Stella’s Child provides a nurturing space that allows young people the freedom to develop self-confidence, creativity, and leadership skills under the guidance of mentors. Through a combination of experiences, these talented and motivated youth are enabled to grow their core competencies, find their passion and to follow their own unique journey to self-defined success. Our definition of success lies directly in the outcomes that our graduates are achieving as they transition out of children’s homes and orphanages and into the workforce. Too many disadvantaged youths enter the Indonesian workforce underprepared and under-skilled. Through our business-minded approach to positive youth development, we help young people rediscover their dreams or create new ones, then work with them to develop the necessary experience to make them real.

Founded in 2013, Stella’s Child exists to support Indonesian youths from deeply disadvantaged backgrounds as they prepare to leave children’s homes and orphanages and enter the world of work. We equip these youths, aged 6-20, with the skills they need to succeed in life and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.

Mission Statement
The mission of Stella’s Child is to enrich lives by facilitating, encouraging, and promoting the delivery of education, care and nurturing to underprivileged children on a global level.

Vision Statement
The vision of Stella’s Child is a world without poverty where children are afforded equal opportunities for success.

Values
Stella’s Child is a volunteer-driven organization governed and advised by two dynamic volunteer leadership groups (our Board of Directors and our Advisory Council for Asia-Pacific Initiatives) representing a wide cross-section of professional areas and geographic locations. We are centered on the following core values:

Timothy J. Cameron has worked in the non-profit sector for over 25 years with a focus on access to postsecondary education in the United States. He served as Chief of Staff in the United States Department of Education. Tim was inspired to leave corporate life behind and to start an NGO to bring educational opportunities to underprivileged children. He is a strategic, ambitious, results driven executive with core expertise in leadership, relationship building, project management and program operations and development. Energetic, adaptable, detailed oriented with a proven ability to meet strict deadlines, maintain and develop interpersonal relationships, and effectively communicate with executive management, stakeholders, vendors, and front-line staff. In 2013 he sold all his possession and moved to Bali to set up Stella’s Child with his own money. His strategic, ambitious, results driven approach saw the organization rapidly expand from working with 15 children to almost 300 just 3 years later. The Stella’s Child programs he developed and implemented have borne extraordinary results and led to 100% of its graduates going on to find meaningful employment – with earnings exponentially higher than the national minimum wage. Say hello by dropping him email at [email protected]

We are a small team of 3 full time staff. Meet our team here https://www.stellaschild.org/meet-the-team

We have various programs designed specifically to suit their talents, skills, and interest. Our 5 main programs are Junior Life Skills Academy (6-14 years old), Senior Life Skills Academy (15-20 years old), Entrepreneurship Program, First Employ(sm), and Community Action Projects. We also equip these youth with additional interest-based program such as Eco-Friends, Fashion Designing, Self-Defense, and Vocal Coaching. For more of our program information please visit https://www.stellaschild.org/programs

Stella’s Child exists to support Indonesian youths from deeply disadvantaged backgrounds as they prepare to leave their homes and orphanages and enter the world of work. We are an efficient and highly effective grassroots organization that equips these youths, aged 6-20, with the skills they need to succeed in life and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.

Stella’s Child receives funding from international grants, international business and individual donors, as well as through local fundraising events.

YES! We are currently running a crowdfunding campaign to build a much-needed Community Centre. You can donate at www.stellaschild.org/donate

Our online donation system accepts paypal, credit and debit card transactions in a safe and secure system. Checks and wire transfer options are also an option…just contact us at [email protected] for more information.

Our organization prides itself on transparency. We are audited annually from both a program and a financial perspective and adhere to the regulations to maintain our charity status in Indonesia (Ministry of Justice Yayasan) and in the USA ( 501(c)3 status). You can also check out our guidestar profile at https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-2702648

This year, we are looking to expand our programs and services to reach over 282 youth. With our new Community Centre, we anticipate the ability to triple our outreach!

We have mentor and volunteer positions for individuals located around the world. We also need help to share our campaign with your networks. Did you know that on average, every share on Facebook can raise $97 for a campaign?

We pride ourselves on collaboration with other organizations! We have worked with international schools, corporations as well as other charities in Indonesia. If you are part of a company or organization that wishes to explore collaborative opportunities, please contact [email protected]