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.

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

0.1%

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

40%

Storage cupboards

In every family house we have storage cupboards for spare blankets, pillows and sheets for the girls as well as for personal items such as clothes and towels for the ‘mothers’. Just like the girls’ wardrobes these four veneered cupboards are almost falling apart and we would like to replace them.

We need $ 3.300 in total. Will you help us?

Funding

0.1%

Front doors

Doors in your house are for entering or leaving your home, but they also protect you from weather influences and they are useful when you are out or want to sleep. When these doors fail to function, they really need to be replaced. Two family houses have aluminium sliding doors which we thought were unbreakable but are now broken anyway. They are old and they have been repaired many times, but that’s no longer possible.

The price per set of doors is $ 330 and so to replace both sets we need a total of $ 660.

Will you help us buy new front doors for the girls’ houses?

Funding

0.1%

Mower

Our three family houses, the building for independent living, the multipurpose building and other structures are located on two different areas. On those areas we also have many fields, trees and plants and so there is lots of maintenance needed. Especially during the wet season, which lasts for six months, the grass literally shoots up from the soil and this means a lot of mowing. We have two mowers, perhaps better known as brush cutters, that we use to keep the grass short. Not only do we do this because it looks neat, but it also keeps pests out of the garden, such as snakes. Safety first.

One of our mowers must be replaced and so we are looking for sponsors to help buy a new one.

A new mower costs $ 330,-

Will you help us?

Funding

0.1%

Renovation independent living units

We have three houses with an adjoining communal living room and kitchen for those girls who are learning to live independently. Unfortunately, these buildings are increasingly falling into disrepair and an extensive renovation is necessary. The ceilings are coming down and the paint is peeling; screen doors are falling apart; the kitchen is in disrepair; the air flow of the rooms is inadequate in this warm climate; the bathrooms are too ugly for words; built-in water pipes burst one after the other and so on and so on.

We want to tackle this project once and for all and not fix some parts here and there. Therefore we have calculated the overall costs and hope you will help get the total budget together so we can offer the girls/young women proper accommodation again.

The estimated costs are in total $ 5350

Funding

100%