15mins they had it and stocked the fridge. Was keen to try the suckling pig I’d seen around the area so Ketut went out of his way to grab me a pack to try. The An Tan Villa is 5 bedroom and was perfect for just lounging around doing nothing. There is very little you could want that isn’t already here. The open roof showers were awesome and on a rainy arvo was hard to work out the shower water for the rain water. The company / owners should be extremely proud of the team that took care of us
Aug 22, 2019 at 09:23 pm – Booking.com
It is located so close to shops, cafes and beach clubs. The staffs are so friendly and even prepared early breakfast for us upon request. There is a 24 hour security and located just outside of the villa.
June 14, 2019 at 11:02 am – TripAdvisor
Great family accommodation. We had large lounge/dining area in main building, with three separate detached suites. Great pool (we paid extra for pool fencing) and cabana, sun lounges, bbq/outside kitchen. Yummy breakfast cooked for us by staff each morning … loved it
Feb 23, 2019 at 04:43 pm – TripAdvisor
Stayed in Villa AnTan for a Girls Getaway.
More than enough room for us 9.
Roomy kitchen, lounge and dinning.
Awesome outdoor BBQ/Bar/Entertaining area & Big pool.
As soon as we walked in we were like WOW!
Pictures we had seen prior to booking just didn’t do this beautifully presented Villa justice.
Staff we very friendly and helpful, and respected our privacy.
Very central and everything you need within walking distance.
Will definitely stay here again.
Thank you to all the staff!
We rented Villa An Tan, Santi and Saphire for a group of 22 in August 2017. We couldn’t have been happier with the service From Villa Buggis. The staff were amazing and made sure we had everything we needed. From booking to departure, nothing was any trouble. The villas were great value for money and were the perfect base for our large group. We will definitely be staying with villa buggies group again
I want you to know that I can only give a good review for Villa Bugis. The service has been excellent, the staff were very friendly and the villa is so relaxing and beautiful I never want to leave.
We have spent a week here but it feels a lot longer. There is a short walk to all facilities, cafes, shopping, mini mart and money exchange, taxis, massage, and beach.
We were lucky enough to be invited to the annual party which included traditional dancing and performances and we were provided with lovely food and drinks . It was very special and introduced us to the culture of beach nightlife which is very busy and colourful.
I would like to thank the staff of Villa Bugis for looking after us so well. We love you all!! Wayan, Nyoman, Gede, etc I wish each one of the staff who helped us all the best wishes; peace, love, prosperity and good health for you, your family and friends! You are all so special to us,
Regards,
Laney
My family of 8 adults and one 7 mth old stayed at Villa Antan for 8 nights. We had a fabulous time. Staff were all so very helpful, friendly and polite. Nothing was trouble for them. Great location as close walk to many local food places. Yummy food and cheap with friendly staff. We were also 10 min walks to shops and beauty spas, 15 min walk to Seminyak beach. Pool was clean as were all bedrooms and community room. We will all definatley be going back again. We were worried about mozzies that time of year. Yes they were around but the Villa supplied us with coils and sprays and non of us effected. Breakfast was cooked for us every morning and was very substantial.We also were worried about having a baby there but everywhere we went the Bali staff were wonderful with her. They just love children. Love love loved our trip and have recommended it to friends.
We have stayed with villa bugis before and that is why we returned again. The villas are great either everything you need and if they don’t have they will get it for you. A special thanks to Gene for looking after us.
We’ve stayed in a few different villas in Seminyak and this has to be the most spacious, luxurious and comfortable place we’ve found yet. For us, at the end of a busy day with all the hustle and bustle of Bali, to return “home” to a place of such tranquillity is so welcome. Throughout our stay we had a cooked breakfast prepared in our private kitchen by the Villa Bugis team. The garden was swept each morning, beds made and rooms cleaned. Fresh drinking water and clean towels whenever needed and mozzie coils lit each evening. The staff we all so courteous and friendly and there is 24 hour security right outside the gate. We would certainly recommend Villa Bugis to our friends and hope to stay again. Thanks so much to everyone at Villa Bugis for making our stay so memorable!
My family & I recently returned from Bali and we were lucky enough to spend our 12 nights in the amazing Villa An Tan part of the Villa Bugis team!!!
It’s very hard to describe in words just how much we loved staying here!!! The rooms were fantastic, the living areas were huge, the pool was amazing but the service was absolutely perfect!!!
Daily cooked breakfast, 24 hour security guards right outside our door, we quickly became friends with all the staff and soon felt like family!!
I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to the following staff members who we will miss very very much and cannot wait to see again in June 17 –
I Wayan Augustine Sunarta
Gede Nonok
Nyoman Durga
Wayan
Gede
We hosted 25 family members over four villas for three nights in August and the Villa Bugis was perfect for everyone. We even held a Balinese blessing ceremony and it was managed very well. The staff are very friendly and efficient and they were accommodated all of our needs including special meals for vegetarians, cars, and extra supplies. The rooms, pools, and seating areas were all great. Everyone in the family loved the stay and we hope to go back again soon.
AMAZING! We have just returned from 10 nights at Villa An Tan.
Every request we put through from our initial contact with Villa Bugis was handled with ease including organising baby seats and capsules for the airport transfers. We were a family of 8 and the Villa was out of this world! The rooms are well equipped, each with their own safety deposit boxes, mosquito nets on all beds (a must have). The pool and shallow kids section was an added bonus. Four/five bedrooms, four with private ensuites and within walking distance of Eat Street. The master suite was HUGE! The location was perfect! The facilities were great and it was reassuring to have the 24 hour security right outside the front door. The breakfasts were amazing and you are able to choose what you would like each morning. We organised an in house BBQ one night where the staff prepared all the food on site and it was delicious…
The staff at the Villa were fantastic and always willing to impart their knowledge or run general errands for us. We must congratulate and thank everyone involved with our memorable holiday! We will certainly be back.
