In Reply to: question about orphanage posted by grapsta on Thursday, 1. October 2009 at 09:56 Bali Time:
having had a look, I think when I go next time I would consider, decorations for there rooms. A couple of the boys had posters up, and as I mentioned before a broken mirror. We didn't see the girls rooms.
It would be nice to see colour in there, posters, pictures, wall hangings, pillows, and pillow cases, mirrors things that make a room homely.
Definately food, ask your driver to become a member (free) of macro its bulk shopping. The things that I bought there with $150 was incrediable. Kadek mentioned that the kids sometimes don't have money to buy lunch. So pocket money. There are 31 kids there, 20 boys and 11 girls. Apparently the people that visited them earlier, gave each child 2000rph, and they went to town and bought thongs.
clothes definately too, bare in mind most are teenagers, but they are still small. I felt tall there and I'm 161cm!!!
Before you head up phone her, I asked the receptionist at my hotel to call Kadek and ask how she'd like me to spend the money. My driver, Yogi, also gave me some ideas too. Yogi took a newspaper there, and all the boys crowded around, so he seperated it and they all sat on the steps reading.....so even the local paper would be good!! Everything is appreciated, you just can't go wrong. If you need anymore direction just yell!!!!