BASAIBU

    We create new norms of public participation and civic engagement by encouraging young people, particularly young women, to publicly discuss key issues using local languages on community-developed online platforms. 

    our vision

    A world where youth can freely speak out about civic issues and where government policies reflect the concerns and perspective of young people.

    What we do

    Public dialogue on civic issues

    Through bimonthly wikithons and biweekly “What’s Up?” questions, we encourage young people to speak out about specific civic issues.  Policymakers, subject matter experts and the community vote and publicly respond.
    Supporting Projects

    The public can voice their opinion about education, public health, the economy, women’s empowerment, the environment or any other issue that they would like, in their local language.

    Visit our community spaces:

    BASAbali Wiki

    BASAsulsel Wiki

    Our Wikithons are a fun way to engage the community in contributing to our wiki. They engage schools, sponsors and a jury towards a grouped input into our knowledge base.

    Have a look at our Wikithon pages:

    BASAbali Wiki

    BASAsulsel WIki

    BASAkalimantan Wiki

    Weekly questions that let everyone participate in civic discourse.

    Mini Wikithon Prakonferensi Pemuda Bali 2024 (ID)

    Dictionary

    Our local languages wiki dictionaries provide translations in Indonesian and English.  The dictionaries provide videos and text using words in context through simple videos provided by the community and via entries in the public dialogue and cultural parts of the wiki.

     

    Cultural wiki

    The community defines sections — and the structure of those sections — most meaningful to it to document, share, and strengthen the community’s worldview, traditions, and knowledge.   The community has added artist directories, a people’s history, sections on visual and performative arts, and more.

    Indonesian Superhero Luh Ayu

    Modeled after traditional Indonesian shadow puppet storytellers and co-developed with the community and local artists, digital superhero Luh Ayu Manik Mas engages youth to take action to advance the sustainable development goals. 

    Luy Ayu Manik Mas speaks directly to the public through her social media channels to empower young people to improve their natural and cultural environments. Her books are each in Balinese, Indonesian, and English.

    Learn more

    Where we work

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    Bali - BASAbali Wiki

    We started our work in Bali where we are organized as a registered NGO called BASAbali Wiki.  BASAbali Wiki is a collaboration of local artists, advocates, students, and scholars. We work closely with policymakers, teachers, and village leaders.

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    South Sulawesi - BASAsulsel Wiki

    In partnership with the Rumata Foundation, our work in South Sulawesi includes a Wiki (BASASulSel Wiki, in Makassarese and Buginese), wikithons and workshops.

    South and East Kalimantan - BASAkalimantan Wiki

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    In 2024, we started collaborating with Akademi Bangku Panjang and Sanggar Belajar to start Wiki (BASAkalimantan Wiki) in South and East Kalimantan where Indonesia’s new capital (Nusantara) is being relocated.

    Initiating - BASAntb Wiki

    Partnering with Ecco Foundation in 2024, we are starting our replication project on the West Nusa Tenggara, where many enthusiastic local young people are eager to speak about public issues around them in their mother tongue.

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    In the News

    • 500 Buku Komik Indonesia Lengkapi Program Pendidikan Global di Washington DC, VoA Indonesia, December 6, 2020

    • Kaluihan sané Mapikenoh: Superhéro Bali Kawiwitin olih Krama, Smithsonian Folklife Magazine, December 4, 2020

    • Marvels with Purpose: A Balinese Superhero Powered by Community, Smithsonian Folklife Magazine, Dec 4, 2020

    • #AkuIndonesia 10: Lestarikan Bahasa Daerah, Budaya Tak Akan Punah, 10 Pemuda – Active Citizenship for Indonesia, October 26, 2020

    • BASA BALI JANI KENKEN??? | Portal Time #7, Bali Portal News TV, September 26, 2020

    • Indonesia Superhero – Read On!!, education.embassyofindonesia.org, September 2020

