page_title: Senang Hati Foundation
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Senang Hati Foundation / Activities
caption_attribution_description: Photo of the w:Senang Hati Foundation's building
context_page_description: The Senang Hati Foundation, also known as Yayasan Senang Hati, is a non-profit organization in Bali that assists people living with disabilities. The name Senang Hati loosely translates as "Happy Hearts" in Indonesian. The foundation creates programmes to develop self-confidence, physical and economic independence, and increase awareness in the general community of the rights of people with disabilities. Senang Hati accomplishes this through the assistance of volunteers, who provide skills training and social interaction. The society also provides wheelchairs and housing, and runs Senang Hati Places, a home for disabled children.
context_section_description: Through the assistance of volunteers, the foundation provides classes in reading and writing Indonesian, job skills, art, and handicrafts (some of which are sold to provide a small income for the handicapped students). Some of the disabled who have received artistic training have later gone on to become accomplished painters, most notably the five artists Wayan Tono, Wayan Damai, Putu Suriati, Ageng Sudin, and Holis Sudin.
  Senang Hati, with the help of organizations such as the Wheelchair Foundation, has provided wheelchairs to people with disabilities. In addition, the foundation provides a physical therapist and an audiometrist who visit and treat patients.
  The organization provides housing to more than twenty disabled people who would have difficulty living independently. The center is free for short term housing, but of those who stay at the center long-term, a small contribution is requested.
  In partnership with other organizations, Senang Hati can help provide other forms of assistance when it is required, such as the payment of school fees in conjunction with the Dutch organization Stichting WINS.
caption: Senang Hati's Centre in Tampaksiring, Bali
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