"Thank you for your kindness, you are really a generous people." Wulan 8yrs old and lives at The Bali Orphanage
"Wow! You have no idea how much this moves my heart! I think it is a beautiful and amazing thing that Give Jewelry is doing." from "Heej" in California
The children of the orphanages we support through our bracelet sales come from all over Indonesia. Many of the country’s islands are poor, which means families are often split up because of death, poverty or disease. Give Jewelry first partnered with the oldest and most established orphanage on the island of Bali. Founded in 1958, it’s run exclusively by volunteer nuns, and it operates with extremely modest means.Because Bali is one of Indonesia’s more stable islands economically, orphaned children often find themselves here. Once this first orphanage had all of it's basic needs met, we were then able to focus on others. With the continued funds that come through the purchase of bracelets from our website, we are happy to announce that we are focused on the needs of 4 orphanages in all on 3 different islands. We will add as many others as possible as the basic needs of these 4 are met.
Under Indonesian law, only citizens of the country can adopt children from its orphanages. This makes placement challenging for these kids – as a nation that struggles economically, few Indonesians are in the position to take on an extra mouth to feed – and many of these children live their entire lives within the orphanage before leaving to get married or find work.
As for family, these children have the nuns and each other – and with your support, they have you, too.