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…
Again with gratefulness we thank you all for this gesture of sharing your kindness and love to the Child Protection Development Center children. Our goal to make a difference in the lives of the CPDC children once more came true and is every year being a success with the participation of good hearted community members. We would like to…
In the early afternoon our honorable guests arrived at the CPDC’s compound, where twenty CPDC children as well as staff members and the team of HHNFT were awaiting them. After a brief introduction to the concept of the CPDC, the group was split into smaller groups, to let our guests take a closer look to the compound. Our CPDC…
Starting with different competitions, such as sack race and tug-of-war took place, the children of four teams proved their skills. Afterwards the volleyball match began. By using barrels to cheer the players up the other children were a great support for the CPDC Volleyball girls, who play “professional” in a volleyball club. Exhausted from many different games, which…