West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphans<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The 20 male orphans staying at the Al Muharram orphanage on Jl.
\nCipinang Cempedak II in East Jakarta, will no longer sleep in
\ndamp rooms with a leaky roof, thanks to assistance offered by the
\nmanagement of Taman Anggrek Mall.<\/p>\n
Visiting the orphanage on Saturday, Taman Anggrek Public
\nRelations and Communications Coordinator Dessy Tanumihardjo said
\nthat her office would finance renovation work at the orphanage.<\/p>\n
"We will help fix the leaks, refurbish the bathrooms and
\nkitchen and also give them several new sets of lockers and beds,"
\nDessy said.<\/p>\n
Kaka, one of the orphans, said that he and four others were
\nsleeping in the backyard of the orphanage.<\/p>\n
"The room often gets flooded when it rains," said Kaka, an
\nelementary school student at a nearby Islamic school.<\/p>\n
The Al Muharram orphanage is one of 15 orphanages in the
\ncapital that receive assistance from Taman Anggrek. Each
\norphanage receives different types of assistance, depending on
\ntheir needs, but they are mostly in the form of renovation,
\ntraining and equipment supplies, such as personal and household
\ncare, school accessories, computer sets, lockers and fumigation
\nsets.<\/p>\n
Orphanages that get assistance from Taman Anggrek include
\nMekar Sari in Tangerang; Vincentius Putra in Central Jakarta;
\nDwituna Rawinala in East Jakarta; Seda Putra and An Najah in
\nSouth Jakarta; Kasih Immanuel Foundation in North Jakarta and
\nAsuhan Adinda in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
"This is part of Taman Anggrek Mall's social responsibility
\nafter nine years in operation. Our reason to give in the form of
\nphysical assistance is because we want to give something that
\nbeneficiaries will remember us by," said Dessy.<\/p>\n
She said that the 15 orphanages receiving the assistance were
\nselected randomly and had been thoroughly screened.<\/p>\n
"We usually just ask them what they really need and check the
\ncondition of the place. We brought along a team comprising Taman
\nAnggrek's contractor and other staff, to calculate the costs,"
\nsaid Dessy.<\/p>\n
"Every orphanage gets different forms of assistance. For the
\nAl Muharram orphanage, we've given several sets of lockers and a
\nfew single and bunk beds," she said.<\/p>\n
Mochammad Syarif, 76, founder of Al Muharram, said that the
\norphanage had 20 boys and 25 girls. The girls, however, live with
\nrelatives and receive food allowances and tuition from the
\norphanage.<\/p>\n
"The boys come from nearby areas including Cawang and Kebon
\nNanas in East Jakarta, and they have lost both of their parents.
\nAs for the girls, they are living with their relatives and most
\nof them still have a mother," explained Syarif.<\/p>",
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