Semangat Hidup Pejuang Kanker Cilik

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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 […]

Art, Mobiles and Palliative Care

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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 […]

A Sea of Smiles

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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 […]

Deni – Living Every Day With A Smile on His Face

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To the east of Jakarta in the city of Bekasi, a three-year-old boy lives with brain cancer. Deni* has been struggling with a tumour at the back of his brain and the side-effects of the intensive chemotherapy routine on his small body. Rachel House’s nurse, Dadan, describes some of the side effects as ‘semutan’, an […]

Event Organiser (Contract)

Looking for activities that you can gain experience from while working with a bilingual team? Interested to be a part of the biggest Palliative Care Symposium in Indonesia? Rachel House is looking for an Event Organizer to assist us with our 2nd Pediatric Palliative Care Symposium and Workshop. Rachel House is non-profit social organization that […]

Lala’s stongest protector – her “Popo”

Little Lala* was being lovingly attended to by her grandmother “Popo”, when the team from Rachel House – nurse Fibrya and community health worker Risma – recently called to their home to check up on this sweet little girl. Lala is a lovely 13-year-old girl, who has been living with a serious illness from the […]

The life of a palliative care nurse in Rachel House — Nurse Dadan

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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 […]

Tutor Time Indonesia’s charity program for terminally ill children raises ‘largest ever’ fund

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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, […]

“You’ve got a friend in me” – volunteering at Rachel House

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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 […]

A trip to Kidzania

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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 […]