Visit Our Community Center : Address : Jl. Pejaten Barat IV No. 22
Jakarta Selatan 12510 Indonesia
Phone / Fax : +62 21 7194787
e-mail : cc@kampungkids.org
Money donations can be made to the following bank Accounts : Local Sponsors : Kampungkids ANZ PANIN BANK
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 33A Jakarta 10220, Indonesia
General A/C No. 090654-00001
Scholarship A/C No. 090662-00001 Foreign Sponsors : Stichting Kampung Kids (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) ABN Amro 58.69.58.819 IBAN: NL05ABNA0586958819 BIC: ABNANL2A
The idea for this project started in the garage of one of our founder, who, during the last three years provided soup , rice, fruit, juice and milk to approximatelly 30 of the local children. Bahasa English was also taught once a week to the same children and some adults. Due to the recent economic crisis in Jakarta on September 20, 1999, we began serving soup and rice to approximatelly 150 children in village. Additionally, approximately 50 children 5 and under and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers receive a cup of milk. This presently provided 3 days a week. KAMPUNG KIDS was legally formed in November 1999.
Our August 2010 newsletter described a new Micro Credit Program started by Kampung Kids in early 2010 to support small business owners and help other community members establish businesses to increase their income to benefit the welfare of their families. Initial funding from the Canada Cup Charity Golf Tournament enabled
Kampung Kids' School Age Children's Nutrition Program is one way we are working to battle mal-nutrition. Started by our neighbor and friend, the late Paul Heiher, the School Age Children's Nutrition Program is a network of ex-pats who, along with their staff, cook and deliver lunch, for 50 mal-nourished children in the school scholarship program, to the Kampung Kids Center six days a week.
Saturday May 7th, 2011 was a magical night for Kampung Kids and the 290 merrymakers at Taste of Jakarta, an evening of dining and entertainment benefitting Kampung Kids!
When I attended in Mid 2010 with Emilia Atmanagara to help in assisting the children to get ready for school, I did not understand the extend of my help and the other volunteer would have on this program.
In Duren Sawit, having 105 children attended during last year 2010 with the "Feeding Program" coordinated by SSWA: Spanish Speaking Women Association in Jakarta
Yayasan Kampung Kids sponsors 991 poor and underprivileged children from the neighbouring kampungs and Bekasi, West Java. Volunteers are always needed to run playgroup, English, Additional Tutorial Classes and computer classes.
I would like to quote what our founder "Mrs. Jane Lewis" heard from someone when she lived in Indonesia, "what would happen to Kampung Kids when you leave Jakarta"? Many people are worried about Kampung Kids existence when Mrs. Jane Lewis and her family moved to the States a few years after she and her team established Kampung Kids.
