In Reply to: Which Orphanage? posted by TaniaT on Wednesday, 5. January 2005 at 13:55 Bali Time:
I have been talking with a guy who sends cash funds over to the Bali Franciscan Orphanage in Tukan from a business he runs. He speaks with the catholic nuns there regularly and advises that even though they receive heaps of items from tourists - clothing, prams, etc - the best thing to donate is to go to the supermarket/pharmacy in Bali and buy a heap of panadol, bandaids and other basic medical items. They desparatly require these. Any other items will be greatly accepted because amongst the orphanages they trade items that each may have and the other requires. Also, the Franciscan is not funded by the Government and rely totally on donations.