Nyssa is back from her trip to Indonesia. She visited a local orphanage in Jakarta. Here is what she had to say. "Lestari Sayang Anak is a small orphanage tucked away down a quiet alley in south Jakarta. The organisation’s founder, Ingrid van der Mark, met me at the gate with her two adopted girls, Emily, one, and Lisa, three, and lots of smiles. Ingrid is just getting the orphanage up off the ground, but it already felt like a home with donated play equipment, cots, colourful wall paintings and plenty of toys. She plans to care for up to eight babies at a time, working to make what difference she can to a small number of children. There are close to 10 million people (on the record) in Jakarta and devastating levels of poverty. There are too many mothers who can’t afford to feed themselves, let alone a baby, and there are too many babies. The orphanage has received many donations and has clothes for the babies, but they are second hand and not great quality. It felt really special to bring along a present for them. Jimmy, aged three months, was quietly curious about me and my colourful packages. As you can see in the photo, Emily was much more forthcoming. The orphanage receives plenty of donated items, but it is in desperate need of basic funds to pay for wages, food and the regular ongoing bills. People can sponsor children or make one-off donations. For more information, visit lestarisayanganak.com/. Thanks for letting me be part of Baby Theresa - it was a really lovely experience!" - Thanks Nyssa for supporting Baby Teresa, we really appreciate it.
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