Charity

Richard’s personal experience with addiction combined with his professional skills has helped countless substance users and their families deal with the destructive forces of addiction. It has also given him the drive to seek to help educate and improve the world around him. Part of the whole ethos of recovery is to give back something back to the world; Richard takes this idea very seriously.

Charity work for Indonesian drug addicts

Seasons Bali & Yayasan Musim Indonesia (YMI) drug and alcohol rehabs with qualified Indonesian staff are employed to provide affordable or no cost treatment to Indonesians with BNN and BNK. The aim of YMI is to help the local drug-addicted population through an outpatient and residential treatment program.

Additionally, in Jakarta, Seasons Bali sponsors an annual camp for all the drug workers to share knowledge so they can better help their communities. Another project funded by the team is Yayasan Lingkaran Peduli which runs drug education programs in schools in Java. Likewise, the team provides pro bono work for the Mental Health Council of Indonesia.

International Consortium of Addiction-Related Organisations

ICARO is another project Seasons Bali has a hand in and it was formed with the idea that all addiction-related organisations have a role to play in helping each other grow. The 12 founding members include representatives from well-known rehabs and addiction-related organisations including The Dawn in Thailand, Astute in Malaysia, the Oneness Group in Japan and the Seasons Hader Group. This group meets to discuss the development of the addiction treatment industry and to promote education and ethics. Richard is the Vice President and both sponsors and hosts events.

Charity work in Bali

Bobi Ketut Nadiasa is an integral part of Richard’s story in Bali and is his business partner and operations manager. Bobi is the logistics man who finds how all the pieces of the dream can be ordered and achieved. In addition to the drug-related charity work they also run a charity organisation called Yayasan Gunung Pahlengkong. This focuses on conservation, recycling plastics and educating children in English and computing in the North West region of Bali where Bobi is from.

Moreover, this Yayasan also teaches the art of Balinese Dance, music and wood carving ensuring the islands extraordinary culture is kept alive and strong. In the village, they also build sanitation for some of the poorest families making sure that their quality of life is improved all-round.

Charity  work in Australia

Richard’s personal Philosophy in live is one of giving back to his community and friends, which is shown in a practical manner where he provides 10% of the bed capacity in his rehabs for charity. Another words, 10% of his clients access his organisation services for free, commonly known as “charity beds”. Along with this, he gives his time pro-bono to government organisations and NGO’s

As well as these good works he is a lifetime trustee and management committee member of the Solid Rock Foundation, a charitable organisation working with his advantages and a marginalised youth.