On this Weekend at the Garden Party Event the Women had the opportunity to practice their abilities they have learned at the Role Foundation Training. They presented Bali Wise with a lot of Information and Handicrafts. 

If the women do not receive any training from the Ayana Resort and Spa and didnt have educational training, they can produce handmade items, such as jewellery and recycled rice bags. 

Some of these products will be selled at the Charity Garden Party Event to support Role Foundation and Bali Wise. 

Now these women got a great opportunity in partnership with the high class Spa and Wellness Resort Ayana near Jimbaran. The women complete at least a three months job training at the Ayana and it gives them the experience, opportunity and hope to find sustainable employment in hospitality. It enables them to change their futures.

Their training at Ayana will culminate in the Role Models charity dinner, when they help to prepare and serve a menu in conjunction with Dava Chef de Cuisine Jusman So.

This is their night to shine.

The raised money from the event will go to Role Foundations vocational and education program Bali Wise and if the students doing their work really well they have the chance to work at least for the Ayana. http://www.ayanaresort.com/

                        

Anyway how important the environment protection is, you have to take a look on the second project of Role Foundation: Bali Wise. http://www.baliwise.org/

Bali Wise try to improve the living standards of disadvantaged or risk Women. The women between 15 and 50 who are usually unpaid, illiterate and unskilled learn basic reading, writing and speaking in Bahasa Indonesia, basic english, basic mathematics and sciences and basic life and work skills like grooming, respect, motivation, honesty and costumer service. Finally after 6 months training the women are able to do an exam and  work at the farm or get an other well paid job. 

Ni Luh Triani for example is a 20 year old Balinese woman from Kutuh Villiage, Southern Bali. Her father pulled her out of school at the third grade of primary school because of her eye problems and a low familiy income. 

Bali Wise found a sponsor for some reading glasses. But even after getting her some reading glasses her father did not think it was neccessary for Luh to be educated. This turned into a major drama for Luh and Bali Wise, but eventually things get sorted out. She was discovered by the Roles Literacy Teacher Miss Made Juniartini through the local Banjar. and began Bali Wise Literacy class in January 2010. At this moment she was not able to read and write or do basic mathematics. 

Now Luh is preparing to start her fourth 3 month semester and is starting to show much improvement in her reading and writing skills. Her mathematics level is about average, for her time with us.She shows a strong willingness to get a reliable job to support her younger sisters. 

Luh self says she was very lucky to find Bali Wise and is happy to learn many new things about people, food and environment. 

Before the women are able to massage the people they have to train how they have to treat the people in the right way. 

Role Foundation offers a very nice spa place at the Eco Learning Center as well. Women who got some training before, can massage the visitors in a beautiful surrounding. 

In that case Role works closely together with Tarum a company which is specialised in natural dyes and weaving. 

 
Natural plant Dye @ Tarum from we'ar moving pictures on Vimeo.

Besides the organic cotton and the weaving Role offers natural dyes. The natural dyes are not as bad for the environment as they don't harm the earth or the water. It provides jobs for the local people as naturally dyed cloths are more sought after. 

Mahagoni

Mango

Kurkuma

Role foundation tries to make almost everything with their own hands. In that case they produce organic cotton and do weaving.  

          

                                                                 

   

                                        

Organic cotton is more eco friendly than synthetic fibres. It cuts down the use of chemicals and burning of fossil fuels that pollute the environment.

The Eco Learning Park offer also something very special. To get a good and cheap source of protein and nutrition they located a snail farm on their place. Snails are easy to cultivate and farm and it can be a micro business for low income families. 

The Island Sustainability Center combines finally the separated areas. The educated women can now apply their knowledge.  

For example the Waste is getting separated and the organic matter is served as compost for crops, which depending on as well become used for protect against erosion or sun as for foods such as tomatoes and chilli. 

In addition to the waste processing Role Foundation tries to devote himself largely into permaculture. The co-founder of the ecological cultivation methods Bill Mollison Permaculture explained as follows: 

"The conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural ecosystems. The philosophy behind permaculture is a philosophy that works with and not against nature, a philosophy of continuous and deliberate observation and not the ongoing and thoughtless action, they considered systems in all their functions, rather than just one type of income from them demand, and it allows systems to demonstrate their own evolutions. "

ROLE uses mainly its own resources. Many foods such as fruits, vegetables, honey, spices and many more are available from its own vineyards. Even the animals who are living in the Eco Learning Center, such as ducks and chicken can move freely on the grounds. 

Furthermore everything is managed by using specially produced energy. Mainly solar energy but also by other current ways, as seen here, obtains electricity.  

While there remains a strong link between education and the environment, both causes deserve specific attention. With that in mind, in 2012 the Island Sustainability Education Centre http://www.rolefoundation.org/  and Bali WISE http://baliwise.org/ were setup  separately to focus on the environment and education respectively.