Early in the morning we headed off to the Siam Country Club where the event was held. There we met children from two or three other NGO’s. Everyone got a helmet and the Cyclefest team explained the course and some safety information. After that every child got a bike and they all lined up at the starting line. Now…
After a warm opening by President Rodney James Charman, the Big Band “Big to the Future” welcomed the guests with two lovely versions of the national anthems of Thailand and the Netherlands. In the following all guests were welcomed and some special guests were introduced by Jan Abbink, Vice President of the Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard and one of…
Together with students and adults with all kind of different believes the children from the Drop-In Center prayed at the beautiful tempel in Pattaya for the king. It was a very great experiene, seeing all these different people praying peaceful together. Before and after the small ceremony the students got small snacks and drinks for free and were able…
Upon their arrival, His Excellency and his team were welcomed by Khun Toy and all the children, waving Thai and Austrian flags. Afterwards they got a quick tour through the Drop-In Center, getting the chance to see the new computer room, the sleeping rooms and the offices and conference room. Later the children performed a show, containing dance as…
In the future, the ASEAN Education Center will take care of around 75 to 100 pupils up to the age of 16 years. Education will be provided by two qualified teachers from Cambodian and Myanmar as well as by several Thai and English speaking volunteers. At the beginning of next year, a second event – the official inauguration of…
After celebrating Khun Toy´s birthday in private at the HHN-office, on Monday, the 26th of September, Khun Toy and Khun Samphan went to the new Drop-In Center to celebrate their birthdays with the children from Burma, Laos and Cambodia again. It was a big pleasure for all of them. Both of them gave some heartwarming words towards the…
Once again the students were divided in two groups during their three days of supporting the CPDC in their farming work and doing activities at the Day-Care Center. One group was placed at the Drop-In Center and was helping to take care of the 70 migrant children who are coming to the Center every day to be educated. These…
Many of these children will go back to their home country as soon, as the parents have finished their job in Thailand. Here, most of the children may not go to school, because they do not have the Thai citizenship. While the parents are working on the construction sites or as maids, their children are left alone. That is…
At first they visited our Child Protection and Development Center to take a look at the whole compound, which has developed very quick, in the last years. But the most outstanding of this visit was that the entire group helped very energetic to renovate the front walls of the CPDC. They helped to give the final touch to these…
In the evening of the 5th of June the students came to the CPDC to have dinner together with the children on the sports field under the big roof. These danced and sang for them, even though the weather changed and heavy rain began to fall, accompanied with a high wind. Very tough, they performed while everyone else was…
