BALI MOTHER & BABY HOUSE
What we do.
We do everything we can!
And what we do depends on the ages and needs of who we have with us.
Children
Our aim is to give the children in our care the best possible childhood. When we can afford it, we arrange vaccinations, take them to the dentist and general practitioner for check-ups, provide lice and worm treatments, and organise psychological treatment where necessary.
On a less clinical note, some of the children attend swimming lessons, piano, dance and singing lessons and one of our talented artistic young girls attends art and craft lessons. Can you imagine how much fun they have?
This is what we provide:
On top of this we shower the children with love and support. They are resilient, kind, decent children and make us and each other laugh every day.
Mothers
When we have the funds available, all the mothers in our care receive vaccinations, visit general practitioners for health checks, attend the dentist, have lice and worm treatments and are given any other medical treatments that are necessary and that we can afford.
Because the mothers and children in our care have come from extremely tough situations, there is a great deal of post-traumatic stress that manifests as anxiety, depression and compromised anger control, among other issues.
Similarly, there is often remorse and shame about a relationship ending and a strong sense of abandonment is felt by the children. We do everything we can to help the mothers and children heal and find peace in their new lives.
We also provide:
