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The
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The Childlife Shelter is located 7km from Mae Sai centre, in the middle of vast rice paddy fields. This natural environment provides great freedom and protection for our children and serves as a new home to children who have no other safe alternatives. The shelter has 2 big fishing lakes where the children can swim and play, and a hall where they enjoy performing. In addition to their sleeping dorms, there is a communal dining hall and a classroom/ library for the children who do not attend school. |
The current Childlife Shelter. |
Apart from having a place to sleep and eat regular meals, the children in the Shelter also receive close care by several full-time staff members.
In keeping with the shelters natural setting a well-developed agriculture program is run by the children and staff. Activities include vegetable growing, fish cultivation and chicken and pig farming.
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Doing
the Sunday washing. |
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At
present the shelter gives home to 147 children.
The demand is rising and everything indicates
that the next few years will bring a great deal
more children in need to Childlife's doorstep.
But at the moment the Shelter is at its full
capacity and, as it stands, is unable to receive
many more children.
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Childlife
therefore plans to move the Shelter to new location and
build a Children's Village. This new approach will have
a more family-like structure with small groups of children
living together in seperate houses, with one or two staff-members
dedicated to each house.
The
children of Childlife currently grow there own rice. This
move towards self-subsistent living will continue to expand
in the new Children's Village, with the children learning
agriculture skills in their farm, while supporting their
daily nutrition at the same time.
To
make this future a reality Childlife will require
a great deal of financial and organisational support.
If you think you may be able to assist please see
the donate page
of this website. |
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