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?
We will send you a secure Credit Card Payment link – 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 do renew your assistance and commitment, and you can then choose to renew the same way as inial 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 17, 2019 at 11:49 am – Facebook
Very friendly staff and great accommodation. Stayed in villa Krishna. Special mention to Gede looked after us so well couldn’t do enough for us. Great location was close to Seminyak square main strip and all the good restaurants. Would definitely return or recommend to family and friends.
Oct 17, 2018 at 10:55 am
We just left earlier today from our stay for 3 nights in Villa Krisna. We just want to thank the staff in the villa for a wonderful stay. They gave us the very Best service, you could imagine – thank you to all. At my birthday Yesterday they all came with a cake and sang for me – it was a very Nice gesture. We will give the Villa Bugis the warmest recommendations. Thank you so much. Best regards Yvonne Olesen (Frank, Markus and Lukas)
July 10, 2018 at 09:44 am – TripAdvisor
We stayed one week in Villa Krisna and found it extremely comfortable with everything you needed. The staff were on hand to help with anything you needed and were always very accommodating. The villa is in a great location close to supermarkets, shops, money exchange and restaurants. We would highly recommend this Villa to anyone who is staying in Seminyak.
As returning visitors to Villa Bugis, Villa Krisna was perfect for our family. We stayed for 13 days. The villa is located just a short walk for Eat Street & was perfect with all the restaurants & shops. An easy 10 minute walk to Seminyak Square but when you think that it’s too close to the hustle & bustle, you get back “home” just shut the gate to the outside world & you have arrived in your own private paradise.
The staff within Krisna were fabulous. Nothing was ever too much trouble. The breakfast, included in our booking is cooked for you every morning. Every evening we would select which breakfast we would like & the time that it would be served. There is plenty of options (American, Continental, Pancakes & Indonesian) served with a fruit platter, tea & coffee & juice.
The private court yard & pool were immaculately cleaned every day.
As we renewed our wedding vows during our holiday, & trying to organise from Australia I was so grateful when the staff in the Villa Bugis just said we can organise everything. Everything was confirmed via email and our wedding was perfect & we were so happy with the treatment we got from every staff member. We were treated like absolute royalty.
Thank you so much again for the experience & we will definitely be staying with Villa Bugis again
4 of us stayed at Villa Krisna at Seminyak. So close to one of the main entertainment streets. The staff were delightful. Any favor we asked they accepted. From bringing us alcohol to delivering food and even bottles of their body lotion…Breakfast was the best, once again what we asked for we received. Pool was a good size for 4 people. Air conditioned rooms worked perfectly. Security 24/7 right outside our door. Will visit again.
Absolutely brilliant, had a very relaxing and enjoyable stay at Villa Krisna. This is our 3rd visit to Villa Bugis (previously Villa Olive and Villa Gembira) all of them beautiful.
From a location perspective this was perfectly placed. 50 metres from Eat street and not far from Seminyak Square, very central if that is the area you want to explore.
As always the staff are AMAZING.
Thanks Villa Bugis you made us feel special on our holidays.
See you next time
Fantastic staff, beautiful clean villa, security 24 hours, very efficient in organising transport or any queries. Recommend Villa Bugis (Krisna) on Main Street near Seminyak Square
Fantastic to be welcomed back by Villa Bugis Team for the second time!
Villa Krisna was fantastic! Great space and very central location and easy to get around.
Huge thanks you to Wayan, Andy, Gede and all the staff who were fantastic and went above and beyond to make this trip so relaxing pleasant – and we will definitely be back again!
Sensational!! My second time to Bali, and this time I enjoyed the trip with some friends who had booked it about 6 months ago. Very spacious grounds and great living/ eating area. Good size bedrooms especially the master suite. The management company also supplied a cooked breakfast each morning and housekeeping. At night they came and lit mozzie coils in the living areas which was a nice touch. For added piece of mind, a security guard is on duty 24/7 near the entrance. Very clean and tidy. We met the owner on the last day, who was about to repaint a few walls and re decorate with new and more appropriate furniture for the living room. Great access to Eat street and only 100 metres to the best food in Bali I believe. All the staff were very helpful and the service was 10/10. Special mention must go to Wayan, Gkai, Yulia Putui and Nyoman who excelled in customer service throughout the stay.
We stayed here with friends (two other couples) and we were all very happy with the villa. The location is fantastic, a short walk to some of Bali’s best restaurants and shopping, and not far from the beach. The bedrooms were immaculately clean and cool. The friendly staff were attentive and helpful. Will definitely consider staying here again.
Great clean villa, with plenty of space in a top location just off main eat street, just walk down the gang next to IZE hotel and your there. The villa staff were all lovely and breakfast each morning was fantastic. We had both western and Indonesian breakfast and both were fantastic. Was lovely to just chill in the pool all day and cool off for a swim after being out for dinner on the hot nights. You could plug your phone into the sound system to have music playing which was great. There is plenty of drinking water available and its cold. Facilities were great. Would recommend to anyone
My husband & I loved our stay at Villa Krisna, the villa had all that we needed. Very modern, clean, pool was great & Ekka and Wayan were wonderful cooking us great breakfasts with a vast choice of eggs, bacon, pancakes, omelettes all served with toast juice & fresh fruit couldn’t fault it. The villa is in a great position just a short walk down the lane to the main street with plenty of bars, shopping & lovely restaurants. One minor negative is that only half the lane seemed well lit at night but our villa had security outside 24/7 which made you feel fairly safe but if I was a couple of girls on our own I wouldn’t have felt as safe. Definitely would be better with a little more lighting.
