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A sensory garden for children with autism: a volunteer-led effort in Jakarta

Volunteers in Jakarta are raising $600 for a sensory garden for children with autism at the Union health centre yard.

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Jihan Sri Saputra
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Jakarta
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 26 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Union health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $600. It will serve about 198 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in November and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $600 goes: • Materials: $460 • Permits and inspections: $40 • Safety equipment and signage: $75 • Tools hire and delivery: $25 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Jihan

Updates from Jihan

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($41 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Update from Jakarta: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 7% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 3% thanks to 2 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  • Bram De Boer 🇳🇱 · $100

    “Stay strong. Thought of Jihan all day after reading this. - Utrecht”

  • Sudhakar M. Srinivasan 🇮🇳 · $26
  • Ishita H. Thakur 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. I'm in Saket, thinking of you.”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anisa Putri Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $5

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  • is there anything that isn't money that would help Jihan?

    • Wishing you peace, Jihan. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

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