Barbara is traveling in the remote areas of Xieng Khouang Province providing the children the warm clothing recently donated to Give Children A Choice! Thank you Barbara and donors, you are making a difference to many, many children! Over 500
We are Thankful! Clothing and Hat Donations!
The clothing donations are coming in. We have received several donations and haven’t opened them all yet, we will post as we open the packages. Many children in the remote areas of Xieng Khouang Province do not have proper clothing
Thank You!
Miss Hmong Milwaukee Jennifer Xiong came by with her family to visit JiiNou and Give Children A Choice! She is very interested in helping our organization. She donated school supplies for the children. Thank you, Jen!
Adventures in China!
We made it to Xaihuangbanna! We were met at the airport by the photography staff and whisked off to our sweet lovely hotel. Our guide Tim helped us get settled and gave us an overview of life here and the
Thank you!
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
Jii Nou Receives a Passport!
We had to come in very early to see the Lao Consulate Dept today to get JiiNou his passport this morning. This was a culmination of approximately six months of hard work to get here today. With fingers crossed and
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.