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YPBB Foundation
Making a
Donation
Activity and
Donor History
YPBB stands for
Yayasan Pecinta Budaya Bebali and is the name of the Indonesian nonprofit
that the Threads of Life business is partnered with in its community work.
In order to help with fund raising for the YPBB Foundation, Threads of
Life started a US-registered nonprofit, called the Threads of Life
Foundation, through which tax-deductible donations to the YPBB Foundation
can be made.
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The
The YPBB Foundation was established in September 2002 to
act in two related are as.
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Within Bali its mission is to:
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increase locally sustainable income for Bali's rural
poor, especially women weavers,
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increase financial independence for this same population,
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increase domestic demand for handmade bebali (i.e.
Balinese ceremonial) textiles, with a special focus on natural-dyed
work,
Across Indonesia its mission is to:
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research traditional dye techniques from around the archipelago,
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teach dyeing to weavers who have lost their natural
dye traditions,
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work with weavers whose natural dyeing abilities have degraded by
seeking sustainable plant-based refinements of their recipes,
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facilitate the development of local natural dye
gardens for use by these weavers,
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stimulate and assist in the development of weavers and dye-plant
farmers' cooperatives,
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educate cooperatives as to the economic demands and
opportunities of their work,
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facilitate inter-island workshops, meetings and the
exchange of knowledge and materials towards the development of a
broad-based, grassroots mutually empowering weaver's community.
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Making a Donation
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To support
the ongoing work of the YPBB Foundation, donations may be made in
two ways:
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(1)
Within the United States via the Threads of Life Foundation. |
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Donations
can be made using a secure credit card server |
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Or by
US dollar checks written to "Threads of Life Foundation" and
mailed to:
Threads of Life Foundation
4415
Harrison Street NW
Washington DC
20015-2107
USA
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(2)
From outside the US, direct donations to the YPBB Foundation can
be made by bank transfer to:
Bank:
Bank International Indonesia
Branch: Ubud, Bali
Name:
Yayasan Pecinta Budaya Bebali
Account: 2-195-090493 Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (Other
currencies will automatically be converted to rupiah upon
arrival in this account.)
Swift
Code: IBBK IDJA
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Activity and Donor History |
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August
— December 2007
People & Plants International. US$ 7,000
Field
research into endangered natural dye materials in NTT and West
Kalimantan.
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November 2006 — October 2008
Toyota Foundation, Tokyo. (¥ 4,000,000) US$ 38,600
Development of networking among Indonesian weaving cooperatives.
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September 2006
Individual Donors (via Threads of Life Foundation, USA). US$
7,700
Yayasan
Pecinta Budaya Bebali travel and operating expenses.
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May
2006 — April 2007
People & Plants International. US$ 11,500
Field
research into endangered natural dye materials in NTT and West
Kalimantan.
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March —
August 2006
World Bank, Jakarta. (Rp 934,500,000) US$ 100,000
Development, organization and facilitation of an eight-day
indigenous weavers’ conference on Timor for 100 participants
from across Indonesia. Continued development of a national
network among participating communities.
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January
2006 – December 2007
Ford Foundation,
Jakarta. US$ 150,000
Development of sustainable cultivation and use of endangered
natural dye materials in NTT and West Kalimantan.
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November – December 2005
World Bank,
Jakarta. (Rp 400,000,000)
US$ 41,025
Follow-up from the six-day indigenous weavers’ conference on
Lembata in July 2005 and preparation for the 2006 Festival.
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November 2005
Hong Kong Textile Society. US$500.00
Funds
used to send Seraya weavers to the 2005 Nusantara Weavers'
Festival.
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July
2005
Individual Donors (via Threads of
Life
Foundation, USA). US$ 10,700
Indonesian Indigenous Weavers’ Festival 2005 participant travel,
community documenter and video documentation expenses.
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May - July 2005
Ford Foundation,
Jakarta. (Rp
16,869,000) US$ 1,874
Research into feasibility of replanting and cultivating
endangered natural dye plants in participating weaving
communities.
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April 2005
Ford Foundation,
Jakarta. (Rp 8,843,000)
US$ 983
Research into natural dye plant cultivation at national
Herbarium and Botanical Gardens, Bogor.
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November 2004
Hong Kong Textile Society. US$500.00
Funds
used to build a community center for weavers in Seraya, Bali.
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August
2004 – October 2005
World Bank,
Jakarta. (Rp 922,620,875)
US$ 102,251
Development, organization and facilitation of a six-day
indigenous weavers’ conference on Lembata for 100 participants
from across Indonesia. Initiation of a national network among
participating communities.
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August – September 2004
Ford Foundation,
Jakarta. US$ 4,000
Indonesian staff internship at Museum & Art Gallery of Northern
Territory, Australia.
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November 2002 - December 2003
USAID,
Jakarta. (Rp 166,073,028) US$
18,453
Revitalization of Balinese rural weaving production and
development of the local market
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