Khao Lak School Project
Dear Skal Members,
Jaspal and I have met the teachers in charge of the nine children
that we are supporting in the three schools. We have also met and
spoken to various caretakers / parents of the children and to eight
of the nine children themselves.
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Khun Kittisak and Natta from Baan Bang
Muang School
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Khun Thavorn and Piyathep from Baan
Bang Muang School with teacher
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We have received copies of the bank books which show the credits
of Skal Phuket and the debits which have to be made in the presence
of both the teacher and their parentorcaretaker of each child.
All debits are within the money we have donated. School fees have
been paid and the children were all pretty well groomed with clean
and new looking uniforms.
The performance of the children in the schools is satisfactory,
except for two of them. We have discussed this with their parent
/ caretaker and with the teacher and we will compare the results
during our next visit.
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Ornpreeya from Baan Bang Sak School
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As you can see from the pictures, the schools have received a lot
of support in terms of infrastructure, hardware and learning material.
It seems obvious though that the children who have lost both of
their parents and who now live with 2nd degree family members, still
have notdigested the tragedy. Physiological assistance is not given
by professionals.
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Anan and his brother Wassan with Yutthana
from Baan Nam Kem School
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In a first step, we have and will continue to identify people who
can offer some kind of moral support and we are trying to source
volunteers who can offer professional psychological support. This
is something not very common in Thailand and if you look the children
at all these schools in the eyes, you realize that hundreds, if
not thousands are not very joyful.
Please do feel free to contact the undersigned for any further information.
Claude Baltes
December 2006
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