Charity

The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust - The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust is dedicated to providing care, accommodation support and education to orphaned, abused, and abandoned children in Mongolia. The Lotus Children's Centre was set up in 1993 by Australian Didi Kalika, who started simply by giving food and basic medical care to children living on the streeets of Ulaanbaatar. She soon realised that more was needed, and with the help of friends built a small home for the children in the ger district of Yarmag, on the outskirts of the capital. Harsh economic conditions in Mongolia resulted in more babies and children being abandoned, and the project grew. In 1997 Didi founded a kindergarten, and this was then followed by The Lotus Primary School. Since then Lotus has cared for and educated up to 150 children at any one time, in small family units each looked after by a housemother. As the children have grown up there has been an increasing emphasis on vocational training programmes to prepare them for adulthood. Lotus also runs a Guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar staffed almost exclusively by ex-Lotus children, which not only provides employment as the older children leave school, but also generates profits which contribute towards the running costs of the Centre. In 2009 Didi Kalika was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the street children of Mongolia.
The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust
The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust is dedicated to providing care, accommodation support and education to orphaned, abused, and abandoned children in Mongolia. The Lotus Children's Centre was set up in 1993 by Australian Didi Kalika, who started simply by giving food and basic medical care to children living on the streeets of Ulaanbaatar. She soon realised that more was needed, and with the help of friends built a small home for the children in the ger district of Yarmag, on the outskirts of the capital. Harsh economic conditions in Mongolia resulted in more babies and children being abandoned, and the project grew. In 1997 Didi founded a kindergarten, and this was then followed by The Lotus Primary School. Since then Lotus has cared for and educated up to 150 children at any one time, in small family units each looked after by a housemother. As the children have grown up there has been an increasing emphasis on vocational training programmes to prepare them for adulthood. Lotus also runs a Guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar staffed almost exclusively by ex-Lotus children, which not only provides employment as the older children leave school, but also generates profits which contribute towards the running costs of the Centre. In 2009 Didi Kalika was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the street children of Mongolia.

Event details

31 August 2012

I am fundraising as a personal challenge. My challenge is The Mongol Rally

Only 0 days to go!


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Belinda Nichols,

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Recent donors

30.07.12 Turkmenistan biatches! Better late than never x

08.07.12 Good luck to all off you, and have a great time . :)

07.07.12 wish i was doing it too, have fun

04.07.12 Beware the Mongol hordes!!

28.06.12 Have fun!!!

22.06.12 Hey Guys, Have fun & Safe travels!

12.06.12 Hi Belinda, Sounds like a fantastic cause and adventure! Well done and enjoy :) Clare (Son's friend!)

11.06.12 Good luck Belinda! Look forward to following your trip. Jealous!!

08.06.12 Hey Guys, Steve and I wish you a SAFE trip and think it is AWESOME that you are doing this crazy Rally in the name of Charity. Wish you luck and come hope safely. xxxxxxx

29.05.12 Go hard guys! Hopefully we will cross paths as some stage along the line - Big love! xox

31.01.12 Now you have to go

16.01.12

09.12.11 First donation

£1,255.00

Running total

Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£1,288.75
Total donors:
13
Biggest donor:
Anonymous
£1,000.00  
Last donor:
Monsieur Peggy Leggy & Blackbeard Ramsbottom
30.07.12  
Offline fundraising:
£0.00