Meet Ngurah

At Salon Shique, we believe in sharing our success and good fortune.

Making a difference together!

In January 2008, Zak, the Director of Salon Shique travelled to Bali for a vacation.  He was fortunate enough to meet a young man called Ngurah.        

Ngurah lives in a small hut in a village in East Bali with his younger brother and sister, his father (his mother was very ill and recently passed away), his Aunty, his Grandfather, two Grandmothers and his Great Grandmother.
 
When they met, Ngurah was working in the hospitality industry and desperately wanted to be the first in his family to go to university. He and his father, who works in the rice fields, support the family so unfortunately there wasn’t enough money.  Even when Ngurah was awarded a scholarship for his tuition he was forced to decline as he was unable to work enough hours to provide for his family and attend his classes. After meeting Ngurah’s family and seeing for himself the daily hardships his family endure, Zak realized there was something we could do. 

Salon Shique offered to sponsor Ngurah, which to our delight was accepted.

In 2008, Salon Shique paid for Ngurah to attend a short course in English to prepare him for university.  Salon Shique pay for Ngurah’s 4 year tuition at university to study Food, Hospitality and Management.  However, this still left the problem of a loss of income to Ngurah’s family; this was easily solved when we learnt that Ngurah’s FULL time hospitality wage was the equivalent of $40 AU PER WEEK!  So, it was simple, Salon Shique pay Ngurah $40 AU per week for the duration of his studies. To assist Ngurah with his studies we also provided him with a laptop and any extras he needs (text books etc).

How can you help? It’s simple, by wearing Beautiful Hair Extensions by Salon Shique!  The $20 consultation from each new installation goes directly to Ngurah and his family. Your $20 is enough money to feed this family for an entire week! 

Our goal is to work together to give Ngurah and his family enough money for items such as flooring for their hut, savings for medical expenses and an education for the younger children. 

If you would like to make a donation to this family, it's simple Donate Now!

We are able to make a difference, not just for Ngurah, but to the many generations to follow.  He will have the education that his parents, grandparents and even great grandparents were unable to.  It is with education that we can break the cycle of poverty and help families like Ngurah’s survive.

Keep your eye out in the salon for regular updates of Ngurah and his family! 

If you wish to further assist, contact Salon Shique on 03 9866 8088 for further details.