    • Melestarikan Bahasa Bali Melalui Komik, kopernik.info, August 22, 2020

    • Clara Listya Dewi, Storyteller and National Geographic Explorer, NatGeo, August 6, 2020

    • How Balinese Communities in Indonesia are Coping With The Covid-19 Pandemic, globalvoice.org, July 30, 2020

    • Disruptions of literacy learning in Indonesia and Colombia due to COVID-19, UNESCO, July 15, 2020

    • Celebrating International Women’s Day 2020 in Asia Pasific, blog.twitter.com, July 6, 2020

    • Penyebar Minat Buku Berbahasa Bali, Harian Kompas, April 30, 2020

    • Nala Antara : Dari Rumah Kembangkan Bahasa Bali, posmerdeka.com, March 30, 2020

    • Virtual Wikithon 2020, Lakukan Social dan Psychal Distancing Sambil Asah Kemampuan Berbahasa Bali, bali.tribunnews.com, March 29 2020

    • Kompetisi Virtual Wikithon 2020, Unjuk Kemampuan Berbahasa Bali Dari Rumah, baliportalnews.com, March 29, 2020

    • Preventive Care for Local Languages, languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu, February 20, 2020

    • Indonesian superhero cartoon fights for the environment and the Balinese language, globalvoices.org, February 19, 2020

    • Dukung Pelatihan Multilingual Bahasa, Pemerintah Amerika Serikat Siapkan 50 Trainer untuk 250 Guru, bali.tribunnews.com, February 6, 2020

    • Pemerintah AS Dukung “Multilingual Reading and Creative Writing Workshop” Untuk 250 Guru di Bali, baliekbis.com, February 6, 2020

    • BASAbali Wiki on Radio, Expresso 88 Talkshow, January 30, 2020

    • BASAbali Wiki, Melestarikan Bahasa Bali di Era Digital, NUSABALI.com, January 16, 2020

    • Basabali Wiki: Kamus Daring Wiki Multimedia, VOA Indonesia Video, January 8, 2020

    • Di Akhir Tahun 2019, Koster Sampaikan Pidato Berikan Penghargaan Kerthi Bhuana Sandhi Nugraha, bali.tribunnews.com, December 20, 2019

    • KBRI Washington Fasilitasi Dialog dengan Kalangan Pemerhati Bahasa, Sindonews.com, November 24, 2019

    • Pemerhati Bahasa di Amerika Dorong Pelestarian Bahasa Daerah, RMco.id, November 24, 2019

    • VOA Gondangdia: Ikut Program Kepemimpinan di Amerika, usagmdirect.com, September 19, 2019

    • Gubernur Koster Ajak Generasi Milenial Akses BASAbali Wiki, Pos Bali, September 12, 2019

    • Aplikasi BASAbali Wiki Raih Penghargaan Literasi UNESCO 2019, Kompas.com, September 10, 2019

    • Aplikasi Digital Bahasa Bali Terima Penghargaan dari UNESCO, tempo.co, September 10, 2019

    • BASAbali Wiki Raih Penghargaan Literasi Internasional dari UNESCO, Balifactualnews.com, September 6, 2019

    • Balinese dictionary awarded UNESCO prize for literacy, The Jakarta Post, September 6,2019

    • Programme from Indonesia promoting linguistic diversity wins UNESCO literacy prize, UNESCO, September 4, 2019

    • BREAKING NEWS: BASAbali is Awarded the UNESCO’s International Literacy Award, baliplus.com, September 4,2019

    • UNESCO International Literacy Prizes and Literacy Day celebrations focus on multilingualism, en.unesco.org, September 3, 2019

    • Dedikasi Wiki BASAbali, Bali Tribune, August 5, 2019

    • Learning the Local Tongue, E-Mag, NOW! Bali, July 2019

    • Asia Foundation Launches Modern Reading Challenge in Indonesia, asiafoundation.org, June 26, 2019

    • Diluncurkan, Kisah Kedua Superhero “Luh Ayu Manik Mas”, Pos Bali, June 26, 2019

