The Team

Natalia Perry
Founder

Natalia has provided psychotherapeutic support to abused, violent and traumatised children in the UK for many years. Her daily drive and inspiration is as a result of knowing what torture and suffering some children experience, and what effects caring for these children can have. Her vision is to promote the concept of a collected shift of midset towards taking responsibility for all children throughout the world.  

Marie is from Belgium and speaks English, French and Bahasa Indonesian.  Marie spends most of her time on site at the projects overseeing their development and taking care of volunteers.

Julie is from Australia, now based in Bali.  Julie has been an events coordinator for years and now she utilizes those skills to ensure that our team of volunteers are well taken care of at all times.

Martin Ruddock
Researcher

Martin is currently researching the needs of children in Java, Sumatra, Lombok, and Sumba. The research forms a core a part of Sacred Childhood's strategy to roll out projects across Indonesia. In the coming months Martin will be living in the slums of Java's biggest cities to investigate how the Street Schools and Safe Houses will best run, and forging links with the leaders of other organisations. 

Kent Truog
Documentary Maker

Kent is from the USA and is in Indonesia at the moment creating a series of documentaries that will shortly go up on the website.  His challenge is to capture the difficulties that the children of Indonesia face and the reality of their impoverished lives.

Ayumas visits the orphanages and discusses, in Bahasa Indonesian (the common language used across Indonesia), what the children’s needs are and how Sacred Childhoods can help.  Her ability to forge and maintain trusting relationships with the local people is crutial to the success of various projects.

Budi
Driver

Budi spends much of his time on the road, picking up new volunteers from the airport and delivering them back, and helping the team to find remote island orphanages and children's projects.  He says that working for the foundation has brought new meaning and fulfillment into his life, he is so happy to be able to help his people each and every day.

Jorge is an explorer and photographer from Spain.  He is helping Sacred Childhoods to document the extent of the poverty and the needs of the children on various islands across Indonesia.