The idle streets, vacant shops and deserted beaches across Bali are a sobering reminder of how the island has been devastated by the pandemic.
The throngs of tourists are long gone, and so too are the jobs that so many rely on.
"March last year was a nightmare because I lost my job. Bali had to close a lot of restaurants and hotels," hospitality worker Made Pusparumini told SBS News.
The 23-year-old had been employed at an award-winning restaurant chain that was popular among tourists. When the pandemic struck she was laid off and, like many others on the island, she has been unable to find a job since.
23-year-old Made Pusparumini lost her job in March 2019. Source: Komang Septiawan
"I'm really worried about Bali and the future because it’s already one and half years that Bali [has been] closed. No tourists, no jobs for anyone."
Tourism has driven Bali's prosperity for decades, accounting for roughly 60 per cent of the island's GDP.
Bo Holmgreen, the head of local NGO Scholars of Sustenance, says without tourism there are few ways to earn a decent living, and so .
"There are no jobs, no salaries and therefore no food," he told SBS News.
Over the past year, the charity has been distributing meals to families in need.
"We operate four kitchens around Bali and we have cooked like crazy. Last year we supplied 1.5 million meals to Bali."
Local charity Scholars of Sustenance has delivered 1.5 million meals to families in need. Source: Richo Darma
Delta delays reopening of island
Bali was set to reopen to international tourists at the end of July, but that was before the Delta variant struck. The highly infectious variant of COVID-19 has swept across Indonesia at a devastating pace - with Bali no exception.
Lockdown restrictions had been scheduled to end this week, but have since been extended amid a surge in infections.
"Sadly right now, it is getting worse with the lockdown being extended. The future arrivals of tourists in the airport is not looking very promising," Mr Holmgreen said.
"People are very concerned about Delta." 
Australian woman Margaret Barry runs the Bali Children Foundation. Source: Komang Septiawan
More than 100,000 jobs lost
there were almost 145,000 people unemployed in Bali last year. That figure rose from 39,000 in 2019. But the actual number could much higher, with tourism also a key source of income for families in remote villages.
"They work as labourers who help fix gardens, who help build villas," Australian woman Margaret Barry, who runs the , told SBS News.
"There was this consistent work available to the labourers and now that work has almost totally disappeared. Their incomes are now a third of what they got before, and even before, they were on the poverty line."
Ms Barry launched the charity in 2002 and has since helped thousands of children complete school and find employment.
Many families in remote villages now rely on the little money they make through clove harvesting and basket weaving. Source: Komang Septiawan
But over the past 17 months the organisation has had to shift its focus from education to feeding families.
"Those remote communities, often with very poor education, have very few resources to fall back on during this time. The impact is catastrophic," she said.
Ms Barry says many families now rely on the little money they make through clove harvesting and basket weaving.
Kadek Yuliani, who runs a house of seven, says her family's income has decreased substantially over the course of the pandemic.
"Before the pandemic hit, my family’s income was $80AUD a month, and now we only make $AUD30 a month. I know everyone is struggling during this time."
Ms Yuliani also worries about the future of her two sons, aged eight and ten, who haven't been able to attend school because of lockdowns.
"I’m very sad because they can’t study well, [they] can’t see their teachers and friends," she told SBS News.
Because of the pandemic, children in grades one and two in Bali have never actually been to school - instead, they've been learning from home.
But remote learning is difficult for many families, Ms Barry said, as they are without access to the internet, and rarely can parents help, because they are themselves illiterate.
Children in grades one and two in Bali have never been to school. Source: Komang Septiawan
Her fear is that the island is at risk of losing a whole generation of children.
"The impact of this long term is terrifying, because having worked for 19 years to get children educated so they can go out and get good jobs, where they’re getting proper salaries, where they’re covered by health services... we are now back with a situation where a new generation of children are potentially going to grow up without being able to read and write properly."
