Most of the time the girls only go to visit family during the March-May holiday but this time some of the visits happened later. For one of the girls the visit was arranged after a close family member passed away and for the other girl it was moved due to planning issues. Often it is very emotional to see each other after a long time away. In some cases it is also very difficult to once again be in the place where the terrible things that were done to her occurred. A “mother” is always with the girls when they visit family to provide support and protection and creates a relationship with the girls’ family and the house she now lives in.

New shoes
A group of children in the Netherlands has been saving money for a year in order to provide the girls in Thailand with new shoes. When the girls heard about this they were ecstatic and they could hardly wait to go shopping on a day off. Usually the children have a certain budget for when