Taking Responsibility For Children

  Indonesia

Jakarta,  Semarang,  Surabaya,  Ubud,  Yogyakarta

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: over 2 years
Dates: ongoing

Description: The Sacred Childhoods Foundation supports children in Indonesia who are suffering from extreme poverty, exploitation, slavery, trafficking, abuse and neglect. We are not affiliated with any religion or political group. We believe that all children are equally deserving of protection and the opportunities to grow and to thrive.

We have a number of projects including work at orphanages and kindergartens. Whatever skills and experience you have we can almost always find a way to utilize these on your volunteering trip. You will leave knowing that you've truly helped a group of very vulnerable children, and in so doing been a part of a foundation that is doing all that it can to make a difference. We take fantastic care of our volunteers, ensuring that they are happy, safe and enjoying their experience throughout.

If you have experience in theatre, art, research, gardening and farming, web design, accounting, dance or music you can be of particular help on our projects.

Highlights: Many of our projects are in Bali, a vibrant and exciting part of Indonesia with all the tourist infrastructure to enable you to enjoy your time off and soak up the culture and entertainment. For those wanting to do research there are opportunities to explore the rest of Indonesia, and for those willing to get knee deep in rubbish (trash) we will soon be helping children living on dumpsites. In other words, whatever kind of volunteering experience you're interested in we can help you to have a rewarding time and to support the children.

Qualifications: If you care deeply about the welfare of the world's children and can sing, dance, make people laugh, play, do sports, be in nature, teach, swim, or go on trips then you're qualified to be a volunteer. Equally, if you have experience in IT and web design, accounting, business, project management, research or fundraising you can also be of immense help.

Cost in US$: USD 1400

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Our volunteers are of all ages from all backgrounds and professions but what they have in common is a love of children and a deep concern that some children around the world are truly suffering. All volunteers feel a desire to make a personal difference to help improve the quality of the children's lives, have a sense of adventure about them, and enjoy working as a team, and using their personal skills and talents.

Age Range: 16-80

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Indonesia Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 2-8

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

The Sacred Childhoods Foundation's Mission Statement: The Sacred Childhoods Foundation is a humanitarian NGO that offers assistance to children whose survival and well-being is at risk due to issues of poverty, child labor, human trafficking and slavery, sexual exploitation, natural disaster and displacement. Our mission is to take responsibility for the safety and well-being of children around the world (without political or religious orientation).

Year Founded: 2008