The village of Munti Gunung is one of Bali’s most socially and economically deprived villages and is located on the Isle of Bali located on the steep slopes of Mt Batur in the remote north east of Bali.
The holy man from the village cooks food for delivery to the elderly villagers further up the mountain, they were cooking there food in a building that was far to small to be able to cook the volume needed. Building Beyond Borders was approached by the Southern Cross Bali Association to look at the problem and see if between the 2 organizationsit could be financed. The villagers demolished the old hut and built the new cookhouse come medical room to there own design and all credit goes to them.
The original cookhouse.
The finished cookhouse with gas cooking facilities.
The fireplace where all the food was cooked on.
"He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses"