Monthly Archives: May 2012

Don Bosco school donated funds to the Mae Na Chorn Children Home in Thailand

It all began when family Feyen from Belgium visited our Mae Na Chorn Children Home. They spent a couple of nights at the Hot Coffee Guesthouse, which is attached to the children home. After their return to Belgium family Feyen gave a presentation … Continue reading

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Children Camp in the remote village “Dulaper” in Northern Thailand

End of April the Raintree Foundation organized a children camp in Dulaper village. April is still in school holiday and the children are more than happy to take part in some fun activities. It was a three day camp with … Continue reading

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Seminar for leaders of children homes

On May 19th the Raintree Foundation offered a seminar for childcare providers in the Mae Na Chorn children’s home. The theme of the seminar was “Identification of Child Abuse and Maltreatment”. We were able to teach 10 leadres who run … Continue reading

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Safe drinking water for 127 Families in Phayao District, Chiang Mai, North Thailand

Two weeks ago the RainTree Foundation did the third follow up monitoring visit to a rural  village in Phayao area, where 127 units of sustainable BioSand Filters have been donated by the Rotary Club of Coquitlam in 2011. The people … Continue reading

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New roof for a hill tribe family

The Raintree Foundation is active in the Mae Chaem area, mainly in Mae Na Chorn and Mae Hae where the Raintree Foundation runs children homes. However, we have contact with many other villages and are well aware of their needs. … Continue reading

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Raintree Foundation’s Language and Health Awareness workshop

In April we had a chance to provide language studies (English and Thai) and health awareness knowledge. Our aim is to provide extended assistance to community through people who are already living within the community. Many have different abilities and … Continue reading

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RAM-Pump installation

Last week, we installed a  ram pump in a remote village in the Mae Hong Son province. The pump supplies water for the whole village which lies about 80 meters above the actual water source. Together with the locals we … Continue reading

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