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‘Baan SAAn rak ’ orphanage project

‘Baan SAAn rak ’ orphanage project. 20 km South from Chiang Rai , Thailand January 2010. Marjaana Haljala (‘Phi Maya’) (Big Sister Maya). Chiang Rai old bus station – ready to be picked up by Dan (from Dragonfly charity)…. Arrival day…. … to travel to our destination

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‘Baan SAAn rak ’ orphanage project

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  1. ‘Baan SAAnrak’ orphanage project 20 km South from Chiang Rai, Thailand January 2010 Marjaana Haljala (‘Phi Maya’) (Big Sister Maya)

  2. Chiang Rai old bus station – ready to be picked up by Dan (from Dragonfly charity)… Arrival day… …to travel to our destination in countryside 20 km south of Chiang Rai (no taxis/busses go there)

  3. The home has 19 children between the ages of 5 and 15 The camp is Baan saanrak children ..most of them come from Akhavillage tribes near Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai Very poor living conditions and sometimes outright abandonment led to the kids becoming orphans… sometimes arriving to the home with 1-3 siblings.

  4. The children had prepared a lovely dance performance to welcome us! Welcoming to the home Dinner first night was one of the strangest/culturally interesting moments in my life – not understanding a word! I felt VERY foreign!

  5. Every day we were teaching English to 1-6th grade students in the local primary school The ‘globe ball’ was a huge hit… in making learning a bit more exciting Maepong school The School Third Graders... As local teachers didn’t actually know much English at all (learning is mainly with videos), they appreciated help from foreign volunteers. It was very challenging to teach English to someone who doesn’t understand the language with which you try to teach them… therefore, lots and lots of body/sign language, demonstrations, games and pictures!

  6. At the end of our teaching, we were given bouquets of flowers and gifts at school Maepong school And the teachers’ hospitality was endless .. Here we were taken to a local tea farm to taste last season’s teas. They also took us to their church, where they gave us Christian musical performances and bibles (in Thai language).

  7. Every day after school we were building a mud brick house Making mud… Mud brick house project Our ‘animal safari’ sculptures inside the mud house It is very important to finish the house before rainy season starts (June) so that the roof is covered with cement.

  8. …Well, there was no such thing as a ‘normal day’ as the kids were very imaginative and fun, coming up with new things all the time.. Normal day at the home ..but they loved posing on pictures

  9. …they loved all the extra attention volunteers bring… Normal day at the home …they also loved fooling around…

  10. …they loved playing with our hair… Normal day at the home …and they loved little projects. (like this – making ‘friendship braids’)

  11. Weekend projects Kids made some quite amazing batik craftwork on weekends These were made as gifts and sold to Western markets through a local charity (part of financing the orphanage operations) I had a go as well… not so successful experiment…

  12. Time for good-byes… We will miss Baan SaanRak’s precious children. And we hope to be able to continue supporting this great project! Leaving the home

  13. The charity I volunteered with was DRAGONFLY - I was very happy with the organisation and impressed by their contribution in the areas of Orphanage Care Work, Animal Rescue Centres and Building Projects. You can find their website on: http://thai-dragonfly.com/ Final words Leaving Baan SaanRak was difficult and hearth braking, leaving lots of great memories and new friends behind. I would really recommend anyone to consider doing something similar – it gave a lot to me!

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