Bali Aga Outreach
The term "Bali Aga" is applied loosely to the original inhabitants of the Bali mountain communities that resisted earlier Hindu-Javanese court culture and were able to maintain the ownership of their land and the authority of their local laws. The Bali Aga villagers atop Mount Abang live a life isolated from the rest of the island's communities.

The villagers face many significant challenges since this impoverished region has no roads, no electricity, no running water and no meaningful sanitation. Four main settlements make up most of this community, and visitors from the outside are rarely welcomed. Their remote location and insular culture makes for an extreme environment.

A local community advocate who had established a relationship with the Bali Aga villagers contacted the GAHP team during its stay in Bali. She invited the GAHP practitioners to a small mountain schoolhouse where the villagers could gather, some walking as long as four hours to receive treatment. There was transportation up a steep mountain road most of the way, but for the last several kilometers, only narrow footpaths lead up to the school.