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Ban Mahachai School, Issan, Thailand

When we first started in 2007, our first project was a village school in Northeast Thailand called Ban Mahachai School in the rice farming village of Mahachai, Surin Province, Issan, 470km from Bangkok and 35km from the Cambodian border to the south. The village school had 95 students. Since the local government provided only a small amount of lunch money, we matched 100% of what the school gets from the government to provide additional dish or fruits for nutrition for the children. We also provided 760 writing notebooks and the school’s first playground equipment, a climbing frame.

Swansiri School, Nakon Nayok, Thailand

In 2009, we moved closer to Bangkok to a school called Swansiri, 90km from Bangkok which took about 2.5 hours to get there. There, we provided additional lunch money for the students including kidergarden children who do not receive any lunch stipend from the local government, similar to Ban Mahachai School in Surin.

In 2011, we moved to Cambodia and to the Philippines as we gained more experience and also felt comfortable enough to go there and provide assistance as those countries' children have greater need. Often times, it is challenging to make sure that the children receive 100% of the benefits of the donation. We find that the only way to insure this is to do it ourselves and with a help of a local person whenever possible.

In Cambodia, we currently have two on-going projects, one in Ream Village, 25km from Sihanoukville which is 230km from Phnom Penh and the other one, Cambodian Children's Painting Project (CCPP) in Sihanoukville itself.

Ream Village, near Sihanoukville, Cambodia

For 60 Ream Village children, we provided each students a school bag, text books, writing pads, white board, pen, pencil, eraser, sharpener, ruler and notebooks for this school year which started in September. And then we followed it up with a steel-framed cart which can be pulled by a motorbike to ferry the little ones back and forth to their school which is 3.5km away.

Cambodian Children's Painting Project (CCPP), Sihanoukville

For CCPP, we provided 400Kg of rice as buffer for their on-going needs as this heavy rainy season ruined 14% of Cambodian rice crops and it is expected that the price of rice will increase next year if it hasn’t already. CCPP provide daily lunches for 120+ children as well as distributes rice to needy families around Sihanoukville weekly. Their weekly requirement is 250Kg or rice or 5 bags of 50Kg rice. CCPP’s goal is to provide children with the opportunity to develop their imagination and skills through artistic expression. CCPP provide children a safe place to play, learn and dream. CCPP believe that education is the antidote to poverty and exploitation. We will continue to provide assistance to CCPP whenever we receive donations. Next year, we hope to offer college scholarships to a couple of exceptional but needy students (seeking sponsors).

Moalboal, Cebu Island, Philippines

In the Philippines, we have two potential elementary schools in Moalboal, Cebu to assist. Moalboal is approximately 110km from Cebu City on the Southwest side of Cebu Island, a mecca for divers and snorkelers in crystal clear water on a beachside town not yet spoiled by onslaught of tourists. At Moalboal, needy families truly believe the importance of education for their children.

Please join us and help those less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you very much for your interest.