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Every February is celebrated as Balinese Language Month in Bali. To honor and support this important cultural celebration, EBPP students held a special cultural event on March 10 at the EBPP Ban office. The celebration was opened by Pengalusan School students with a beautiful Puspanjali dance to welcome the audience. The stage then became livelier with a musical performance using the traditional ‘cungklik’ bamboo instruments, (made by them), in a creative collaboration with m

My name is Sutami, a Grade 12 student at Manikaji School. Recently, I had a very meaningful experience when students from Green School visited EBPP Manikaji for a three-day collaboration program from March 3–5. It was a special opportunity for us to learn together, share ideas, and build friendships with students from an international school. On the first day, we learned about hydroponic farming, rainwater harvesting systems, and waste management. We divided into two groups.

My name is Putri, and I am an 11th-grade female student at East Bali Poverty Project Cegi School. I would like to share my journey in learning and teaching Balinese traditional dance in my village. My interest in traditional dance developed because I have always loved watching performances at village ceremonies, and I felt inspired to learn the movements and understand their meaning. I practiced consistently and tried to improve step by step. For me, dance is not only about m

This week, in the Youth Empowerment gender lesson, our high school students reviewed a short movie entitled “Purusa, Utama?” that vividly illustrated the harmful effects of patriarchy in Balinese households and evoked strong emotions because of its relevance to their own lives. Several students related closely to the characters, especially the abusive father figure who enforced strict discipline by raising his son with corporal punishment, while giving his daughter endless do