Project 18
Project 18 is the brainchild of my beautiful wife Cate. A majority of the information on this page is taken from the “About the Project” page on the Project 18 website at http://www.project18.org.au
About Project 18
The founding member of Project 18 is Catherine Bolt.
Project 18 Inc. is a not-for-profit association incorporated in Queensland, Australia
The association is made up of seven like-minded management committee members headed by husband & wife team, Rick & Catherine Bolt.
Project 18 is currently in the fundraising phase for their first humanitarian/conservation mission in Sumatra, Indonesia.
About Project 18’s Indonesian Orphanage/Wildlife Refuge Project
Some Background:
We love children, and we raise our children to love and respect the earth. We are passionate about children and it pains me to see children suffering in any way. For those of you with children under 5, or even older, try this simple visualisation exercise for a moment:
Imagine taking your child into a crowded street at dusk, walking away from them and never going back. Imagine the fear in that child when they realise you’re gone. Imagine them wandering scared and hungry through the streets…imagine their life now, day after day.
If you can do this exercise without tears, then you are stronger than me, but for 1.8 million children in Indonesia, this is reality. Every night 1.8 million children in Indonesia sleep homeless. For most of us that number is unfathomable.
Over 50% of Indonesians survive on less than $2US per day. Of the 500,000 children in Indonesian orphanages today, almost 90% still have a living parent. They just simply cannot afford to feed them and out of desperation, many of these children are dumped in hope that someone more fortunate may be able to give them a better life.
We don’t expect everyone to give up everything. We don’t expect everyone to build an orphanage. But EVERYONE can do something. Whether you sponsor Project 18, or one of the dozens of other aid agencies, whether you just extend the hand of friendship to a colleague or stranger or whether you just take a “man in the mirror” moment and be the change that you want to see in the world. EVERYONE has the power to make some change in the world.
Project 18 Mission Statement:
To increase the quality of life of underprivileged and orphaned children through family placement, housing, education and emotional nourishment. And to lead the children to a life of compassion & understanding of the environment by creating sustainable lifestyles which enable them to live in harmony with the planet
