One way to transform organic food waste into something more useful is to turn it into a liquid eco-enzyme. What is eco-enzyme? Eco-enzyme is a solution of complex organic substances produced by fermenting organic waste, sugar and water. Eco-enzymes have a myriad of benefits and can be used as cleaning solutions, detergents, insect repellants and …
An opening statement from our CEO, Chani Leahong: “Batukaras is now becoming recognised in the wider region for its proactive and progressive waste management, which is in large part a result of our hard work over many years across many stakeholder groups. Villagers and local government are now proudly managing their waste better, from waste banks …
A new CLEAR programme aims to deliver a new wave of ‘Waste Warriors’ enabling change in West Java. We have conducted initial meetings and stakeholder mapping in two villages, and conducted village assessments in a further two villages, to assess their readiness to establish waste banks and develop waste management plans. The Villages One of …
As the pressures on the planet continue to increase, we all need to do our bit to help out Mother Nature. This year we thought we’d ask our volunteers to come up with some eco-friendly new year’s resolutions to minimise our impact and spread the love! Read on for inspiration on small changes you can …
Kristie tells us about her visit to the Bale Tau, and what it was like to be a part of CLEAR community for a few weeks!
30th November 2017 by Caroline Kovacs Each week on Wednesday evening we have an English class at Bale Tau. Anyone from the community is invited to join, but our main group comes from the Reefbreak Batukaras group of local surfer boys. Our group includes some younger grommies (young surfers) aged 13. They are learning from …
On March 6 2016 we held a Batukaras CLEAR Awards party celebrating all those who have been working together to support the environment in the Batukaras area and making CLEAR beach clean events and other activities a success. The event included local government, community leaders, students and teachers of elementary / junior high / high schools, …
We have started a weekly ‘learn-together’ session every Tuesday as part of the Green School initiative at our learning space, Bale ϕ Tau Batukaras. The kids learn a mixture of English Language, Environmental Studies and Creative Arts and Crafts. The sessions are in collaboration with Villa Monyet Batukaras who kindly give the class leader’s time for …
“Belajar Bersama” – Our Weekly “Learn Together” Club Read More »
The month of Ramadan is not the best time to organise beach cleaning because people are fasting and would get too thirsty and hungry, so instead we made an afternoon ‘Ngabuburrit’ art and craft event at Bale ϕ Tau, our new community space for Belajar Bersama (‘learning-together’). Around 80 kids of all ages came along …
Kids Recycling Arts and Crafts – ‘Ngabuburrit’ and ‘Buka Bersama’ Read More »
Our first major event at Bale ϕ Tau was a unusual mix of traditional Sundanese (regional culture) wedding ceremony and live reggae concert! The wedding opened with the traditional Upacara Adat ceremony involving martial arts and role-playing theatre, which was followed by traditional artists performing Pencak Silat martial arts, Jaipong dance and Ronggeng dance, with live music …
Traditional Wedding – Our Opening Event at Bale ϕ Tau Read More »
