Group of young men fundraising for YPK's client Ketut to get an accessible home

A small group of help driven individuals have come together in Bali to help change the course of the less fortunate, through extreme physical challenges, pushing the limits of the human body. These brave young men have started a documentary series, Forgotten, that focuses on the stories of the few forgotten Indonesian people who live below the poverty line, and have experienced sudden life-changing incidents that turned their already grinding life into a daily struggle for survival.

Their very first episode of this series focuses on Ketut’s story, a client of Inspirasia’s grantee YPK Bali, who became paraplegic after an injury he sustained from the disastrous 2018 Lombok earthquake which has made him nonmobile and limited to the same small bedroom for three years. Since his home is not conducive for a wheelchair, the team behind Forgotten aim to raise the funds for Ketut to have an entirely new disabled friendly home built, with access from this home to the main street, as well as a new electric wheelchair and a custom motorbike provided to him. In addition, a long term fund will be established to help Ketut and his future endeavors, with the goal of him finally being independent enough to enjoy the fruits of life that we are all blessed with. Any additional funds raised will be donated to YPK to support their Mobile Clinic, so more people like Ketut can be helped.

To fundraise for this cause, Daniel Vertiz will attempt to swim from the island of Bali to the island of Nusa Lembongan, across one of the deepest channels in Indonesia, susceptible to some of the strongest currents in the country. It is a 16km ocean crossing that will take everything he has and 5 hours to complete.

Click here for more information about this initiative or go directly to their Go Fund Me Page here com/f/swim-for-ketut to make a donation and help Ketut. One small act of kindness could mean the world to another person.