P18 Shop

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.

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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The Project 18 Inc. Shop is a valuable source of income for the orphanage and wildlife refuge. Most of the handmade items on these pages have been sewn by our President & Founder, Cate Bolt.

When the village is established in Indonesia the house mothers will be able to take over this project and sew to raise funds for the orphanage, but also to support their own extended families. It's a win-win situation.

The result is beautiful handcrafted gifts, clothes & homewares - 100% of the sale price goes directly to the project, unless otherwise stated.