Welcome from the President

Welcome all to Rotary Club of Bali Ubud Sunset

I am German, 67 years old, retired and living in Bali for a couple of years. I love the wonderful Indonesian island and people.  I am President of Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS].

RCBUS is a club that is between small and midsize. We are a very active club with a lot of activities and interesting projects supported, in part, by other NGOs and Rotary Clubs. Our partner clubs are located in Germany, Australia and the USA. These clubs are only one success factor for our projects.

RCBUS has great members – locals and expats in a good mixture.

If you are interested in meeting us and supporting our projects, please let us know. You can attend one or more of our meetings to see what a welcoming group we are. RCBUS is always open for new ideas and your feedback. This makes us more successful.

Our main projects are:

Clinic Project RCBUS helps a local regional charity (Bali Sehat) to provide basic medical services to communities in East Bali. The outpatient part has opened June 2021, the inpatient centre will open early 2022. Water Project Since almost two decades RCBUS has been involved in water projects in East Bali. RCBUS helps to develop a solution to inaccessible water supplies with a design and scope for a water system that will bring spring water directly to the villagers. One system provides up to 400 families. RCBUS is about to launch a water harvesting educational program for any who is interestedin lowcost methods of saving rainwater. Sewing for Living Project RCBUS is teaching local women to sew and crochet. It is important for local women to make their own money, not only for themselves, but to enable each of them to support her entire family. Environmental project in Kalimantan Goals of the project in Kalimantan are preservation of tropical rain forest, reduction exchange of CO2 and protection of the habitat for their humans and animals. One focus is protection the remaining Orang Utang. Education Project A mobile library, managed by Rotaract, is a RCBUS project initiative where RCBUS assists with funding boxes of new books for the library along with paper and pencils for under-equipped schools. We also try to support the district projects. This Rotary year will include the installation of 5000 toilets in the district 3420. For more and detailed information have a look to this website and follow us on the social media. Come and join us during our meetings. This wonderful country needs your support.  

Hans Joachim Schmid

President:Rotary Club Ubud Sunset Year 2021 – 2022

We are open to and welcome your ideas, your input, and even any critical comments, all of which help build our club and make it stronger and better. Your support can come in many ways, our members and friends actively get involved with projects, financial support, administration, raising awareness especially internationally, and in any way they feel comfortable.

On this website, we list information about our projects and activities, upcoming meetings and events, also how you can contribute even to just coming to our meeting.  So look around and bring questions or comments.

Please come to our meetings and projects, guests are always welcome,

You can also follow us on

Our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/RotaryClubUbud/

and on

Our Twitter page: https://twitter.com/RotaryClubUbud

The Balinese need your help!

Our main projects are:

Water Project

For almost two decades RCBUS has been involved in water projects in East Bali. RCBUS helps to develop solutions to the problem of inaccessible water supplies by designing a water system that will bring spring water directly to the villagers. We  install water tanks directly in front of family houses.

Sewing for Living Project

RCBUS is teaching local women to sew and crochet. It is important for local women to make their own money, not only for themselves, but to enable each of them to support her entire family. We get the yarn donated from our partner clubs and sell the items in Bali and also in Europe.

Environmental project in Kalimantan

Goals of the project in Kalimantan are preservation of tropical rain forests, reduction exchange of CO2 / carbon, and protection of the habitat for humans and animals. One focus is protection the remaining, endangered Bornean orangutans. We do this with other NGO’s in Germany and Indonesia. Currently we are responsible for around 80,000 ha forest. Empowering the Dajak villages is an important part of the project.

Education Project

A mobile library, managed by our Rotaract club, is a RCBUS project initiative where RCBUS assists with funding boxes of new books for the school libraries along with paper and pencils for under-equipped schools.

Health Project

In close cooperation with JFF [John Fawcett Foundation] we do eye treatment and surgery in villages in Bali. JFF goes directly in the villages with a mobile bus equipped to perform eye surgery. RCBUS donates medicine and glasses. This is a two day event. The second day involves examinations and treatment in the schools.

For more and detailed information have a look to this website and follow us on the social media. Come and join us during our meetings. This wonderful country needs your support.

Hans Joachim Schmid

President Rotary Club Ubud Sunset Year 2021 – 2023

The President