Jii Nou had to take a few days off from his therapy due to a bad cold, his entire guardian family was sick. Today he was back at therapy, working hard to regain his mobility. Nadine Dayag and her children
Jii Nou’s Progress
Jii Nou has had another busy day; medical check-up, dentist appointment, and second day of therapy. The medical exam showed that he is anemic and has parasites. Chronically starved, he has been subject to watching his family eat while he
Jii Nou Begins Therapy
A busy day for all involved in bringing much needed changes to Jii Nou’s life. His new guardians, Anouson and Lamina Thoj brought him to Vientiane and he was given a check up at the hospital and then had his
Update on Jii Nou (VP)
Dori, Chuck and Barbara traveled back to Jii Nou’s village, Ban Nong Hong Song. They met with the Naiban, Nhiatou Yang , Anouson Thoj and Lamina Thoj. After much discussion, everyone agreed that Anouson and his wife Lamina would take
Visit to Check On Jii Nou (VP)
Dori and Barbara Shimoda, along with Thongchanh Vilayvong and our good friend Chuck drove an hour to revisit Jii Nou at his home. When we arrived he was home alone; hot, thirsty, hungry and lying in a mess. No one
Jii Nou (VP) Needs Your Help
Jii Nou (VP) is an emaciated seven years old (but the size of a 1-2 year old) with contorted legs, feet, arms and hands. He was born a healthy, normal child. He contracted cerebral palsy from a prolonged untreated high
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
Giving ALL the Children Access to Education – Na Oh Update
Our newest preschool in Na Oh Village (Xieng Khouang Province) is quickly approaching the halfway point in the construction and everyone is excited! Currently in the village only 35 of the 140 preschoolers are permitted to attend preschool because of
Kokpherng – Another Exciting Project!
The team visited the Kokpherng Children’s Learning Center this morning. The roof trusses and doors are in place and the next steps are installing windows and the roof coverings. Once the building is complete it will house 4 classrooms