Ykpa kids…giving hope to disadvantaged kids in Bali

We know how these kids suffer

BALI STREET KIDS PROJECT: THE SHORT STORY...

These Indonesian kids need help!

• Keeping some children off the street, safe and in school.
• Offering basic schooling to those children who must still beg in the street.
• Abandoned and disabled young children have a home and school.
• Seriously deformed or injured children can have surgery and recovery.
• Poor teen girls getting to complete high school and maybe further

Yayasan Kasih Peduli Anak (Bali Street Kids Project, YKPA) is a licensed charity in Bali Indonesia for 10 years. They help many disadvantaged children through a group home-orphanage, shelter, and in outreach schooling. The charity currently has 45 children in residence among 2 homes. The children can range from newborn to 18 or more years old.

THE LONGER STORY

Who are these kids?
Initially, only street children were given a safe place to live, food, health care, and gotten into schooling. Over time, children with other problems were either found, or brought to the Center. They include a combination of either abused, abandoned, disabled, needing important medical or surgical help, or girls needing to continue schooling. They have either no parent, one or two parents, and all need help.

Where do the children come from?
Children come from the streets, slums, remote villages or other islands of Indonesia.

Do the children go to school? Does it cost?
When old enough, all go to various types of government schooling. Yes it costs money for schooling.

What needs are most important?

• Used larger capacity car
• Long term rent or buying on of the homes
• Funding for street children school space
• Building repairs
• Office improvements
• Better local staff salaries

How does YKPA get funding?
The charity has visitors who bring clothing, food, supplies and donations. Many (but only 70%) have a sponsor who contributes towards the approximate $100/month living and school costs. They also sell handicraft dolls. All donated funds go to childrens living expenses, immediate local support staff, buildings upkeep, logistics, and costs to attend school.

Can they be adopted?
Short answer, is no.

More story and photos coming....