This weekend a group of international students stayed in Pattaya visiting many charity projects such as Father Ray Foundation, CPDC and Pattaya Orphanage. On Saturday morning they set out for the CPDC to spend time with the children. After a competition of a game of tug of war, the children had the change to choose between different kinds…
Apart from supporting the annual education funds for up to 40 children living in the slums area with school fees, uniforms and materials, etc., this year HHNFT additionally helped the leader of the Theprasit slum community with a great donation. During the day, when the parents of these children go to work mostly on the construction side, some children…
The children between 18 and 23 years wanted to gain some work experience and learn how to earn pocket money for themselves. Therefore they looked for a job during the long summer holidays. Na, Ming, Oh and Wit were accepted by the Thai Garden Resort and Tonut Thongdee by the Diana Garden Resort. This Saturday they wanted to…
After their arrival the team was split into two groups. One group worked adjusting the land so grass can be planted to make the surrounding greener and even more beautiful. The other group was busy with digging holes for concrete columns. Bamboo frames will be put between these concrete columns, so climbing plants can grow on it. While some…
Several articles during the last year already shed light on the generous dedication of the Austrian Embassy in Thailand and the Austrian Consulate in Pattaya actively supporting HHNFT and the CPDC. Together the Austrian Ambassador Peterlik and his wife as well as the Austrian Consulate Hofer had benevolently shown their interest and also supported us also in monetary terms;…
Every child loves sweets, yet only a few know how to prepare them on their own. The children of the CPDC had the chance to learn this great art last weekend, when the German confectioner Karin Ebelsberger organized a toffee cooking course. Indeed, the children did not only learn how to make simple sweets, but Karin Ebelsberger showed them…
Every year the HHNFT hands over a check to one of the projects of the YWCA Bangkok in the Pattaya Center. This project is called “warm family project” and bears the educational expenses of students who cannot afford it on their own. This year the HHNFT donated 30.000 Baht thus allowing 17 children and young adults to study. All…
After their arrival early in the morning the 30 Navy members of the two countries were divided into two groups. While one group was adjusting the land of our vegetable garden the rest was helping us with a very remarkable task. Some weeks ago a heavy storm raged over Pattaya and did hard damage. At our center the storm…
The Sotpattana School for the Deaf, located on the compound of the Pattaya Orphanage, is another project which has been supported by HHNFT for a long time. It had been set up in 1982 by Rev. Fr. Raymond A. Brennan who had also co-founded and managed the Pattaya Orphanage. The school approaches an issue of great importance: The promotion…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes has been a sponsor of the CPDC for a long time and its vast and long lasting experiences on drug control and crime prevention contribute significantly to the success of CPDC. This Wednesday, the 8th of August, the UN-Director for Inspection and Division Deborah Rugg visited our center to ensure herself…