    • Peluncuran Superhero Remaja “Luh Ayu Manik Mas” dengan kisah barunya: Ngae Perpustakaan Keliling, porosanbali.com, June 19, 2019

    • Dedikasi Wiki BASAbali “Menjaga Bahasa Bali yang Relevan di Era Digital”, Bali Ekbis, June, 18 2019

    • Bali Memberi Teladan Pelestarian Bahasa Daerah, Kompasiana, June, 18 2019

    • Hiduplah Terus, Bahasa Bali, balitribune.co.id, May 6, 2019

    • Putri Suastini Koster Kagumi Mutu Sekolah Dwijendra Denpasar, News BaliTV, May 5, 2019

    • Apresiasi Bahasa Bali, Melestarikan Budaya, kompasiana.com, May 5, 2019

    • Putri Koster: Mari Bangga Gunakan Bahasa Bali, kilasbali.com, May 4, 2019

    • BASAbali Wiki Luncurkan Buku dan Karakter “Superhero” Prawireng Putri Bali, beritabali.com, May 4, 2019

    • In The Spotlight: BICARA BAHASA, DestinAsian Magazine Indonesia, April, 2019

    • Diskusi BASAbali Wiki di Radio Sonora Bali, basabali.org, April 9, 2019

    • Our Bali Heroes: BASABALI, Now! Bali Magazine, March, 2019

    • Pelestarian Bahasa Bali Melalui Teknologi Digital ‘BASAbali Wiki’, Nusa Bali, March 19, 2019

    • Gubernur Koster Dukung Pelestarian Bahasa Bali Melalui Teknologi Digital “BASAbali Wiki”, kilasbali.com, March, 18, 2019

    • Gubernur Dukung Lestarikan Bahasa Bali Melalui Teknologi Digital “BASAbali Wiki”, RedaksiBali.com, March, 18, 2019

    • Telling Our Tales in Balinese, Bali Discovery, March, 17 2019

    • The Asia Foundation Works with Community to Add Balinese to Free Digital Library for Children, The Asia Foundation, February 27, 2019

    • BASAbali Wiki Dorong Pengenalan Bahasa Bali Lewat Penerjemahan Buku Cerita Bergambar, beritabali.com, February 25, 2019

    • Diterjemahkan, 48 Cerita Anak Berbahasa Indonesia, Pos Bali, February 25, 2019

    • 50 Buku Diterjemahkan Dalam Bahasa Bali, Kompas, February 25, 2019

    • The year ahead: indigenous tongues, The Economist Espresso, December 29, 2018

    • BASAbali: Preserving Balinese in the Digital World, Bali Now!, December 17, 2018
    • Linguapax Award Ceremony to BASAbali, Linguapax, December 10, 2018

    • Hanging on Every Word: Efforts to Revitalise Indigenous Languages Get a Boost, The Economist, The World in 2019

    • Bali Wins Linguapax Award, Bali Travel News, November 29th, 2018

    • Proud to Preserve Local Language, Kata Bali, November 29th, 2018

    • The BASAbali Wiki Website Wins Linguapax Award, Redaksi Bali, November 28th, 2018

    • basabali.org Wins International Award for Preservation of Local Languages, Kumparan Kanal Bali, November 28th, 2018

    • “Basabali Wiki” Won The International Award “Linguapax”, AntaraBali, November 28th, 2018

    • BASAbali Receives the Linguapax 2018 Award, Kompas Nusantara, November 28th, 2018

    • BASAbaliWiki Language and Culture Site Wins International Awards, Hallo Indo, November 28th, 2018

    • Bali Language Revitalization Initiative Wins International Award, Suara Bali, November 28th, 2018

    • This wiki is helping to keep the Balinese language alive in Indonesia, Association for Progressive Communications, November 27, 2018

    • Preserving Bali’s Water of Words, Wiki Bali Online Initiative Seeks to Preserve and Protect Bali’s Ancient Language Tradition, Bali Discovery, October 2018

