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Help The Underprivileged Children In Jakarta

Dear Happy Angels and Friends,

This is the third consecutive year that Happy Angels, with the help of our Indonesian counterpart, will be reaching out to help the underprivileged in Jakarta. Unlike the previous year, Happy Angels will be working with another charitable organization, Sahabat Anak. Sahabat Anak, (which means friends of children) was established in 1997 with a mission to help and befriend children from dysfunctional families. Since then, they have been actively involved in various local activities to help the street children. You may find out more about this organization at www.sahabatanak.com.

With this new collaboration, Happy Angels aims to reach the underprivileged in a different way this year. According to a health report in 2008, there were at least 18 million malnutrition children in Indonesia. The long term effects of malnutrition may lead to physical, mental and intellectual problems in a child, and sometimes even death. Various reasons contribute to this huge figure. Poverty, which leads to the inability to afford basic necessities such as food, and uneducated parents, who are unaware of the importance of nutrition are some of the main culprits.

This year, Sahabat Anak takes up the responsibility to help in launching the campaign to create awareness on food nutrition for the children. They are also inviting generous donors to provide nutritious meals for the underprivileged children. With a mere sum of Rp50,000 (about S$7.50), Sahabat Anak will be able to provide 10 meals per child. Each child will then be able to receive one nutritious meal (price about Rp5,000) on a weekly basis over 10 weeks. This campaign will last till July 2010.

Happy Angels will be participating in this meaningful campaign by sponsoring 100 under privileged children. This will be a long term project for Happy Angels. We aim to continuously providing the nutritious food for these children even after the first 10 weeks. On 31 January 2010, Happy Angels and Sahabat Anak will be distributing the first pack of nutritious meal to the sponsored children. Should you have a Jakarta night stop flight (crew member) or are interested to be present for this event, please contact Irene @ +62 8180 668 66 88. If you are interested to make monetary contribution, please contact Christine @ +65 9225 3834.

A pack of nutritious meal for the children may include green beans, eggs, biscuits, fruits and milk.  Although it doesn’t cost much to provide healthy and nutritious food, to these children however, this meal is very hard to come by.  With your care and concern that we share through your contribution, not only will we bring joy to the little ones, but most important of all health!


Your Sincerely,

Irene Oi And Christine Tho

Happy Angels

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Distribution Effort in Bekasi, East Jakarta

Dear Angels and Sponsors,

It has been a year since Happy Angels last helped the underprivileged families in Indonesia. The present rainy season in Jakarta has, as usual, flooded most areas. The impact of the flood, coupled with the global economic downturn, has affected the families even more this year! With the help of Mr Benny Lumy (KDM), Happy Angels has decided to reach out to 125 unprivileged families in Bekasi by providing them with basic daily necessities consisting rice, noodles, oil and other food items (just like last year). Bekasi in East Jakarta was selected for this year's project because the area received the least assistance in the form of donations and other contributions despite being in such destitute conditions.

This distribution activity will be scheduled on this Thursday, 22/1/09. You are encouraged to participate in any way possible. If you are in Jakarta on that day, please let me know if you wish to help out. And if you wish to make a monetary contribution, please transfer your donation to Happy Angels Fund (POSBank Saving Account No. 194-78122-9). Kindly sms Christine at 9225 3834 after you have transferred your donation.

Before we joyously celebrate our Chinese New Year, let us share a little and make our new year a very meaningful one because we always remember that there are people in other parts of the world who are suffering and worrying for their basic needs in life! Our care and contribution will mean a lot to them. I know it because I felt, I saw, and I heard from those familes over the last two years.

Here's wishing one and all a Happy Ox Year! :)



Warmest Regards,
Irene Oi
Secretary of Happy Angels
Mobile +62 818 0668 6688 (Jkt)
Mobile +65 9045 5004 (Sin)