Annual Report 2016

Finally we are ready and happy to present our “Annual Report 2016”. A small summary of what we achieved throughout 2015, pictures, facts and our financial report. Hopefully you enjoy it!

Surprising visit for one of our foster children

During the Thai New Year “Song Kran” the foster parent Patric came to Northern Thailand and went with our Team to visit his foster child. Jansu is a 13 year old girl living with her sick mother in a remote village. Their house is a simple bamboo structure without running water and a barely functioning bathroom. But Jansu attends school regularly, gets good grades and her dream is to become a nurse when she graduates. She helps to plant vegetables, harvest rice and help her mother wherever she can.

Without our foster program she would not be able to attend school that’s why support is priceless and Patric took the opportunity to visit her in person. It was a big surprise and beside a few new items for the mother and their kitchen, Jansu got a new backpack for school and a few new clothes. She is such a strong and confident girl and we are so grateful to being able to support her.

If you would like to know more about us and our program please get in touch with us via our website www.raintree-foundation.org or write an email at paten@thaicare.de

Fun at the 3D Museum

Last weekend the children from the children’s home in Mae Hae visited the Paradise in Art Museum in Chiang Mai.
The children had a lot of fun to “beam into” all sorts of situations. Whether as pandas, surfers or in a lava landscape … they really enjoyed the day trip. 🙂
Thanks to our house parents and our girls from the office in Chiang Mai who accompanied the children and offered them a great day!

Winner !

We are so happy to see the achievements of the children!
Chanchai, one of the children from our foster project, won the first price in a race at a school competition. He was the fastest runner at his age in the whole district. But not only that…
About 2 weeks later the province competition took place where the best children from the district took part. And guess what, Chanchai won the province race as well and got honored with a trophy and a certificate for his sporting achievements.
We are happy to see our children taking their own steps and reach their goals in all different kinds of activities.
If you also want to know more about our foundation and what we do please don’t hesitate to contact us!
For English www.raintree-foundation.org and for German www.thaicare.de and please LIKE our pages on FaceBook.

Renovation of the Mae Hae children’s home

Renovation of the Mae Hae children’s home – Thank You Helmut & Uli and all supporters and donors for your help to renovate the home to flourish in new resplendence…..but have a look yourself….

Our partner ThaiCare has a new webpage

Our partner Thai Care e.V. has got a new website! 
The German-speaking fans of the Raintree Foundation can now read all the RTF texts in German.
For us it’s important to show that we are a unit, so we do have the same texts and information on our websites!

Nid and Noah

Last weekend I came across a former project child on Facebook, who left our children’s home in 2014 and I would like to share the story with you:

Nid lived for years in one of our children’s homes together with her older brother Noah and her younger brother Seubsak. The half-orphans come from a remote village in the mountains. Since the mother was left alone after the father’s death, they came to our Mae Na Chorn children’s home.
So I was on Facebook and commented on a photo, on which she is to be seen and suddenly a private message comes up and Nid writes with really good English. She says that she has been studying at Chiang Mai Rajabhat University for almost a year now and will become a primary school teacher. I was totally flashed! It is so great to see that the children use their good education to make something out of their lives! In the further conversation she also told me about her brother.
I remember Noah very well, although my volunteering in Mae Na Chorn was in 2010. Noah inspired me back then. He was not only inquiring and sympathetic, but also fascinated me with his musical talent. He always played the guitar at our evening meetings. And as one of the older home children he guided the younger ones in a quiet but nevertheless determined way! I’ve always hoped to follow Noah’s path. Nid reported that Noah is now working as a cook and sent me a photo of him right away!
The developments of these two are perfect examples of the importance of education in the childhood, and it also shows clearly that the work of the RTF and Thai Care effects children in a great way.
Nid and Noah were able to grow up safely and healthy in the children’s home. Our house parents have raised them with patience, love and consistency to great young adults and the opportunity to attend school has opened all ways for them. The additional English lessons given by our volunteers are just the icing on the cake.

And that is why I love the work for Thai Care and the Raintree Foundation!
Yours,
Anne ☺