Ongoing Projects

On this page we will keep you informed of ongoing projects. These are special goals that are necessary to run Baan Phak Phing as a whole, in addition to the basic necessities of life for the girls. This concerns things such as; material items for maintenance work or means of transport, safety, trips, special activities, technical items such as computers, printers, network, internet, staff costs, a little extra for the girls, etc.
Scroll further down to can see which project you would like to contribute to.

Summer holiday

Starting mid-March, the girls have two months off due to the summer holidays here in Thailand. What will the girls do during that time? Some are able to go on a family visit and we always have a home camp for one or two weeks. They also have the opportunity to just do nothing or read books, play games, watch tv or go swimming. However, we always try to go away with them for three days or so, to take a break, have a short holiday. A couple of years ago we were even able to take them to the beach down south. Last year they went to the neighboring province of Chiang Mai and this year we would like to take them to a nearby province as well. We have almost finished planning the details and we are really looking forward to the trip. Of course, there are costs involved as our group consists of about 40 people.

The estimated costs are $ 1500

Will you help us provide an unforgettable holiday for the girls?

Funding

57%

Mopeds

Mopeds, or rather ‘motorbikes’ as they go a bit faster than 40 km/hr, are a practical means of transport for the older girls who use them to go to school or sport on their own. They are also useful for the staff when they have to take a girl to the doctor’s or in other cases when going by car is not strictly necessary. The mopeds are cheaper to drive than cars which make them a good solution.
We need two extra additional mopeds to provide them to everyone who needs them.

One moped costs $ 2000 and so we need $ 4000 in total for two new bikes.

Can you help us?

 

Funding

Kitchen cabinets

In the girls’ home the kitchen cabinets that we use for crockery and more are now about 17 years old. And if they are used many times by twelve residents every day then it’s only natural for them to wear out. They have been repaired many times but at some point that no longer works and now it’s time for new ones.
We need five new kitchen cabinets of $ 220 each.

In total we need $ 1100

Will you help us?

Funding

Television for the young adults

As you probably know we have three rooms for independent living with kitchen and living room on our premises. The two girls who are now living there love to watch tv after a day of school or traineeship. I guess most of you enjoy doing that as well. The tv they have now is one of those big ones, remember them? With a small square screen and wide on all sides. This tv still needs antennas in order to receive channels, but as it no longer works the girls now have to do without.

A new television costs about $ 280

Would you like to contribute to this project?

Funding

100%

Sewing machine

Repairing clothes, making a tablecloth or teaching the girls how to sew is something a number of our ‘mothers’ like to do and know how to do well. A while ago we were able to buy one new sewing machine which we are very happy with. However, we now need a second one as we have three families in two different areas. Unfortunately, the treadle sewing machine can no longer be used and we would like to replace it with a modern and smaller sewing machine. More practical and easy to store.

The costs of a sewing machine are $ 275

Will you help us?

Funding

Washing machine

The older girls who are learning to live independently have to do their own laundry of course. However, at the moment they have no washing machine and so they wash small items by hand and large things such as bed linen at the family homes. Small or big loads, it would be lovely for the girls if they had their own washing machine and so could be really independent.

A washing machine costs about $ 440

Funding

100%