In 2004, Heidi Hornberger from the San Francisco Bay area started an educational project with YKIP with eight young girls whom she and 7 of her friends were (and still are) sponsoring to go to primary school. Heidi had them paint a picture for their sponsors which she took home to them. Heidi photographed the girls and made a Mac-book out of it, which she then showed to all her friends, family and colleagues. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
The following year, Heidi returned with three of the donors and sponsorships for 23 children! (The MACbook paid off!) This time she and YKIP created the KEMBALI PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT whereby the children were taught how to use a disposable camera and asked to take pictures of everyday life in their compound. These photos were then printed and made into individual albums, again to take home to the sponsors (and another album made for each child to take home).
In 2006, 29 sponsored children, three different sponsors and the YKIP team went to the Bali Bird Park and Puri Lukisan Museum for fun and a picnic, again taking photos of the children that they then made into a thank you card to take home. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
In December 2007, once again Heidi came with yet another four donors. This time, armed with non-toxic paints in rainbows of colors, we had the children paint their own t-shirts and visors (brought over from the US) and make cards for their sponsors. We are now up to 54 kids in the Heidi Circle alone!. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
In November 2008, we took 74 children to the Bali Safari Park where we saw lions and tigers and bears! We watched the elephants step over YKIP director Rucina and Field Officer Cakra, had a yummy lunch and then drew pictures of our adventures. Oh and had our photos taken with Eva the orangutan. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
The sponsors in the Heidi Circle are committed to seeing the children through Senior High School and maybe even university. YKIP is honored to be able to work with Heidi and her ever-expanding circle.
Click here for testimonies from the sponsors
Click here to read about Heidi in her local paper
