President
"We carry Bali's wisdom into the world — nurturing global citizens who lead with culture, courage, and care."
Ni Luh Sari
President · DBB Foundation 2026
Om Swastiastu · Welcome
Where Culture, Identity
and Education Meet.
A Bali-based foundation weaving wisdom from the rice paddies to the sea in Canggu since 1997.
Canggu · Bali · Indonesia
Ambassador
"Design with intention — every space can lift a community and tell a story worth carrying forward."
Ros Banksia-Smith
FDIA, CKD Au, MCES · Interior Designer, FINNS VIP Beach Club
The Foundation
Meet all five pillars →Five living institutions, one Balinese family.
From the DBB Day Care to the People's Law Centre, every part of the DBB Foundation resonates with purpose — to nurture human potential through the spirit of the Balinese identity.
Education01
DBB School
Playgroup, kindergarten, and elementary learning rooted in Balinese values, character, and community.
Vocational02
Baliosec
Practical, career-focused training equipping young Balinese with skills for a changing economy.
Legal03
People's Law Centre
Community legal education improving public awareness and access to legal knowledge across Bali.
Advocacy04
Srikandi Justice
Domestic violence awareness, advocacy, and community support for women and families.
Community05
DBB Centre
An open pavilion on our Bali premises — cultural programs, wellness, and lifelong learning for all.
Explore06
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The name we carry
Duta Bina Bhuana — ambassadors for a better world.
Three Sanskrit-rooted words form our name and our intention — to nurture global citizens who carry positive values from Bali to the wider world.
Duta
Ambassador · Messenger
Raising students to represent positive values, leadership, and knowledge — to stand as global world leaders.
Bina
To Build · To Nurture
Our institutional mission: to elevate, educate and power.
Bhuana
World · Universe
An ancient Sanskrit word for the Earth itself — making DBB Centre as a global meeting place.
Together, the name speaks of an organisation dedicated to nurturing global citizens who act as ambassadors for a better world.
Banten · The Daily Offering
Every morning, the island prays with its hands.
The canang sari — a small palm-leaf tray of flowers, rice, and incense — is placed daily each day. It is a quiet act of devotion, intention, and craft.
The DBB Foundation is built on this same rhythm: small, consistent acts of care, repeated daily, across decades — until a community is transformed.
Field journal · Sidemen, Bali
Twenty-seven years in the paddy
Measured in lives, not milestones.
4,200+
People educated
900
Staff members employed since 1997
12
Supported by families from 12 nationalities
29
Years since DBB Foundation commenced
Walk with us.
Whether by partnership, donor or visitor to the DBB Centre and School — every conversation deepens our work.
Suksma — Thank you