About Project 18
We love children, and we raise our children to love and respect the earth. I'm 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.
Read more about Project 18 and what we are doing to help...
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Catherine (Cate) Bolt
President/Founder
Cate is a mother of 9 who has previously worked as a journalist, photographer, prison officer and company director. She is passionate about children's rights, conservation, music & the arts. She is married to Project 18 secretary/treasurer, Rick.
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Rick Bolt
Treasurer/Secretary
Rick is Dad to nine and husband to Project 18 president,Cate. For the past 10 years prior to moving to QLD Rick managed the development of numerous alternative energy projects throughout Australia. He is a nationally recognised expert in the field of alternate energy and bring to the project a wealth of business, technical and people management skills.
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Karen Morris
Media & Public Relations Manager
Karen is a mother of 3 active boys and owner of Inscriptions Media. She is enthusiastic, filled with ideas and schemes and, having worked in the industry for over 15 years, is passionate about communication and what you can achieve by being open, honest and a good listener. She also has a passion for rugby and proudly watches her sons compete each week, win, lose or draw.
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Erica Smith
Social Media Manager
Erica is a mum to 3 who most recently worked as a video producer/editor for a small production house. Her passions include child safety & education, animals and chocolate.
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Carol Barry
Management Committee Member
Carol resides in the Sth Eastern suburbs of Melbourne with her 2 children, and husband of 15yrs. Her work history has included Child Care, Medical Administration, Customer Service and she is now the proud owner of TAWC, a company Catherine Bolt started from scratch 10yrs ago. Carol has a great interest in metaphysics and learning from all the wonderful people that enter her life.
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Loki Ogilvie
Management Committee Member
Loki comes from a large family and is currently focused on his year twelve studies. He enjoys the company of others and enjoys listening to people talk about past experiences. He is willing to gain some experiences from this wide world and helping people is just second nature to him.
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Susan Wallis
Management Committee Member
Susan is a mother of 2 girls who has recently returned to the workforce with a great opportunity to work from home. Susan's background has involved employment in training, recruitment, sales, marketing and project management. A 5 year stint helping kids with disabilities find work proved to be a godsend when Susan's eldest daughter was born with special needs.
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Orphanage Village
The plan is to establish an orphanage on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. When complete the village will consist of 18 x 3 bedroom homes, each housing up to 8 children and a house mother. The system is based on effective plans in Africa, where the children are raised in a loving family environment, rather than in huge dormitories with 40+ children to a room. An investigation into the conditions in Indonesian orphanages in 2007 showed that most “childcare institutions” in Indonesia did not consider the emotional wellbeing of the children to be the responsibility of the institution.
The first stage of the orphanage will consist of 4 cabins, increasing to 10 and then 18 over 5 years. The village will also include a school, community centre including a medical centre, and a staff residence.
The orphanage will be built using sustainable methods using the principals of solar passive design. The entire village will also be solar powered with rain water collection. We hope to be able to employ local people for the construction and offer long term employment to some of those men for building maintenance and village expansion over the coming years. It is our hope that we will be able to place the first children at the village in early 2011.
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06/12/09
Project 18 Website Launch :
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30/08/09
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg:
How bad would things have to be for you to send your five-year-old out into the crowded streets of Jakarta to beg for money?
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22/08/09
Frequently Asked Questions:
These are the questions people are most frequently asking about the start-up of the association
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22/08/09
Family Meeting!! (Project Update):
The official name will be Project 18 (Inc). Eighteen has significance to our family as we have one girl and eight boys, and the village when we are finished will have 18 homes, each housing 8 children.
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18/08/09
Help! – The Psychology of Altruism:
What happened to helping just because it’s the right thing to do?
