Amid Afflictionsand Complaints

Two non-governmental organizations serve victims of drugs and HIV/AIDS. Both are proactive.

June 5, 2007

SRI was entering the consulting room of Kampung Bali’s public health center as a number of patients began to line up at the counter. The people were drug addicts, partly also suffering from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and bronchitis. Promptly, the 42-year-old woman recorded their data and took their blood samples while listening to their complaints.

Sri is a counselor of Pelita Ilmu Foundation (YPI) in Kampung Bali, Central Jakarta. This NGO is en

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