We wanted to thank you so much for our stay at Villa Krisna.
We loved the house and the staff who were so helpful and friendly.
We will without a doubt come back again, and will recommend you to Everybody we know.
Much love,
Mie & Mikkel
We have stayed at Villa Krisna before as we loved the spaciousness, comfort and location but this time we were even more delighted when we saw the obviously very new renovations. The villa has been redone so tastefully, modern yet retaining that Balinese charm we so love. The living area and dining were immaculate with new furnishings and floor and the kitchen and bathrooms brand new. Though the dining is now for four people, the staff told us if there are two children then a larger dining setting is readily available. The bathrooms were just beautiful, one even has a jacuzzi and huge outdoor shower. For two couples like we were this time, we had the privacy of separate sleeping buildings in the same lovely tropical gardens with our own sunbeds and a great big pool with shallow step down at one end and an outdoor garden shower. All the bedrooms have air conditioning and ceiling fans and the two larger bedrooms have safety deposit boxes, flat screen TVs and DVD players. There is also free Wi-Fi throughout the villa. If I had to have one complaint it might be the stairs but to be honest the exercise was great and there is always the option of the downstairs bedroom that also has a king size bed. The villa has CCTV security camera and 24/7 security staff and is behind its own high walls so we felt safe at all times which is important to us. The staff were so friendly and couldn’t do enough. They will order dinner or get shopping. Some evenings when we wanted to just relax at the villa rather than go to a restaurant or cook, we ordered from ‘Hallo Restaurants’ just a quick phone call from the villa phone to order dinner from a huge choice of restaurants delivered hot to the door – they speak good English! Just google Hallo Bali as they have a website so you can choose which restaurant and dish before ordering. We had free breakfast served in the villa each morning overlooking the gardens and pool. The staff came in each day to clean at a time suitable to us. A staff member returned each evening to see if we needed anything and to light the mossie coils. I can honestly say we never had a problem with mosquitoes and I understand the staff also treat the villa periodically for mosquito prevention. We have stayed at this villa as a couple, two couples and also with our son, his wife and two children aged 3 and 4. This worked great and the kids had a ball. There is a third bedroom with two beds upstairs adjacent to the parents’ bedroom across a beautiful breeze catching balcony where I loved to sit with a coffee. The villa is down a lane-way so away from the hustle and bustle of famous ‘Eat Street’ yet it is only a couple of minutes walk to get to the fantastic array of restaurants and shops. We just loved coming back to the villa after a day out to jump into the pool, cool down and relax. Congratulations to all involved in this lovely villa. We found it stylish, clean, spacious and just what we want in a totally carefree holiday. Well done Villa Krisna and staff. We look forward to returning soon.
We have stayed at Villa Krisna several times now over a few years. We have gone from a couple to a small family and villa krisna, its staff (ketut you are fantastic) and its location are still winners for us. The team are more than happy to organise anything we need, even helping out when my daughter got sick. The location is right off ‘Eat Street” so we have easy access to the main areas of Seminyak, yet its still quiet enough for a lovely family holiday. My son yells out ‘Pagi” to all of the staff and they all shout back to him so happily every morning. We are already planning our next visit.
This is our 3 rd visit with Villa Bugis and we stayed in Villa Krishna.Our family of 5 stayed here for 12 nights, it was very peaceful, great staff who cooked a fantastic breakfast every day ( free ) and very close 5 – 10 minutes walk to the best restaurants in Seminyak.
My sister-in-law & I have just enjoyed a wonderful 5 night stay in this luxurious 3 bedroom villa. It is in a brilliant location-a short walk to the beach at Ku de Ta & about 150 m from Oberoi Rd where there are numerous fabulous restaurants & shops. The staff at the villa were delightful & the omelettes & fruit salad at breakfast were lovely.
Our stay at villa krisna was delightful. The standards of service, meals and security were high and it always felt like a pleasure to return to the villa. Also the location is terrific! Everything at our doorstep, we never waited more than 15 seconds for a taxi!!
Love villa bugis, see you next year
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Bagus sekali!!!
We had a very enjoyable stay at villa krisna.
Everyone is so nice, Welcoming & frendly!
Thank you for the best holiday ever!!!
Thank you for a great week at villa Krisna..!
All staff were excellent, very helpful, hard working and reliable. The villas were clean and comfortable and in a great location.
A few improvements could be made :
* mosquitos in pool-side villa were quite bad.
* no mention of construction next door when booking, was quite noisy all day.
* noisy pump or generator between kitchen and pool villa (comes on often).
* wifi/internet wasn’t reliable. Strong near gate but very slow/weak in rest of villa.
Thanks.
Great stay at villa krisna, we got one extra room. Good service. Will stay again there.
Great stay for open air enjoyment.
Enjoyed our stay – very relaxing and nice to come back to our oasis.
The staff were lovely, helpful and it was nice having our breakfast cooked each morning.
The villa was very clean and safe.
We were also close to facilities, Seminyak Square and restaurants.
The water pump broke on the last day but we were given access to another villa for showers.
Special thanks to Putu and Nyoman.
This is our second stay at Villa Bugis. We stayed in Villa Krisna for both our stays. The staff are lovely and helped us with any bookings we needed to make.
Great Breakfast each morning!
Awesome location, right across the road from Ultimo and Rumours on Eat Street.
We will be back for sure!