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
Traveling to Thailand
The team is now traveling in Thailand. Mor Vue, the 15 year old girl who stopped growing about 10 years ago, accompanied by her elder brother, will be seen by doctors at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok in a few days.
Spreading the Warmth, Thank You!
Thank you to all the wonderful people who donated to help us buy more clothing and warm items for the children in the remote areas of Xieng Khouang Province. Mr. Thongsy Lee went up north yesterday to distribute more in
Visiting Mor Vue and the Thachok Children
The team traveled to Thachok Village yesterday to see Mor Ver and to give out warm clothes to the children. Great experiences with everyone involved. We will be taking Mor Vue with her older brother as guardian to Bumrungrad International
The Road to Yodt Phair
Despite difficult road conditions and having to walk to reach the village we had a great day giving out clothes, hats and scarves to the children of Yodt Phair Village. Yosh and Shuja interviewed and filmed Mr. Yelee who lost
UXO Victim Mr. Ladone
Checking in on Mr. Ladone (Khamphet) at his home before nightfall. He was blinded by a bombie several years ago. Sadly things have not changed much for him since the accident, he stays at home unable to do much of
Sharing the Warmth in Thong Village
What’s the Good News? Went to Ban Thong to meet with UXO survivor Kayeng Yang’s family. His Grandparents will travel with us to Thailand to see him in a few days. We also gave out warm clothes, hats from our
UXO Removal Teams, Dangerous Work Everyday
The Give Children A Choice team accompanied UXO Laos out to the field and an active UXO removal site to watch the dangerous work UXO Laos does everyday.
Let the Building Begin…. Na Oh Preschool
What’s the good news? Signed an MOU to build a model preschool in Na Oh Village (near Plain of Jars site one) earlier this week. Thank you donor Michael and Denise McCarthy. Thank you partner Hopeful Encounter. School grounds have
Visiting UXO Laos
What’s the good news? We spent time earlier this week to thank Mr. Kingphet and to get to know his UXO removal team members (mostly women) for their help. Most recently, they helped us by clearing school grounds for our