Category: Blogs
A Better World: Hiring People with a Disability
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,…
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…
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…
Staff Putting Ability in Dis-ability
In Balinese Hindu culture, a disability is seen as a curse from the Gods but our staff see things very differently. 75 per cent of the organisation’s staff have a disability and are leading the way in showing that people from all backgrounds can lead fulfilling lives when they have access to quality rehabilitation, educational, employment and training opportunities….