Papua
An orphanage that had just lost its main sponsor. Kids at Play stepped in to help it stand on its own two feet, for good.
An orphanage left without its main lifeline
Papua is one of Indonesia’s most remote and underdeveloped regions. Reaching communities here means crossing dense jungle, unreliable roads, and significant distances from any urban centre. For the children living in this orphanage, daily life was already a challenge, but when their main financial sponsor withdrew, the situation became critical.
Kids at Play came with a clear goal: not just to plug an immediate gap, but to help this orphanage become genuinely self-sufficient. That meant building income, building infrastructure, and building resilience, so the children would be secure regardless of what happened to outside support.
A shop, dormitories, and a rainwater system for self-sufficiency
To create a stable income stream, we built a small roadside shop where the orphanage could sell crops they grow themselves. For living conditions, we constructed new dormitories for the boys and a separate dormitory for the girls. To reduce dependence on unreliable external water sources, we built a large rainwater storage system to collect and store clean water for daily use. Together, these three improvements made the orphanage more resilient, self-reliant, and ready for the future.
Independence, not dependence
Funded by people who care.
Every euro raised through the Kids at Play charity run and donations from a community of supporters who believe in lasting change over quick fixes.
The Papua orphanage community
Working directly with the orphanage leadership and local community, Kids at Play designed a project built around their actual needs. The roadside shop, dormitories and rainwater system were chosen because they address the three things most critical to long-term stability: income, shelter and clean water.
Building in one of the world’s most remote places
Papua is extraordinarily remote. Getting materials, equipment and people to site required planning that most projects never need. The loss of the orphanage’s main financial sponsor meant there was real urgency but also real anxiety within the community about what the future held. The lesson from Papua is that the most powerful thing you can build is not a structure but a system. A shop that generates income, water that falls freely from the sky, and shelter that lasts — together, these make a place that can survive without external help.
Indonesia
Our fifth project, completed in 2019.
A community made independent, for good.
for more children.
Papua showed us that real impact means building things that last long after we leave. Your donation funds the next project that does exactly that.