Not every social aid drive needs people lining up at a village hall. Sometimes the better way is to walk up to each house, sit for a minute, talk, and hand over the help in person. That’s exactly what happened during the COCO Social Fund and RB Respect effort across two banjars in Kaba-Kaba, Kediri District, Tabanan Regency.
That day, the team distributed food staples at two locations: Banjar Dlod Uma and Banjar Bringkit. No stage, no microphone, just a personal visit that felt closer to home, going house to house.
Two Banjars, One Shared Spirit of Giving
Banjar Dlod Uma and Banjar Bringkit were the two stops for this round of aid. Both sit within Kaba-Kaba, another sign that COCO Social Fund’s social reach doesn’t stop at one village.
Covering two locations in a single day shows an effort to reach more residents without giving up the personal approach that defines this kind of activity. It fits how a serious social foundation in Bali builds long-term impact, rather than spreading aid thin across many places and calling it done.
A Joint Effort With RB Respect
What gives this activity extra weight is the collaboration behind it. In the recorded remarks from the day, one representative put it plainly: Semeton RB and COCO Social Fund worked together that day to help people who genuinely needed it.
The canvas bags handed out also carry the words “CSF | Semeton | RB,” signaling this aid came together from two parties working side by side. The word “semeton” in Balinese means brother or sibling, a fitting choice for describing the spirit behind the RB Respect and COCO Social Fund collaboration.
RB Respect was represented on site by Ajik Ngurah Bobby, the familiar name for I Gusti Ketut Artayasa, S.Sos. Beyond being a recognized community figure in Pandak Gede Village, he also serves as a member of the Tabanan Regency Legislative Council (DPRD) under the PDI Perjuangan faction. His presence at the event wasn’t just ceremonial. He’s known for speaking up on spatial planning and community issues in the Kediri area of Tabanan, which gives his involvement in an activity like this more weight than a simple gesture of brotherhood.
“May what we’ve done today bring benefit to all of us and be useful to those who received it. And COCO Social Fund and RB Respect will keep working together for the community.”
Simple as it sounds, that closing line captures the heart of the day: not about the size of the aid, but the intention to keep working together. It’s a message Ajik Ngurah Bobby has repeated before. He’s represented RB Respect at similar aid activities in Tabanan, and the theme stays the same: mutual cooperation and real benefit for the community.
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Why a Personal Approach Means More to Recipients
There’s a good reason aid handed over at someone’s front door feels different from a single collection point. Many recipients in this activity appear to be elderly, some living alone, with limited mobility to travel out and collect assistance themselves.
Going house to house takes more time and effort. But it makes sure the food staples actually reach the people who need them, without asking anyone to walk far or wait in line. There’s a value here that’s hard to measure too. The team simply showing up at someone’s doorstep, greeting them, and asking how they’re doing often carries as much weight as the aid itself.
Aid That Reaches People From Different Walks of Life
The photos from this activity show recipients from varied backgrounds. An elderly woman receiving her bag while standing in front of her house. An older man sitting comfortably as he takes a bag of food staples. A homemaker welcoming the team on her own porch.
That variety shows COCO Social Fund’s social aid program isn’t limited to one specific group. As long as residents genuinely need support and fall within the program’s reach, the aid gets delivered, in step with the community empowerment spirit that has grounded the foundation’s work all along, even as the focus shifts here from Cepaka Village to Kaba-Kaba.
There’s a useful lesson here for any company or partner weighing a CSR program in Bali. Social support doesn’t have to come from a single foundation or company. The collaboration between COCO Social Fund and RB Respect shows that pooling resources from two parties can reach more residents, across more than one banjar, in a single day.
This kind of model also opens the door for local communities to take an active part rather than just watch a social program run by outsiders. RB Respect’s continued participation in aid activities with COCO Social Fund points to a lasting partnership rather than a one-off collaboration.
Closing Thoughts: Aid That Reaches the Front Door
The COCO Social Fund and RB Respect aid effort in Banjar Dlod Uma and Banjar Bringkit, Kaba-Kaba, shows that care doesn’t need a big stage to carry meaning. Sometimes it’s enough to visit residents’ homes one by one, bring food staples in a simple canvas bag, and take a moment to greet people who often go unnoticed.
As Ajik Ngurah Bobby put it on site, the hope is simple: that the day’s work brings some benefit, and that COCO Social Fund and RB Respect keep working together for the community. Cross-community collaboration like this, between a social foundation in Bali and local brotherhood movements, shows that real social impact often comes from working together rather than any one party going it alone.
