Children Care (Project in Lombok)

The number of street children in Indonesia and other developing countries is enormous (and increasing). To help these children, a new large project area is in the process of being constructed. A large piece of land (12.000 m2) situated among the rice paddies and the famous mountain ‘Gunung Rinjani’, has proved to be the ideal location for Project Lombok.

Project Lombok has the ability to utilize its three shelters (maximum capacity: 144 children), fully equipped medical facility, two schools for primary and handicraft education, and extensive infrastructure (which consists of an office/staff building, two water towers, two wells, a large playground, a football field, a central kitchen facility, an emergency power house, a swimming pool and a handicraft school) in order to help the street children of Lombok.

In January 2007, the first shelter was completed, as well as the office/staff building, one water tower, the emergency power house, the central kitchen facility and the primary school. In December 2007 the second shelter and the handicraft school was completed. The new project area opened its doors for the first group of (former) street children in February 2007.

Promo Docu-Film "I Want to be a Doctor", see the work of Peduli Anak.
"I Want to be a Doctor" is a short promo docu-film about an 8-year-old boy, Sugeng. We will see two opposites lives of Sugeng. The first part of the docu-film portrays his life as a child who works in a garbage dump. He has to work under the heating sun and breathe obnoxious smell from heaps of garbage. It isn't long until he leaves the place and wanders at beaches and on streets, along with other street children. Yet, beaches and streets are not a safe place for children. They are prone to sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking.Sugeng also shares a depressing story about his family. One night, a social worker from Peduli Anak Foundation finds him and other children. The foundation works to improve the life of street children like Sugeng. The second part gives us the big picture of the foundation's work. Sugeng, now having lived in Peduli Anak for three years, takes us on a tour to see his daily activities. We can see how Peduli Anak has changed his life from a sad and no-future street child to a happy and smart boy.