Ilavska Vuillermoz Foundation (IVF), registered in 2019 in Luxembourg under Ilavska Vuillermoz Foundation asbl F12505, recognizes that formal education is a basic human right. It was highlighted as such in the UN Global Goals, which aims for Universal Primary Education for all children. We fully support this goal and work towards achieving it. We try to achieve this through our main partner Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital with the support of the Bali Children’s Project, which, amongst other partners, supports the Foundation with the necessary funding, as well as technical and legal support. Schools in Bali vary in size and quality from city to rural locations. There are education facilities catering for students from kindergarten to senior and vocational high school and on to tertiary level. Most villages have their own elementary schools or access to one relatively nearby, although this can be problematic for students living in more remote and mountainous areas such as Buleleng, the region where we work. High Schools and Vocational schools tend to be located in major towns or district capital cities.

Despite Indonesia having legislated for a nine-year compulsory education program, Bali still has a large number of school-age children not attending school. Some factors which cause this are economic background, geographical location, and cultural factors, which especially disadvantage girls.

There is a wide range in the quality of the infrastructure within schools. While many are very well equipped, many others are under-resourced, and classrooms are uniformly basic, and all too frequently in poor physical condition. Roofs often leak and desks, doors & windows are broken. Teachers often struggle under rudimentary conditions with few, if any, educational materials or teaching aids.