Solemen March-April 2020 Newsletter

Here at Yayasan Solemen Indonesia we’re on a mission to change the lives of the most disadvantaged, the ‘diffabled’, the homeless and the marginalised in Bali. It is not easy, but we are doing it. Every. Single. Day. Our “content” is most of the time disturbing and 75% of our potential donors admitting that our stories…

Dear Solemen Supporter, The Ides of March is upon us According to Wikipedia the Ides of March is the 74th day in the ancient Roman lunar calendar, corresponding to 15 March. It was marked by several religious observances and was notable for the Romans as a deadline for settling debts. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of…

Dear Solemen Supporter,   Now that the year 2020 has drawn to a close, we are looking forward to better times and wishing the same for you. Although the past year truly lived up to its global annus horribilis reputation we nevertheless remain hopeful and confident that better times are ahead. It seems that nothing could get worse…

Love in the Time of Covid Do you remember the famous novel Love in the Time of Cholera by Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel García Márquez? It’s a story of love and passion situated in the time of a cholera outbreak. The novel is uplifting as it portrays the victory of love over hardships, betrayals and the threat of…