Originally Published at thejakartapost.com Oppo Indonesia, the local subsidiary of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo, and nonprofit organization Rachel House are currently raising funds for children’s palliative care until Aug. 31 at the Plaza Indonesia shopping mall in Central Jakarta. Palliative care is a healthcare approach for people with serious illnesses, aiming to improve patients’ […]
Artikel diterbitkan oleh Detik.com Sore itu Vino, bukan nama sebenarnya, tampak begitu gembira. Anak laki-laki berusia 8 tahun itu sangat antusias memamerkan koleksi ikan-ikan aneka warna di dalam stoples kaca. Seekor ikan cupang dengan buntut warna merah yang baru saja dibeli untuk mengisi akuarium mininya membentot perhatiannya. “Yang ini (sambil menunjuk ikan buntut merah) harganya […]
Originally posted at Maverick.co.id by Ong Hock Chuan What happens when you mesh together big hearts, creativity, a company with an emerging sense of purpose and a worthwhile cause? You get an exhibition of innovative Indonesian art, collectible designer wear, and a pop-up shop that succeeded within its first night to raise Rp103 million for […]
On a beautifully sunny and clear day, 21 children aged between 2 – 15 and their families gathered with great anticipation outside Ocean Dream Samudra in Ancol, Jakarta’s largest waterpark. The children, all patients of Rachel House, have looked forward to this day with great anticipation; for many of them, it would be their first […]
Nurse Dadan has dedicated himself to providing home-based care to children living with serious and life-limiting illnesses with Rachel House since 2014. Before joining Rachel House, 29-year-old Dadan worked as a nurse at one of the major hospitals in Tangerang, a satellite city of Jakarta. At the hospital he spent much of his time caring […]
By the Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sat, January 26, 2019 / 05:20 pm Early childhood education center Tutor Time Indonesia has donated Rp 470 million (US$33,180) to Rachel House and the Let’s Love Children Institution (YMCKK) foundations related to palliative and medical care for children with cancer, HIV, tuberculosis and other serious illnesses. Rachel House provides palliative care for children, […]
The thought of coming back to Jakarta during a break from studying overseas and doing absolutely nothing besides getting stuck in traffic trying to get to the malls or cafes seemed like a waste to me. Thankfully, I was fortunate to be able to volunteer my time at Rachel House, Indonesia’s first home-based pediatric palliative […]
With a casual glance, you wouldn’t know that these children were special. They looked just like any other kids waiting to enter Kidzania children’s adventure centre. But if you looked a little closer you could begin to see what made them, and this trip, feel so special. For a start, they were all in their […]
Triya* was enjoying a big bowl of bakso (meatball soup) when nurse Ria from Rachel House recently visited her home in South Jakarta. Simply seeing Triya eating a full bowl of bakso like any other eight-year-old girl brought a smile to Ria’s face and to that of Triya’s grandmother. This is because it demonstrates that […]
In a tiny one-room home in central Jakarta, a young girl celebrates a very special 5th birthday. On this happy day, little Diana* is surrounded by several generations of her family and some of the nurses from Rachel House; cuddling her new friend with joy and glee – a giant pink Hello Kitty that is […]