Hi Dear Friends,

I awoke this morning with a question being asked of me -

I realised that Karuna Bali had been on my mind and that the time has come for us to have a look at our heart's desire for this beautiful child we have birthed together and what aspirations, hopes and desires we have for our child's growth into maturity.

We have before us a completely empty page, one that we can fill with our joy and blessing and all that is required is choose the path we want to follow and let it unfold as it has so successfully up till now.

So, here is the challenge - "What do we truly want for Karuna Bali?" or "How can we serve best?"

The Rules:

So, what is it that we truly want?

Our original focus was on service through providing education in English language and Computers and we birthed Campuhan College. In just one year we have realised this goal with over one hundred children, students directly benefiting from the vision. Now as we move forward new opportunities have led to the exciting extension of high school graduates joining the management and leadership scholarship program. Already the first students are taking responsibility not only for their own education but also for the management of activities within the College and Karuna Bali projects.

Next stage: the creation of in-house management teams formed from our management students to research, evaluate and create the operational structure for new external projects.

The unique aspect of Karuna Bali – “Compassion Bali” the new name for the legalised and recognised Indonesian Non Government Organisation (NGO) lies in the ability to use the student base for administrative and management support for the various projects.

As such the very responsibility given to each student becomes in itself the unique training that the College offers, encouraging responsibility, accountability and imagination.

Each student is offered the opportunity to learn, experience and grow in a way that no other education program can offer.

Similar to a Catering School that teaches cooking, table waiting, menu building, food ordering and through offering a restaurant to the public, the students are required to put into practice their learning, so too do the Karuna Bali projects both within the College and in other areas yet to come provide an immediate practical application for the new found skills in English language communication, computer program skills, and most importantly provide the opportunity for the development of the students own abilities through being required to input their own ideas, intuition, and creativity.

This is where our leadership training starts - right at the very beginning.

As we begin right now to allow responsibility for all aspects of our 'operation' to be part of the student education program we are unique and we will naturally extend our own abilities and our own momentum....the ground has already been broken through the Trainee Management students that started assisting in the office in July. Now they are demonstrating ability to assume responsibility through the management of outreach activities through the English Club, the Film Nights and the local Orphanage support program.

This requirement for assuming responsibility will become the focus for students at all levels participating in the College. Obviously the extent of responsibility will vary from student to student and from age to age, to the amount of time in the College but the overriding principle of Karuna Bali is that the growth for Karuna Bali comes from the bottom up not the top down, from within not without. Just like a flower growing and blooming.

Our function as Karuna Bali has the potential to go way beyond ‘teaching’ the students - they are with us to experience and open to the flowering of their own hearts desire, their passion, their infectious enthusiasm, their unlimited energy and their natural creativity to be of use and service in the world - before the 'world' ensnares them with it's mind set of 'getting', Karuna Bali shows a new way - through 'giving' that all things will come to them.

One of our greatest opportunities in Karuna Bali is to be a living demonstration of how teaching institutions and business organizations can be run differently.

We are gradually instilling a new way of doing things in every aspect of the Karuna Bali operation - from where we are today with simple things like moving chairs and photocopying, managing the library, the English club, film nights, familiarization talks for new students, enrolment, student folders, promotion and brochure distribution, flower arrangements and offerings, group discussions, shopping,....through to the planning of new Karuna Bali projects, organisation and individual project development. All these being managed under supervision by the students either on an individual or team basis.

In addition, students are being appointed as assistants in the management areas (using the senior students - the Trainees) at all levels - bookkeeping, banking, marketing, product development.

Students are to be available during their school curriculum period for their project management and, if required and as available, out of school time with a nominal payment made to demonstrate value and appreciation.

DELEGATION, ALLOWANCE, WILLINGNESS, AVAILABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY... these are the qualities which will be embraced at all levels from the students to teachers and the management and directors.

So to take this further.....

1. We have now structurally separated the College from Karuna Bali so that it is a stand alone operation.

The College is the birthing place of our talent and future staff, management teams - it becomes the key point from which all things are made possible to bring into manifestation. Already we are at capacity and are reviewing for 2008…

• Students - the optimum number of each level.
  
  
• How many teachers do we need.
  
  
• What ex-pat expertise we want to attract.
  
  
• How many classrooms we need. We remain committed to a maximum of 10 students per class to maintain quality.
  
  
• Other infrastructure, management and administration that is required.
  
  

2. Karuna Bali Projects – current activities we are supporting and assisting…

• Campuhan College - part time students, full time students, English studies, English Club, Computer studies at each level.
  
  
• Computer Teacher Training programs on behalf of Education Department.
  
  
• Karuna Bali Management and Leadership program.
  
  
• Involvement with USA college students in conjunction with Bali Institute, California.
  
  
• The schooling for the 150 children from John Fawcett Foundation.
  
  
• The Orphanage in Ubud.
  
  
• The Radiant Light Centre in Nigeria.
  
  
• Importation of English language books from Japan.
  
  
• Rural Education program in Bali – teaching those in the villages.
  
  

3. Karuna Bali New projects under development or consideration for 2008:

• Additional Classroom facilities – to support further student intake at the College.
  
  
• Management and Leadership Students - three year scholarships for twenty new students – sponsorship required by July 2008.
  
  
• Bali Student Exchange - with other schools - our ambassadors extending the work of Karuna Bali - within Bali, Indonesia, Australia and USA/Canada. We have a large market of people involved with Way of the Heart and Heartfelt to sponsor a child to stay with them, on student exchange for 6 weeks/3 months/6 months.
  
  
• Support Program - Development of a structure for overseas visitors to provide practical and physical service to Karuna Bali projects.
  
  
• Educational Radio Broadcasts - from the College throughout Indonesia via Jakarta in conjunction with Heartline FM.
  
  
• Management of Master International Database - coordinating projects inspired by heart desire of service with Fund Managers who have the ability to allocate funds for properly managed global humanitarian and educational projects.
  
  
• Rural livestock Dispersal Program – ongoing chickens, goats and cows being provided by sponsors for distribution to extremely poor families in the villages throughout Indonesia.
  
  
• Community Life and Living Educational Programs - offered at a local community level independent of local and national government support: Pre and post childbirth care at home. Waste and rubbish management at house and village level. Community beautification.
• Personal Nutrition. Community care of sick, needy – aged, solo parents. Water quality management. Self empowerment techniques for all ages. Efficient sustainable community food growing techniques – eg. Hydroponics. Extension of traditional handcraft skills to offer products to new export markets. Basic vehicle maintenance. Money management – bank accts, saving, simple investment
  
  
• Micro Banking Fund - ongoing financial, educational and management program for the support of entrepreneurial activities undertaken by poor people seeking to use their imagination and creativity to enhance their family and lifestyle.

Summary:

Our objective with this review is for our Family of the Heart, many of YOU already supporting KARUNA BALI – BALI OUTREACH and the incredible realisation of just a simple dream, to give you an insight into what has occurred since August 2007 - last year and most importantly, to see what is happening. We are very open to any thoughts and ideas and desires.

We would love for you to visit Bali and inspect what we are doing in Ubud, and perhaps even for an extended period be able to offer your expertise in service.

It's so exciting to have an open book and one opened already to a page of success and coming from a place of complete wonder.

PLEASE SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH FRIENDS - Let us know what you think and feel where you can be of help, and let us together make KARUNA BALI into a New World project of immense benefit and life changing reality. All this and much more is explained in detail including How you can serve with us …. www.balioutreach.com – check it out.

Love and Blessings to you and know that you are with us all the time....

Raj, Suz and Jayem, Wayan and Iluh and all the many now involved.

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