Working together with local officials from the Ministry of Education, Family Care Indonesia conducts education seminars for teachers in outlying areas of Indonesia, including Kupang, Timor, Ende, and Flores, as well as the Jakarta area.

"There are some times when there is a sense that one's efforts have made a difference, and these past months here in Jakarta have been one of those times", quips American Tom Bergstrom, Project Manager for Family Care Indonesia. "With the help and encouragement of FCF, we have at last been able to institute a sustainable program providing computer hardware and operational training to scores of Indonesian children in several orphanages in and around Jakarta, children who otherwise would have little or no access to such technological benefits."

As part of our assistance to disadvantaged families, we attempt to identify their most pressing physical needs and supply these through sponsors. Below we are distributing water storage containers to 234 households in the village of kampung Baru.

Each month we distribute a minimum of 1 ton of rice to needy recipients. The rice is given to individual families in three targeted neighborhoods of Jakarta.

We assist a small but very effective street children program "Himmata", where children who could not otherwise afford to attend public school are schooled.The couple who operates the Himmata home began by taking street kids into their own home, and recruited friends to teach the kids reading, English language, music and art. FCI has since helped to supply salaries for these teachers

Weekly, since 1995, a team from FCI joins staff members of the National Narcotics Board (BNN) in assisting drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation.

Family Care Indonesia’s ongoing projects to better the conditions in children’s institutions include actively promoting educational development in Sembilangan, Marunda.

100 farmers and their families receive rice, instant mashed potatoes, soap, jam, some snacks, a specifically chosen garment for the wife, medicine for each particular need, a medical and dental check, along with an entertainment program of clowns and magic show.

Jakarta, seasonally flood-prone, was recently hit with some of the worst flooding in the history of the city with reports of up to 70% of the city being under water at the peak. A team from Family Care Indonesia made preliminary visits to the village bringing cooked food, clothing, cleaning supplies, stoves and day to day necessities, and then made a follow up visit to document the great need these people and others like them are facing.

After the Asian tsunami hit Aceh, mobile phones became lifelines. Landlines were down & communications very difficult. Targeting this need, Family Care Foundation purchased mobile phones to be given away to select individuals helping many others in the region.

Once these young people are trained we arrange employment opportunities for them. Or in other cases, we target young people from other equally underprivileged backgrounds, and provide training for similar purposes.

More activity photos.

Family Care Indonesia (FCI) activates its network of volunteers when a natural disaster hits Indonesia, to assist with relief efforts.