Project against human trafficking
The largest province, which sends Indonesian migrant workers abroad, is Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) East Nusa Tenggara or Eastern Lesser Sunda Islands. These migrant workers are often victims of trafficking in persons (human trafficking), because they are sent illegally or without complete documents to work and be employed as unskilled laborers in estates, factories, as construction workers and even into the sex industry. This has consequences for the illegal migrant workers, because the main objective is then exploitation.
Generally, illegal immigrants won't get their rights as workers; they are treated inhumanely, often get mentally ill or they even lose their life and then are returned in a coffin as airport cargo. The town Kupang, often is the place where the bodies of immigrants arrive and then sent to other islands in the region of Nusa Tenggara Timur.
The charity foundation of Divine Providence - Yayasan Sosial Penyelenggaraan Ilahi (YSPI) - takes care of this serious problem and participates in the efforts of eradicating trafficking in human beings. The aim of this project is to help victims of human trafficking, who come from Nusa Tenggara Timur.
Since 2014 the charity foundation of Divine Providence has focused on:
Within the framework of their services, the charity foundation of Divine Providence supports the return, countermeasures and re-integration of victims from Nusa Tenggara Timur. In coordination with the Government and other Institutions, assistance is provided for physical and mental health care, emergency shelter, livelihood and legal support.
This program is a concrete manifestation of Divine Providence, which is creative, which strengthens us to reach out with joy, which overcomes boundaries and embraces imperiled life.
Sr. Laurentina
Charity- and Children Fonds
This Fund was founded in 1976 in order to supply poor children and families with medical treatments, to ensure the nutrition of malnourished children and street children, as well as of orphans.
Since it is not possible in Malawi for most people, to take out a health insurance, necessary treatment is paid from this Fund for people, who otherwise would not be treated. For the treatment of children, no matter how long they stay in the hospital and how severe the disease is, the parents pay a low flat rate - everything else is taken over by the Fund. The adult patients pay as much as they can. This is a great help for the sick. Only in this way, also the poor people can get access to medicines and urgent treatments.
Many people would die, if there would not be your help through donations to this Fund.
Working with children and adolescents has been part of our mission since the foundation of our Congregation. We are dedicated to promoting and caring for life in all its dimensions.
REDIPASC is a civil, non-profit, charitable and social aid association founded on 20 November 2011 by the Religious Community of the Sisters of Divine Providence in Porto Alegre/RS.
The Network of Divine Providence for Social Action and Civic Engagement – REDIPASC, located at Rua Boa Esperança, 271, Rio Branco, Canoas/RS, is run by the Sisters of Divine Providence in Brazil. It offers the Service for Living Together and Strengthening Bonds (SCFV), which oversees 4 social projects in the field of basic protection in different communities in Rio Grande do Sul. We are currently caring for 230 (two hundred and thirty) children and adolescents aged 7 to 14 in a situation of social vulnerability. We carry out numerous activities, varied workshops and pay special attention to food. The organization maintains its activities through agreements with public programs, partnerships with the private sector, resources from donations from individuals and legal entities, and by hosting events.
In Canoas, we also look after young people aged 14 to 17 in the SCFV. These services have been maintained continuously since the 1990s until today with their own funds and occasional official support. During the time they are in the (protection)-shelter, they receive 3 (three) meals a day, develop workshops and trainings, leisure, individual and group activities. The focus is on harmonious coexistence, bond-building, holistic development and training and leisure activities. All locations of this service are risk areas and social vulnerabilities. Over this time, these services have adapted to reality and regulatory requirements. Today, excellent work is offered, with three qualified professionals in each location, hired from Monday to Friday for 7 hours a day, looking after children/young people in the region; this service operates after or before school.
As part of the special protection, we look after 50 children and adolescents in 5 homes (=Casas Lar) in cooperation with the municipality of Canoas. These are children and adolescents whose parents have been deprived of custody for reasons such as violence and neglect. They remain in our care for: accommodation, nutrition, hygiene, education, training, transport, health and leisure. In these homes, we have resident caregivers and assistants who are working in shifts and accompany the everyday life of the people in care.
Through this mission, we want to be signs of God's providence today.
