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In June, 2008 we opened our large rented ex-warehouse home and Yayasan office as a GROUP HOME for street children.
We could no longer tolerate leaving children begging on the street with fevers, bronchitis, dirty with old clothing, no sandals, and malnutrition; being managed by a 'boss' adult who takes their money and abuses them. Even with little funds, we realized that the extra space in out home could be used as a shelter and beginnings of a group home.
Even though we have known the children for 6 or more months from weekly classes on the beach, the children come here suspicious, afraid, and have trouble sleeping at night (there normal 'work' hours). Slowly we watch them relax.
GROUP HOME ACTIVITIES:
We are operating on very limited funding, but, fortunately, local individuals and several foreigners with teaching experiene are volunteering with our education project.
SCHOOL
Children currently have classes in reading, art techniques, and Balinese dance. School is not just sitting at desks. The children have exercise sessions and time at the local football field for kites, ball games and fun. They also take field trips to local temples, cultural events, visit an historic old sailing vessel in the bay, support children having corrective surgery at the hospital, etc.
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Children eat nutritionally, wear newly cleaned clothing daily, get treated for head lice, and, soon we hope to have them all obtain immunizations and dental care.
CHILDREN START SCHOOL
YKPA has started a class for older street children in a nearby elementary school after normal school hours. Some of the children are living in the Yayasan, others are living in the city and still begging on the streets all night. This is not the best conditions for doing well in school, but we hope to make changes step by step. See photo below. |
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