Yesterday, we were privileged in the Sunflower House CRPC to have a visit from amazing representation of the Pencils For Kids, Inc. Pencils For Kids, Inc. provides backpacks with school supplies to children in developing countries world-wide. And yesterday they made another visit at our very place to support and bring smiles to … Continue reading Hello again, Pencils For Kids!
Last year, our friend Ajarn Cathy who is a professor from the University of Minnesota came to visit the Sunflower House with a group of students - and this year we were happy to host another group and to meet Cathy again, such a wonderful woman! Since 2006 she has taken groups of University of … Continue reading Workshop with American friends!
Last week youth leaders from Myanmar came to visit the Sunflower House to exchange the knowledge about prevention programme regarding human-trafficking. The main purpose with the visit was for the youth leaders to get the chance to ask girls of the Sunflower House and P'Too questions about how the shelter operates in order for them … Continue reading Visitors from Myanmar – a day full of knowledge exchange and laughs!
A few days back, mostly thanks to P'Kam, the Sunflower House transformed to a truly creative and artistic place in Chiang Khong. The girls have been making notebooks for their own online shop at Etsy. Besides fundraising, the project brought a lot of fun and burst of creativity. Altogether, we have created more than 50 … Continue reading The daughters at CRPC are creating another great craft project!
Yesterday, the sun was shining, the bike tires had just been filled and snacks made - a perfect day to go for a bike trip! We all biked to nearby fish ponds where the girls enjoyed a day of fishing, PB&J sandwiches, fresh lychees directly from the tree, a delicious lunch including papaya salad and … Continue reading Day off? A bike trip and fishing we recommend!
During the summer break, CRPC held a seven-day camp for our girls. The event was divided into four-day English Camp and three-day Baking Days. All activities were hosted by the two newcome volunteers at CRPC – P’Juliette and P’Maria. During English Camp girls were divided into two groups as per age. The main purpose of … Continue reading Summer Camp at the Sunflower House, Chiang Khong
On Monday, the 23rd of April, we kicked-off a new week with a visit at the school of Som Pee Nong village. The girls from the Sunflower House along with P'Too and volunteer P'Maria took part in the event held by the Nam Khong School. On this day, with a help of four girls from … Continue reading EARTH DAY – another visit to Song Pee Nong village
Last month two of the girls from the Sunflower House went to America for a study and experience trip. We want to thank both Friends of Thai Daughters and the donors for making this trip possible! Here is some sneak-peek photos that the girls sent us, and as soon as they arrive back to the … Continue reading A BIG THANKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS
On Saturday the 27th of January, the girls from the Sunflower House along with P'Too, P'Noy and volunteer P'Claire visited Som Pee Nong village. A number of girls sheltered at the Sunflower House have families living in the village, which is why CRPC conducts regular visits. On this day, we took much needed writing tables, … Continue reading A visit to Song Pee Nong village
At the Sunflower House, we are fortunate enough to meet lovely volunteers from all over the world! Late this year, Nicole from Melbourne, Australia and Heather from Boston, USA stayed with us to teach the girls English and help with CRPC's organisation. Nicole came to the Sunflower house to complete her internship for her undergraduate … Continue reading Thank you to volunteers Nicole and Heather!
