Here in Thailand, the temperature often rises above 30 degrees and sometimes even above 40 degrees centigrade. Everybody takes it as easy as possible then; people stay inside and drink a lot of water to stay hydrated and cool down. Wouldn’t it be great for the girls to eat an ice cream every once and...
Project Status: Ongoing Project
How can we survive without the ‘mothers’?
The girls in Baan Phak Phing would not be able to live with us if we did not employ ‘mothers’ who take care of them. The mothers offer the girls kindness, love and security. They teach the girls how to cook, wash, clean and take care of themselves. In order to make the family houses...
Modern technology
We live in the digital age which has a great affect on our lives. We use the technologies at work, at home, at school and also for social contacts, otherwise we will miss much. These technologies demand financial investments for all of us, including Baan Phak Phing. Our present computers have become slower and need...
New Desks
We have several desks that need to be replaced because some of them are almost literally falling apart. We need new desks for 3 staff offices as well as desks for the girls on which to put the computers they use for homework. We need a total of 10 new desks. Each desk costs 170...
Windows and frames
The multi-purpose room now has wooden window frames. The warm and moist weather in Thailand causes early decay to these wooden structures, despite regular maintenance. Some of the windows don’t even close completely anymore. We have plans to replace the wooden frames with maintenance friendly material and energy efficient glazing so that we need not...