Baan San Fan Orphanage Volunteering

In March 2015 i will be heading out to Thailand to do some volunteering at an orphanage, Baan San Fan. On Christmas Eve 2004 an earthquake off the west-coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra created a massive tsunami wave which caused huge devastation in several countries, including Thailand. The Phang Nga province was worst hit and many thousands of people were killed, leaving behind several hundred orphans. The owners of the orphanage came to the area to help and ended up running a tent and looking after a group of children. In October 2005 Baan San Fan opened its doors to 8 children. Now, it has a capacity of 40 but a lack of financial support means that they are only able to care for 12 children at the present time. The tsunami has long passed but Thailand is very poor and hundreds of children in Phang Nga still desperately need care and protection from the drug and prostitution trades that blight the poverty-stricken people of the region. The work i will be doing is so worth will but as well as that these kids are in desperate need of the small things we take for granted such a new fridge freezer and a new bathroom. Any money raised will go towards these basis items. Thank you all so much for your support and generosity.   http://www.baansanfan.org/how-you-can-help-us/