Bebali Foundation (YPBB) works in some of Indonesia’s most impoverished areas, including East and West Nusa Tenggara, the interior of Kalimantan, and the mountains of Sulawesi.
The Bebali Foundation – Yayasan Pecinta Budaya Bebali (YPBB) – is an Indonesian non-profit organization that helps hundreds of weavers who live in remote, under-developed villages turn textiles, crafts, and other expressions of their local cultures into badly needed income in a way that is environmentally sustainable, promotes cultural integrity, and empowers women. Our partners have provided us with a “mandate” of issues that they want addressed, in three general areas: incubating community businesses, managing forests and natural resources, and nurturing traditional culture.