Give Children A Choice has just been gifted a pair of new 3D Hands from Thai Reach, a local NGO that helps poor folks missing upper limbs to have prosthetics that really improve their lives. These will go to Mr.
Mr. Houng – UXO Survivor
This is Mr. Houng. He is a Bombie victim. We first met Mr. Houng a couple of years ago, he was depressed and sad most of the time. He was having a difficult time finding any resources that would help
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
Visiting Kayeng’s Family
Give Children A Choice brought pictures of its trip with Grandma and Grandpa to reunite them with Kayeng at his school in Khao Yai earlier this year. They also accompanied Kayeng to Bangkok’s Bumrungrad for his semi-annual eye checkup during
Celebrating Pimai with our Friends at UXO Laos
Give Children A Choice was invited to UXO Laos New Year (Pimai) celebration and traveled to Xieng Khouang Province to join them and visit our newest preschool under construction in Na Oh Village. Our partnership with UXO Laos began when
Help Us Give Hope
We gave Mr Houng hope today. Now, what needs to be done is to see if we (he and us) can evolve that hope into self esteem and self confidence. He lost both 18 years ago, when he found a
Support Begets Support
What’s the great news? We had a fantastic afternoon with our friends at UXO LAO. The UXO removal team has been a godsend for our preschool programs. They’ve always been ready and prepared to clear UXO at our new school
Overcoming the Past
What’s the good news? We met Mr Pheng today. His leg was blown off by a bomb 43 years ago, while working his farm. Today, he traded in his old prosthetic for a new one. No protruding screws. He said,
Visiting Kayeng at School, A Reunion
One of our first stops on our trip to Thailand was at the Makutkiriwan School for the Blind. Kayeng’s Grandparents were anxious to see him, their first visit since he was accepted into the school in January 2014. We were