Thank you Aya, Ayu and Ami Usui for sending us these precious pieces of clothing! We will send them up country and perhaps deliver them to the Yang family that has 4 girls who need warm and nice clothes to
Xishuangbanna Foto Festival
On December 7th we received a formal invitation from China’s Yunnan provincial government to participate in their annual Xishuangbanna Foto Festival. We chose to select from our 1000’s of photographs to tell our perspective of the US Secret War’s impact
A Success Story – Mr. Yelee
Mr. Yelee, a man whose legs were blown off by a detonated bombie in August 2008, and a success story. We met him 10 days after his accident. He was so poor, he could only afford to alternate his six
#Disrupt Aging Story – Dori Shimoda
A #DisruptAging Story from Japanese American, Dori Shimoda, Founder of Give Children A Choice “When I was 32 years old, I was kidnapped and held at gunpoint for 18 hours. Initially I thought, ‘This can’t be real. It can’t be
#Disrupt Aging Story – Barbara Shimoda
A #DisruptAging Story from Barbara Lee Shimoda, Country Director of Give Children A Choice. “If anything, the best thing I ever did for these children in Laos is that I made them look worthy in the eyes of their family.
Thank you Magical Light Foundation!
Thank you Ben Cheong of the Magical LIght Foundation for your generous donation of 17 pre-owned Macbooks for our new Learning center in Kok Pherng and other schools considered for these wonderful gifts in the future. We picked them up
China Charity Fair 2016
Dori, Barbara and Nadine are representing Give Children A Choice at the China Charity Fair in Shenzhen, China. They are sharing what we do and what we have accomplished to a new, large audience to find new supporters and partners
Lao Fashion Week! And Jii Nou’s Progress
Jii Nou attending Lao Fashion week! The ladies love him! Jii Nou helping clean the bathroom! (playing while he is in the tub!) Watch the video. “The great pretender.” This is what JiiNou does when he does not
International Literacy Day
Today is International Literacy Day. Some 775 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults are still not literate and two-thirds are women. 60.7 million children are out of school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.
Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day! Seems like Labor Day signifies the ‘end’ of summer even though the last day of summer is not until later this month. Our children and grandchildren are back to school, most go with new school supplies, clothes