{"id":105,"date":"2026-02-15T14:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:11:27","slug":"building-in-bali-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/building-in-bali-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Building in Bali 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In June 2025 I embarked on my very first volunteering expedition. The aim was to assist in the building of a school in Bali. The trip was booked through IVHQ<\/a>. They have volunteering opportunities for seniors as well as students. Before going any further, I have to say they were great and whilst it pushes up the cost, for me it was the correct decision. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The accommodation was hostel type which was in Green Lion Bali (Melati House) about 8 Km from Ubud. There was an option to stay with a local family if I preferred. The hostel was nice and clean and whilst the food was basic it was always fresh and tasty. The staff were really helpful and friendly. There was also a lovely pool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The site was a short trip away and we left most mornings around 8 to 8:30. The original school consisted of one room where there were circa 40 children and three teachers teaching three year groups in the single room. So we build a new school with two new rooms meaning each year had it’s own dedicated classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whilst the hostel was alcohol free there was a ‘bar’ across the road. There we had a pool table and food was available if you wanted to order something different. Everyone was really friendly and welcoming. The other volunteers were a mix of nationalities. Most were in their 20 with about 5 more senior volunteers. It worked really well and there were no problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Absolutely. One of the best experiences of my life. After spending time on the volunteering project, I took another period of time to tour Bali which is a beautiful island. Here’s some more images from the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In June 2025 I embarked on my very first volunteering expedition. The aim was to assist in the building of a school in Bali. The trip was booked through IVHQ. They have volunteering opportunities for seniors as well as students. Before going any further, I have to say they were great and whilst it pushes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-105","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197,"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions\/197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairgold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}