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
Aug 02, 2019 at 04:32 am – TripAdvisor
Highlight of our trip was this accommodation we stayed at Villa Santai and villa Saphir staff were so helpful anything we needed they made it possible . Also without telling them saw that it was one of the guys birthday and made him a complementary birthday cake which was amazing. The villa itself was absolutely beautiful and we would definitely return.
Thanks Villa Bugis
From Mr.Sam Mr.Blair Mr.Max Mr.Braden
Nov 11, 2018 at 10:32 am – TripAdvisor
The villa is well managed and have a lot of personal touch on the services. I like their custom made breakfast, made to order. The place is surrounded by trees so you have the privacy. Price performance is very good. Highly recommend for family vacations.
Sept 27, 2018 at 02:21 pm – TripAdvisor
Villa Santai is located in Seminyak. It is a beautiful villa with 4 main bedrooms – 3 opening up into the pool, 1 into the kitchen. The rooms each have a bathroom – 3 with outdoor showers and toilets, and 1 with an internal ensuite. The kitchen / dining room / living room is open plan, which overlooks the pool. The pool is huge! The breakfast is included and very tasty – there are 3 options (eggs and bacon, indonesian style, continental). The wifi is free and very fast. The concierge is fantastic – he greeted us when we arrived and offered a free grocery service (you just have to pay for the groceries). The entire place is very clean and housekeeping occurs daily. There is a dinner service available, which you can order dishes from. We hired a private chef (externally) to cook us dinner, which was very affordable and the food was absolutely delicious (PM me if you would like his phone details). The location is great – walking distance to local restaurants. We caught a Grab taxi to the pool bars, which only cost a few dollars. I would definitely stay at these villas again.
August 28, 2018 at 11:52 am – TripAdvisor
This was our second stay at Villa Bugis villas. This time it was beautiful Villa Santai with its amazing pool and gardens. The children loved it there and the gardens and rooms were very spacious. The service was impeccable and thank you to Made, Wayan and the wonderful Nyoman who tended to our every need. We will certainly be back hopefully soon.
This was our first stay in a villa after 6 stays in resort in Bali. The staff were great to deal with and took care of our requests very quickly. I would recomend Villa Santai to anyone wanting a peacful enviroment and pleasant staff to help you at any time.
Great stay with very nice private pool and Jacuzzi. Rooms were spacious and comfortable. Service was very good as well! However, cleanliness of the room can be improved as bugs were found in room. And location of villa is secluded, taxi could not find its way to the villa.
Great villa in quiet location within easy walk to the beach and to ‘Eat Street’. Staff can’t do enough to assist. 4 separate bedrooms each with private bathroom with great pool in tropical setting.
We are a family of 6 who stayed in Villa Santai and absolutely loved it! The villa is beautiful and looks exactly like what you see in the photos. Villa Santai was definitely the highlight of our trip!
Villa Bugis have been a great host and have got everything sorted out nicely for our stay in Bali. The team always respond quick to our queries and have been extremely helpful to us throughout this whole time.
The pool in Villa Santai was big and lovely, rooms and shower rooms were big and spacious too. Kitchen was fully equipped and we loved the fact that there’s a water dispenser in the villa!
The location was great; away from the hustle and bustle of Seminyak but within walking distance to town and the beach. We have a quiet corridor to ourselves, and there’s always securities around guarding the villas.
Best part: The service provided by the staff of Villa Bugis was first class. From the emails to the goodbye at the airport, we could not find anything negative at every encounter with the staff. All of them were trustworthy and provided excellent and genuine service to us. They always carry a smile on their faces.
We would like to give a special shout out to Komang, our driver whom we all love! He was lovely, a very humble guy who is so accommodating to us throughout our whole trip. Special shout out to Ketut and Yulia too who have been very nice and helpful to us. Didn’t get the rest of the names but all of them were great!
Many thanks again Pete for giving us such a wonderful stay. I would definitely love to visit your villas again the next time I visit Bali.
A compound of several villas in a good location. walking distance from Jalan Petitenget and other streets full of bar, restaurants and shops.
Also an easy ride from and to the airport with Jalan Sunset just nearby.
The Villa Santai is a 4 bedroom villa, nicely arranged around a large pool and still some space around. The villa itself has a great lay out with a big living space opened on the pool.
The villa is comfortable, not the most luxurious but reasonably equipped and and in OK conditions.
The service is good, breakfast is served at your choice of time and has an ok choice.
A good place for family or friends gathering.
Just a quick note of thanks. We had the most enjoyable week at villa santai, the villa was amazing & the staff were fantastic.
We recently stayed in Villa Santai and had the most wonderful holiday. Ketut and the rest of the staff were so welcoming and very helpful and polite. The villa was beautiful and we really enjoyed our stay. We have done nothing but boast about the villa since we returned to Australia and we have many friends and family interested in not only coming to Bali but staying at one of your wonderful villas. I am already looking at planning another trip for 2014. Many thanks for a beautiful relaxing holiday.
Room ok and tidy
Good service
Breakfast nice
Pic Mr.Agung, villa attendent, very helpfull
Our arrival transport & checkin was prompt and friendly.
Villa was kept clean at all times, always cleaned and fresh.
Villa facilities catered for all our needs. Always friendly and helpful staff. Everything we needed was available. Thank you.
We loved our stay at the villa. Gardens were beautiful memorable – would like to come back.
Any request however small was carried out without any problems. All staff were always helpful with suggestions.
Our Housekeeper Putu and her staff were always helpful, friendly and no request was too small to do for us. Our security staff were always friendly and helpful.
We would like to come back and enjoy the beauty of the villa and the friendliness of the staff.