On 9 July 2007 the Foundation opened its doors to the first children to stay at the orphanage. Seven children were welcomed in total, three boys and four girls. All arrived from difficult backgrounds; some had been homeless living on the street, some had been neglected by their families, some were from broken families and others from families simply unable to support them any more.
At the same time we are very pleased to welcome Ibu Mul (center), who is joining us from the local Government Social Department to take on the position of Head of the Orphanage. Ibu Mul has over 26 years experience working in Orphanages and for most of that time was Head of the Government Orphanage in Solo City , with responsibility for 50 children. Since 2003 Ibu Mul has been working as Head of the Social Rehabilitation Division of the local Government Social Department, where she is responsible for street children, sex workers, disabled children (including deaf, dumb, blind and mentally disabled), beggars, homeless people, drug addicts and HIV & AIDS sufferers.
Although initially the move to the orphanage was a bit of a shock for all the children, it wasn't long before they soon felt right at home. We hope that from this small start we can grow together, to eventually provide a significant contribution towards the support and wellbeing of many more of the local disadvantaged children.
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