‘Baby Lucky”s mother told her followers she donated excess money from her $190,000 fundraiser to a hospital in Bali – but has now deleted the comment.
Honey Ahimsa, whose ailing seven-week-old baby girl was medically evacuated to Australia after kind-hearted members of the public donated nearly $200,000, has offered little explanation of what happened to any additional funds.
It comes as it may be revealed that the family is launching a new business – an ‘affordable’ online course to help expats build their dream home in the Balinese ‘paradise’.
Three weeks ago – before Daily Mail Australia revealed that the family had recently returned to Bali to renovate a villa – Ms Ahimsa was asked by one of her 37,000 followers if she had donated any leftover money to Siloam Hospital in Denpasar, where Lucky was receiving treatment for the first time.
“Yes, we did and we will continue to donate/help children in need,” Ms. Ahimsa replied.
But the question and comment have now disappeared under the post, with the caption, “I’m not chasing money, I’m chasing freedom.”
One of Honey Ahimsa’s 37,000 followers asked if she had donated part of the money to the hospital and she replied, “Yes, we have and we will continue to donate/help children in need”
But the comment and response have since been deleted from Ms Ahimsa’s Instagram page. However, it is not suggested that the remaining money was not donated to Siloam Hospital
Daily Mail Australia can reveal the family is launching a new business plan – an ‘affordable’ online course to help expats build their dream home in Bali
“The ability to spend my most valuable currency (time) with the people I love is my goal,” it adds.
Ms. Ahimsa originally told this publication that “no money from the Lucky Love GoFundMe was used for anything other than what was stated on the GoFundMe page.”
The page, which was set up by a friend and has now closed, hinted that there was cash left.
In the future, Lucky and family will help children in Bali who are struggling with health problems.
Ms Ahimsa has not responded to questions about the new revelations, including the removal of the comment.
While the family paid nearly $107,000 for the specialized medical evacuation flight, Daily Mail Australia understands that payment was initially delayed.
In fact, it took them more than three weeks to raise the money.
The GoFundMe originally claimed that Lucky’s Bali medical bills were “$5,000 to $8,000” per day, but other sources have disputed this figure. Siloam Hospital in Denpasar declined to comment due to patient confidentiality.
Ms Ahimsa told this publication she was “more than happy” to provide a detailed account of how the money was spent, but stopped responding to emails when asked.
She also said she received very few donations through PayPal.
Ms Ahimsa said she received very few donations via PayPal – but this publication has unearthed an old post suggesting otherwise
Baby Lucky’s medevac from Indonesia to Australia was funded online through donations from Australians and others who gave more than $190,000. But this publication understands that the payment didn’t come initially and it took them more than three weeks to scrape together the money
Ms Ahimsa insisted that “no money from the Lucky Love GoFundMe was used for anything other than what was stated on the GoFundMe page”
But this publication has seen an old post indicating that she received 4,000 donations of about $5 to $10 each.
Ms. Ahimsa insists that the family’s new home in Bali is a rental and they pay only $83 a week.
She and her husband now plan to launch an “affordable online course sharing every step of renting/remodeling in Bali for anyone who wants to do the same.”
Ms. Ahimsa regularly posts pictures of the family’s travels to distant locations on her Instagram account. Above, in a premium or business class seat
Her new Instagram bio reads, “I help people build affordable dream homes in paradise.”
In her latest post, she lets her followers know that they can ‘get a house in Bali with a legally binding long term contract of 10-50 years from just $350 USD deposit and $50 rent per week!’
On Wednesday, this publication revealed that Baby Lucky’s parents had attempted to raise $10,000 in early 2020 for a “not-for-profit vegan restaurant, boutique eco-hotel and tattoo studio” in Tulum, Mexico.
They reportedly offered incentives to encourage donations, including free stays, breakfasts and yoga classes, but the project was never completed.
The couple’s fundraising efforts in Mexico — which were also billed as a project to help underprivileged and orphaned children in Mexico — are said to have raised about half of the $10,000 goal.
However, after the project was shut down, all traces of it were erased from the Internet. Ms Ahimsa claimed that she explained the disappearance on her Instagram page at the time.
On Wednesday, Daily Mail Australia exclusively revealed that Honey and Pan Ahimsa (pictured with their son) were trying to raise $10,000 in early 2020 for a “non-profit vegan restaurant, boutique eco-hotel and tattoo studio” in Tulum, Mexico. The project was never completed and all mention of it has been scrapped from their social media accounts
She told Daily Mail Australia that she and her husband have shut down the Tulum venture due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The project in Tulum was canceled due to Covid and the world went completely silent for two years,” she said.
Ms. Ahimsa traveling to Santorini, Greece after the failure of the crowdfunded Tulum project
“We made the decision to return to Australia with our son because it was the safest decision with a child during a global pandemic.
“The intention was to help orphans when I lost both my parents (I was taken from my mother at the age of eight after experiencing things no child should experience and my father was hit by a truck and killed when I was 18).”
Ms Ahimsa added, “The project in Tulum fell through and the GoFundMe was taken down.
“We haven’t raised half of that GoFundMe goal yet. Most of the donations were made by my partner’s mother, who donated more than 80 percent of the proceeds.’
Ms Ahimsa declined to answer questions about what happened to the rest of the money.