    • This wiki is helping to keep the Balinese language alive in Indonesia, GlobalVoices, October 3, 2018

    • Ni Nyoman Clara Listya Dewi: Bali’s Language Ambassador, Bali Advertiser, 2018

    • Penghargaan Penggiat Bahasa Bali, Bali Post, 27 July, 2018

    • Balinese, Meet Wikipedia Revitalizing a Local Language Online, Planet Word, July 25, 2018

    • Documentary about BASAbali by Old Dominion University Students, Old Dominion University, July 21, 2018

    • How the Internet Can Save Local Languages, ICTworks, May 28, 2018

    • Wikis Awaken Local Languages, Asia Views, April 2, 2018

    • Majalaran BASABali WIKI, Malajah Basa Bali Sayan Dangan, Bali Post (page 8), March 11, 2018

    • Acara Gendu Wirasa Sebagai Wadah Memperkuat Bahasa Bali Kamu, Masbrooo, February 27, 2018

    • BASAbali: lestarikanPelestarian Bahasa Bali Melalui Teknologi Digital Bahasa Bali melalui teknologi digital, Antara News Bali, February 26, 2018

    • Pelestarian Bahasa Bali Melalui Teknologi Digital, Bisnis Jakarta, February 26, 2018

    • Basa Bali, Sing Kenken, Bali Discovery, February 25, 2018

    • BASAbali wins International Linguapax Award 2018, Linguapax, February 21, 2018

    • Basa Bali Wiki: Kelangsungan Budaya Ada Ditangan Kalian, MSBR Magazine, January 23, 2018

    • Can the Internet Revitalize Local Languages? Stanford Social Innovation Review, January 12, 2018

    • How Facebook Can Revitalise Local Languages: Lessons from Bali. Journal of Multilingual and MultiCultural Development. Jan 18, 2017

    • Move Over Doorstops, Flower-Presses, and Step Ladders: Online Wiki Dictionaries are Helping Revitalize Balinese. Kula Magazine, Dec 25, 2016

    • Ami Lestari: Saving the Balinese Language, Bali Advertiser, November 2016

    • I Gde Nala Antara: Balinese Language Teacher, Bali Advertiser, June 2016

    • Badung Kampanyekan Dina Mabasa Bali, Nusa Bali, 29 Feb 2016

    • Ingin Belajar Bahasa Bali, Sekarang ada Software-nya, DetikNews, 14 February 2016

    • Preserving The Balinese Language For Generations To Come, Indonesia Expat, January 25, 2016

    • Kesadaran, Kompas, 6 December 2015

    • Festival Saraswati dan Perayaan Bahasa Bali, Bali TV, 3 December 2015

    • A Special Saraswati Day Celebration, The Jakarta Post, 3 December 2015

    • Saraswati Day in Bali, Indonesian Language Blog, November 30, 2015

    • The Rennaissance of BASAbali, Ubud Community, November 29, 2015

    • Cabup Cawabup Mesti Bisa Berbahasa Bali, Suara Bali, November 29, 2015

    • Yuk, Menduniakan Bahasa Bali, Nusa Bali, November 29, 2015

    • Puisi Saraswati ‘Live Streaming’ di 8 Negara, Tribune Bali, November 28, 2015

    • Increasing Awareness of the Balinese Language, Embassy of Indonesia, November 27, 2015

    • Enam Negara Akan Rayakan Hari Saraswati, Bali Post, November 22, 2015

    • Increasing Awareness of the Balinese Language, Bali Discovery, October 25, 2015

    • BASAbali, Kula, Vol #20, Oct-Dec, 2015.

