The two days program at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club started with a delicious American breakfast in the morning of the 16th. Thanks to the great effort of the American Embassy, in the following two days the children learned how to sail, do the right knots as well as they did exercises to strengthen their ability to work in…
The glamorous evening was opened by the president of the ´Deutscher Hilfsverein´ Mr. Dr. Thiengtham. He welcomed all guests and also took the opportunity to thank all supporters, volunteers and organisers. Following, His Excellency the ambassador of Germany Mr. Prügel greeted the guests and also thanked the men and women responsible for this great evening as well as…
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…
More than 700 guests attended the reception at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok including diplomats, politicians, economists, and distinguished members from the cultural and scientific communities. On this special night it was a particular honour to welcome Dr. Stefan Kaufmann who is a member of the German Bundestag along with Mr Jürgen Koppelin who is former member of…
For this special occasion, the 80 children from the Sanuk Daycare Center visited the CPDC and welcomed with our youngest children the special guests. Khun Toy gave a hearty welcoming speech followed by the Austrian Ambassador who found warm words to thank the CPDC for inviting him and his wife. Two girls from CPDC were beautifully dressed…
Mister Hanns Schumacher signed a donation over 580,000 Baht, which is already the second immense donation of the German Embassy to the CPDC. As the first German Embassy´s donation made it possible to build up the first two living houses for the children, the second donation now will allow to build up a nursing unit which will not just…
Awaiting for her arrival are 10 Dutch ladies group leads by President of P.I.L.C., Mrs. Anja Schoof, Dr. & Mrs. Henk Dijkstra, Ms. Elfi Seitz and the German great benefactor who donated for 3 houses at CPDC, Mr. Hans Müller. After receiving warm welcome and a short briefing of over all work during the past year from Director…
Mr. and Mrs. Peterlik took time to learn about the life of the children at the center and the developments that had taken place at CPDC since the Ambassador’s last visit. They were shown around the compound, inspecting the new Mushroom Farm and the inside of the girl’s houses. Meanwhile their children had a great time, joining the CPDC’s…
The residence was strung with fairy lights and had a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. The Mahidol Univeristy performed a collection of German and French carols and created a joyfull christmas atmosphere. The dirndl wearing waitresses served stollen, bratwurst buns, baked apples and all other manner of finger foods. It was lovely to see all the children so at ease,…
Her visit to our center was not the first time for Mrs. Sorvino to show a strong interest in the problem of human trafficking. In fact she has been campaigning with the UNODC in different nations and will soon be staring in a movie about child victims of trafficking. We highly appreciate her visit as well as her help…
