In Reply to: thanx for explaining, appreciate and I posted by Kazza007k on Sunday, 16. January 2011 at 15:58 Bali Time:
Thank you for taking time to check the Bali Kids Website. The Wishlist changes every few weeks, but there are also constant needs.
All orphanage websites have Wishlists which can be accessed easily.
Even taking Nit shampoo/nit combs/Betadine/ eyedrops etc. Many grazes occur from riding motor bikes and in the humidity they fester quickly. I ask my local chemist for a discount. When I bank at the National bank they give me 50 to 100 of their pens before I go.
I go to Bali four times a year, and usually take a "theme"...one trip will be 100 pillowcases and towels; the next will be sporting equipment, then warm clothing suitable for when on motor bikes, or in the cooler areas above Amed: another time it will be items for personal hygiene. Very little needs to be bought and paid for ...you just need to put the word out to your friends and bingo... you have a suitcase full.
One often not thought of item is Motor bike magazines and Girly ones. (No, not THAT sort of Girly ones!)
The kids devour them because of the pictures and the themes, but it also increases their English.
It is such an exhilarating part of your trip to Bali to do something that is so simple for us to do. Australian children also gain from orphanage visits as part of cultural exchange, and learning to give.