Special thanks to Gede (Goodie as he likes to be called), Putu, Koman (driver), Yulia, Ketut (male) and Ketut (female) and all the other staff – you were amazing and should be commended for your work!
The Long Family
Have stayed in Villa Bugis villas numerous times and this was our second time in Villa Antan as we find them to be very professional and well organised. The staff are wonderful -from the office to the villa staff they are all so willing to help and so pleasant and friendly. If anything goes wrong they are there in a flash and get things fixed. Not that there were any big problems , only things like safety deposit boxes not working but were fixed straight away. The rooms are very good with plenty of storage. The main bedroom and bathroom is huge. The living area is air conditioned so you could close the glass doors and be cool. We found that the kitchen was well equipped for our stay. The outside area is large with lawn and gardens and fish pond on entry. The pool is large with attached child’s pool which was great as we had a small child with us. Overall we love this villa and would definitely stay here again, it has a great feel to it.
Myself and a group of 7 others stayed in Villa An Tan which is part of the Villa Bugis Group. It was a four bedroom villa perfect for 4 couples as each room was separated and all detached from the main living and dining area. We had actually booked another villa which fell through at the very last minute, so the day before check-in we were frantically trying to find a new villa and stumbled across Villa Bugis online. The lovely lady on the phone asked us to meet us at there main office so she could show us their villas but we for lost and she sent someone to come and find us and chauffeur us to the location. The guests service agent, Gede, was super helpful and showed us 4 villas. villa an tan was only available for 4 nights and we needed five so they moved us the last night into a villa a few meters down the lane way which worked out fine. The staff at Villa An Tan were fantastic, they cooked us beautiful breakfasts every day and cleaned to perfection. They even helped with grocery shopping for us. The pool area was lovely and the day bed was top notch. The staff even organised to have massage ladies come to the villa for massages by the pool. There was full time security always and we felt very safe! It was a really great place to stay and we are very thankful to Villa Bugis.
We’ve just had a wonderful 7 nights in Villa Antan. There was 10 of us on the holiday, 6 adults, 4 children and there was plenty of room in the villa for everyone. The villa has an amazing set up and has everything you need. The staff were fantastic, and if there were any problems they were fixed straight away. One of the rooms was missing the room safe when we got there, but after mentioning this to the villa manager one was supplied while we were out for a few hours. The pool is amazing, and a great design for little kids, as there is a shallow section up one end that they can play in. The villa is in a great location too, with a short cut located just on the opposite side of the road and it takes you through to the main street that runs from Seminyak to Kuta. Breakfasts were great and they managed to cater for our different requests each day with no fuss.
Can’t wait to come and stay at Villa Antan for our next Bali trip.
PS – an earlier comment regarding mosquito nets has been fixed and all rooms have them now.
The Tulk and Pearce families
Loved it, thanks Wayan & Villa Bugis!
We’ve just returned from a 10 night stay at both Villa Antan and Villa Indah (these properties are next door to each other & ideal for a large group). We were a party of 13 people, travelling for my 40th birthday. 9 adults & 4 children. Both Villas were well appointed. Each room has it’s own large bathroom. Everything was provided, fresh water, clean towels, gardener, cooks (we organised a dinner one night for 13 people, it was an awesome Indonesian feast). The pools were great (in particular Villa Antan, huge pool) and always clean. Breakfasts were delicious & very filling.
I’d highly recommend Villa Bugis for a stay in Bali.
WOW !!!!…… Having just returned from 10 days at Villa Antan, we are all still in awe of this place. There were 10 of us, 4 adults and 6 kids, ranging from 4 through to 13 and we all had the time of our lives. From the minute you walk through the gate, your are in absolute paradise. The pool is absolutely amazing and it was a huge battle each day to get the kids out, whether it be for lunch, dinner or bed !! . All of the staff were just fantastic and made sure that our holiday was a memorable one. The location was perfect and is only a short walk to either the shops, restaurants or the beach.
No doubt we will all be back staying at Villa Antan in the future.
Again, a big thank you to all of the staff who looked after us so well.
The Bartletts & The Bowers….
When we arrived our driver was there ready & waiting – there is nothing better than a happy face greeting you on your arrival – Thank you!
The villa cleanliness not a problem at all!! However.. more ashtrays would be great!! mosquitos are an issue, may we suggest mosquito nets over the bed?? maybe??
Villa An Tan, one of the best place we have ever stayed at just perfect – we will be back soon :) – the gentleman (& lady at times) were so friendly (that came every morning to cook as brekky) they were part of our family. The staff are awesome. Even at the end of our stay staff were concerned about us, ie. transport to airport.
Like I said… we will be back… soon.
Thank you all so much for an awesome time. Beautiful place.. beautiful people :)
I WAS A GREAT TRIP MADE VERY ASY BY YOUR STAFF. THE BREAKFAST IN THE MORING WAS MALL BUT SUFFICIENT.
Aircon in main room (common) would be good.
3rd time stay at Villa An Tan and was wonderful again. Enjoyable stay – be back soon!
Surprise birthday cake arranged by putu was fantastic. Happy Birthday Gary!
Putu, Made, Yulia + staff (all) were fantastic + looked after everything. Great breakfast. Putu organized everything we need + was fantastic!
Excellent. Nice touch from Wiwik to visit us + meet us as we have corresponded many times.