JiiNou Mommy Diaries – September 14, 2017 We spent the day with JiiNou last week at his new school. He is very happy there, but misses the perks of being home. We took him to immigration to check on his
Artists in Training, Brightening up the Kokpherng Children’s Learning Center
Frank Manley Children’s Learning Center, Kokpherng Village. 3rd, 4th and 5th graders excitedly contributed to their learning center art mural. Still work in process. Looking beautiful!! (Our painters ran out for the Friday afternoon, end of week school closing program,
Jii Nou Update
Mommy Diaries – Jii Nou Update – Sept 6th 2017 We made it to Khon Kaen to see JiiNou! He is doing well in school. He is in grade 1. He speaks Thai fluently now. He still speaks English, but
Something Special Happening at Kokpherng Children’s Learning Center
ARTISTS Harry Newman and Teal Barnes are here today to start work on the mural at our Kokpherng Children’s Learning Center. We are super excited to see it unfold. We also gave them a tour of the preschool and kindergarten
Visiting the CFBT Khon Kaen School for the Blind
We visited the Khon Kaen School for the Blind today. They suffered 2 flash floods resulting from the deterioration of the retaining wall that is keeping the water from coming into the school grounds. Much of the school’s first floor
Vitamin Distribution in Khoun District, XKH Province
1000’s of Khoun District, Xieng Khouang expecting/lactating mothers and preschool aged children are receiving one year of daily multiple vtamins thanks to the long time Give Children A Choice/Vitamin Angels partnership. The vitamins help malnourished preschoolers to eat more, be
Getting Ready for the New School Year
The Frank W. Manley Children’s :earning Center in Kokpherng Village has three preschool classrooms. We are putting the finishing touches in the three preschool classrooms: curtains, individual shelves for student blankets, backpacks and lunch boxes, shelves for learning toys, tables and
Computer Learning at Kokpherng
The Frank W. Manley Children’s Learning Center summer session computer classes are now in their 5th week. Primary school children who did not know what a computer was four weeks ago are now using a mouse, typing and creating documents
Severe Flooding at CFBT School in Khon Kaen
The Christian Foundation for the Blind, Thailand has a school for the blind in Khon Kaen, Thailand. We have worked with them before when we were placing a young UXO victim who was blinded by a bombie get into a
Kokpherng Upgrade
400 square meters of tile was installed at the Frank Manley Children’s Learning Center in Kokpherng Village, Sang Thong District. The building houses 3 preschool classrooms, 1 computer learning classroom with over 15 computers and macbooks, and a 200 sq