Bumi Sehat
Bumi Sehat
An extraordinary midwife providing vital support to mothers and their new born babies in underserved communities across APAC.
Ibu Robin Lim is a Filipino-American midwife, mother, grandmother, and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a nonprofit organization that provides free maternity care for pregnant women, mothers, and their babies, plus healthcare for all those in need
Born in the Philippines in 1956, Robin decided to become a midwife in 1991, when her sister and niece tragically died during childbirth.
She qualified as a midwife in the United States and Indonesia, and founded the Bumi Sehat Foundation International in Bali, Indonesia.
Providing free compassionate healthcare to all mothers and babies because peace begins at gentle and loving birth.
To date, she has birthed over 9,000 babies and is known by locals and international fans alike as "Ibu Robin" (Mother Robin). Bumi Sehat (which translates to "healthy mother earth") operates clinics in Bali, Sumatra Island Aceh, Papua, and the Philippines, as well as temporary clinics in disaster areas around the world such as Haiti and Nepal.