When 19-year-old Putri Sri Wikanadi lost her leg after a motorbike accident in highschool, she became uncertain about life and how she’d find work to support herself. After receiving a prosthetic leg from PUSPADI Bali, she began to see the possibilities for her future and not see her disability as a limitation. Regaining her confidence,…
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Disability Rights Is Everyone’s Issue
In 2017, my team and I are anticipating supporting hundreds more Balinese and East Indonesians from all walks of life who are seeking our support after losing a limb in a motorbike accident or due to diabetes, polio, congenital birth defects and a range of other factors. It brings me great happiness when we see…
A Balinese Man’s Strong Will To Take On Life’s Challenges
“When my leg got amputated (in December 2014), I thought to let it go and survive….I didn’t feel sad or anything, I was just processing it all and I think I reacted like that because I had been in the military,” Made Wirya said. Wirya’s remarkable attitude is often seen in other people who seek support from PUSPADI…
Join PUSPADI Bali in its Fight to Make the Rights Real for Local People with a Disability this Holiday Season
PUSPADI Bali is calling on its supporters to stand with people with a disability this holiday season, by sponsoring a prosthetic of a person who needs it most. As there’s no exact data on the number of people living with a disability in Indonesia, consequently, many go undetected and isolated from any meaningful support. Yet…
International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2016| Denpasar
Through the streets of Denpasar, hundreds of people with a disability and locals marched together in solidarity to promote inclusion, equality and to celebrate their abilities on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3rd). This year’s theme was centred around achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to build an inclusive…
Our Director I Nengah Latra On How PUSPADI Bali Has Evolved And The Vital Work That Still Needs To Be Done
In 1986, PUSPADI Bali’s Director I Nengah Latra had an accident by a kerosene blast, which left him horrifically burnt. Two years later, he went to Yogyakarta to have rehabilitation and then continued to work there for more than 11 years. In 1999, he came back to Bali to set up a new foundation called PUSPADI Bali, which…
8-year-old Kadek Dwi’s Face Lights Up After Receiving A New Prosthetic Leg; All Thanks To A Generous Sponsor
It’s an exciting time for 8-year-old Kadek Dwi Purwana Yasa – and a big smile crosses his face after receiving his new, replacement prosthetic leg from PUSPADI Bali. Every six months or so, he returns to our workshop to be refitted with a new prosthetic leg, as he has been growing so fast. Sadly, Kadek Dwi…
Balinese Man Regains His Independence After An Accident
Looking at Darma now, he is a changed man – with a positive perspective, loving family and now his own motorbike so he can truly have independence and more choices. It is in stark contrast to six years ago, when Darma lay paralysed on his bed as well as living in destitute conditions in Karangasem,…
Sumba Teenager Receives His First Prosthetic Leg As He Steps In A New Direction
Holding the rail inside Puspadi Bali’s workshop, 13-year-old Yuktan tentatively taps the floor with his first prosthetic leg. He presses down on his feet, moving his two legs up, down and slowly around in a circular motion to connect with a lower left limb that he thought he had lost forever after an accident. A smile…
PUSPADI Bali Staff Bringing Light into a Person with a Disability’s World
For a child with a disability in Indonesia, their start in life can be marred by an incredibly long struggle to be accepted by their peers, their communities and even within their own families, as some believe it is a form of karma to punish them for past wrongs. The difference between the percentage of…