Toni the Maldive Lady
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The Orphanage of

    Villingilli, Male    

In my early days in the Maldives, Villingili was a tourist resort. Many years later it became part of Male. Connecting the two is a ferry service.
Wide clean streets, homes, restaurants and tall trees affording ample shade with a police station close by.
The orphanage on Villingilli is relatively new. My granddaughter Rebecca and I first visited some three years back. It was very new housing. 50 children all of a very young age, now the numbers are 64. Babies in cots and boys and girls up to 12 years old. I had arranged a shipment from the UK, with clothes, toys and books. Ironically this had arrived a few days before we were there! They were unpacking!

There were about 25 children down stairs, of course all desperately shy, but there was one small lad in a wheelchair. I tend to always when on the remote islands bring footballs as gifts along with books. This time I had to think who would be the first to kick this new ball.
A small lad in a wheelchair, was my goalie, he kicked hard a good way away! Face wreathed in smiles.
We were then aloud to film, and pictures of the two babies in their cots made a very lasting impression on both of us "please take both of us." You can see how they are holding out their arms for love.
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This year I was able to meet with a number of their helpers, taking in a few goodies. No filming allowed.  But we were able to see the tiny ones asleep. Again both Rebecca and i were almost reduced to tears. Two of them had their thumbs in their mouths!
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We will continue to send/bring over gifts. I send colourful posters for the bare walls. Their playground fun and colourful and I understand some of the Resorts close by, arrange fun things for them.My real sadness is that NO ADOPTION FOR THE MOMENT IS ALLOWED. 
 If I wasn't 84 years old I would take them all!

The Maldive Islands


Ariyadhoo, Himithi, Mini Mas,
Gali & Maamigili
Fuah Mulaku

GAAFU ALIFU ATOLL SCHOOL
Gan and Feydhoo
Hanimadhoo & Uteemu
Ihuru
Kuramathi
Kurumba
Laamu  Atoll
Lhaviyani
Niyama - Dhaalu Atoll
Rashdoo & Noonu Atoll
Villingili

Holiday Of A Life Time:
Maldives, Sri Lanka & Dubai

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SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION - LETTER FROM BENEDICTA

MY ISLAND STORY

On My Way To Happy Days

Passenger Flying Log Book

My Very Good Looking Father

Through a Zanzibar Doorway

Lion Sands

Cape Town

A Night At The London Zoo

Wild Reef Child

Ashley

Flying With Hunting Clan

Love At First Sight

The Queen Mother

Romy Has a Surprise!

GEORGE

My Talk 2018

My Flying Diary

The Maldive Lady, by Jo Foley

LiveWire: First Lady of Leisure

Kunfunadhoo

The Lady In The Loo

First Round The World Flight

Tehran

PHINDA

Rat Story

Visha & Maya

Saint Helena

A Flight of a Lifetime

Diving Bangaram Island
Shark Circus
Richard Harley
Yusuff Moosa

I Dived To Victory
Memorable Muscat
You Must Not Wear Any Weights Or Life Jacket


A Magic Boat Launches

Angkor, Cambodia

Champneys

Country Life

Crown of Thorns

Having A Whale Of A Time

​Hurlingham Club Magazine Summer 2016

Kenya

​KASHMIR 1959

Lady Rose

Love of Skiing

My Magic Beans

My Outstanding Award
My Sandbank
Museum of Mankind
My 86th Birthday
Classic Wings: My 87th Birthday
My 88th Birthday
Magic Yellow File
RACEHORSE
Seychelles
South Africa
The Haute Route
Thrills & Spills - Dhoni Mighili
Underwater Ireland
Welcome To Stanford Bridge
***WEST OF ZANZIBAR***

Helicopter Bride
SCHOOL / FLYING
World Travel Mart
My Adopted Maldivian Family
Life Threatening Thalassemia
Himmafushi - The Young Offenders
Villingilli Orphanage
The Tsunami
Commemorative Coins

1986 Commonwealth Games
Guest Speaker of the Canberra
My Cocktail
Love & Marriage in Sri Lanka


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Flags
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A Maldives Symphony -
My Swan Song:

- Velassaru & Kuramathi
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Colombo

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