    • Perayaan Dharma Shanti di Washington DC – Liputan Diaspora, Voice of America, May 22, 2015

    • How Can We Keep Earth’s 7000 Languages? Michael Quinlan, TEDx, April 21, 2015

    • Valuing Languages, Huffington Post, April 6, 2015

    • Nyurat Puisi, Singunggil Cihna Seneng Nyurat, Bali Post, edisi Bali Orti, 25 Januari 2015

    • BASAbali Ring Wikipedia, Pos Bali, Januari 4, 2015

    • BASAbali Go – Public, Pos Bali, Januari 4, 2015

    • BASAbali WIKI launches with “Learn Bahasa Bali” software, October 20, 2014, inBali

    • Radio Interview by Voice of America, October 17, 2014, 19:00-23:50

    • Making Yourself Understood in Bali: Balinese On-Line Wiki Dictionary Now Available, October 12, 2014, Bali Update, Bali Discovery.com

    • BASAbali launches digital dictionary to save Balinese Language, October 6, 2014, The Jakarta Post

    • Kamus Wiki Bali-Indonesia-Inggris Diluncurkan, October 6, 2014, Tempo

    • Social Media Helps Threatened Language Threatened by Social Media, October 2, 2014, Omniglot

    • Belajar Bahasa Bali Online, March 9, 2014, Tokoh

    • Alissa Stern – An American on a Mission to Share Balinese Language with the World, July 13, 2013, Bali Update, Bali Discovery.com

    • Denpasar to Set Up Balinese Language Laboratory, July 10, 2013, Bali Daily, The Jakarta Post

    • US Academic Develops Balinese Language Software, July 9, 2013, The Beat Daily

    • Warga AS Lestarikan Bahasa Bali Lewat Perangkat Lunak, July 8, 2013, Voice of America, Indonesia

    • The Renaissance of Basa Bali, May 25, 2013, Ubud Community

    • Healing Vibes Abound at Ubud’s Bali Spirit Festival, April 1, 2013, Jakarta Globe

    • Giving Back, Festival Outreach Projects, March 20-24, 2013, Bali Spirit Festival

    • Balinese Language Gets Easier, goes Google March 18, 2013, Bali Daily, The Jakarta Post

    • Rahajeng Kacunduk Ring Google! Balinese Language Now Searchable on Google.co.id, March 2013, Now! Bali

    • Technology Boost for the Balinese Language, Feb. 18, 2013, Bali Update

    • Wow, Basa Bali Ada di Google Indonesia, Feb. 16, 2013, Tempo Techno

    • Help Preserve the Dying Ancient Balinese Language, Feb. 15 2013, PatriciaChan.com

    • Basa Bali Kini Tersedia di Google, Feb. 15, 2013, Techno Kompas

    • Google Now Supports Balinese Language, Feb. 15, 2013, TechinAsia

    • Transparent Language Contributes to Endangered Language Preservation Program, Feb. 14, 2013 PRWeb

    • Technology Gives New Spark to Minority Language, Feb. 9, 2013, in Ubud Community

    • New Resources for Balinese Language Learning, Jan. 2013 in The American Institute for Indonesian Studieswebsite.

    • Technology Gives New Spark to Minority Language, Jan. 1013 in Omniglot

    • Waving or Drowning: Basa Bali, September 2012 in The Bud

    • BASAbali, Dec. 2011 in Language Magazine

    • Om Swastiastu, Laetitia Chanéac-Knight, Dec. 2011 in La Gazette de Bali

    • Balinese: Language of Many Levels, Nov. 16, 2011 in The Economist

    • Losing Languages, Nov. 15, 2011 in Owl’s Farm

    • Red Flag for Balinese Language and How You Can Help: Highlight on BASAbali.org, Ima Deville, Bali Advertiser, Nov. 2, 2011 (click on link and turn the pages until you reach the feature article)

    • Preserving the Balinese Language, Oct. 25, 2011 in PineappleDonut.org

    • If You Want to Support Balinese, Oct. 16, 2011 in Metrolingua.com

    • More on Balinese, Oct 15, 2011 in LanguageHat.com

    • How You Can Help Save the Balinese Language: Important Initiative Underway to Create Balinese Language Course, Oct. 7, 2011, in BaliUpdate.com