The Rotary Club Bali Seminyak was chartered on 14 May 2002 and is one of the major English speaking clubs in Bali as its official language during all of its meetings and functions. Most of the 37 Rotarian members in our Club are expatriates and Indonesians, representing many nationalities with classifications in the tourism sector, education, export, finance, garments, art, jewelry manufacturing , the healthcare field,real estate, ++++ online or retired.

During the past twenty-three years, our members have been very active in a wide range of Projects here in Bali and around Indonesia, like Cleft & Craniofacial Operations, Food Distribution, Student Scholarships, Elementary School Classroom Libraries, Environmental Awareness, School Toilets, Waste Management, Access to Clean Water, Maternal Health Care, Medical Assistance/ Disease Prevention, Disaster Relief and community projects together with other clubs in Bali like the renovation of the Crematorium in Mumbul, Nusa Dua.

Presently, RCBS is engaged with 3 Global Grants in the areas of Cervical Cancer Prevention, Building 70 toilets and water tanks in a remote area of Flores and Plastic Free Bali with Waste Management in Northwest Bali.

For more information about our Club Projects,  to make a Donation or find out about our meetings and activities, please visit our website. www.rotaryseminyak.org

I have lived in Bali for more than 40 years. I have travelled the world extensively before that and lived in many countries such as Greece, Lebanon, France, Morocco, Italy,  England, Portugal, Spain, USA, South America, India, Nepal.

 I arrived to Java, Indonesia to study martial arts in Bogor – Bangau Putih Silat – , but when I discovered Bali in 1980,  I knew this is where I wanted to settle down. I married another expat, and we had three sons, who were raised here and went to school in Bali. We owned and operated a clothing company of which I was the designer. exporting women’s garments to the USA

After the catastrophe in East Timor in 1996, when the Indonesian army destroyed the country systematically, I went there with 17 suitcases full of donations including a Handicraft project to help Timorese women get on their feet again.

After my children finished school and all of them had left the island to study in USA, I helped people with donations of clothing.

 Several years ago, I completed certification as a professional Counselor and helped  the founding and operation of the only Suicide Hotline in Indoneisa assisting with the mentally challenged, mostly young people with extreme family issues, drug abuse, addiction and depression.

I watched my friend Anita what she did in Rotary during a few years and realized how much a collective group of like-minded people can help others on a larger and more impactful scale by being part of Rotary. That made me decide to join Rotary in June 2021. The Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak has had a great impact, especially in communities lacking basic needs. Many of the projects have been implemented in local areas that tourists do not venture to, and are addressed to the less fortunate with club projects, Global Grants and District Grants.

It is my honor and joy to serve as the president of Rotary Seminyak for the Year of 2024-2025. The Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak has a very diverse membership but a special camaraderie exists among its members, who are motivated to come together to serve others in need in Bali and throughout Indonesia.

My goal for 2024 – 2025 is for our club to be aligned with the Rotary’s theme for this year, which is the “Magic of Rotary” and to see our club vibrantly being involved in many projects – also with other Rotary clubs – to help and empower those in need in Indonesia, mostlyBali.

Visitors are very welcome to join our luncheon meeting – we mostly have a speaker presenting interesting projects, themes, information, evening fellowship dinner meetings, or vocational tours.

We meet twice a month on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 14:00 (Fellowship begins at 12:00 pm) at The Trans Resort Bali, Seminyak. Please contact our Club Secretary, PP Patrick van Kampen (vankampenpatrick@gmail.com) for specific meeting dates and/ or check our website (www.rotaryseminyak.org) for more information about our club.

The goodwill of the Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak and its Board of Directors extends a warm welcome to new members interested to partake in the spirit of our motto,  “Service Above Self”,and carry on the 112 years of Rotary with 1.4 million members worldwide.

Yours in Rotary,

Indra S.Butschkau

isanuran@gmail.com

+62 8123803210

www.rotaryseminyak.org