EDUCATION and CHILDREN

LAST WISHES : A Chulalongkorn Hospital programme helps terminally ill children get their wishes fulfilled to give them some joyful moments during their last days . To help, contact Dr Issarang Nuchprayoon, End - of - Life Care for Children, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330. Email fmedinp@md2.md.chula.ac.th.

BICYCLE DONATIONS : Buddhist monk Phra Maha Samai Jintakhosako gives away bicycles to poor students in remote villages so they can go to school . To help, contact Saeng Thien Group Foundation, 547 Wat Bang Sai Kai, Soi Ban Somdej Rajabhat Institute, Issarabhap Road Soi 15 , Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600. Tel : 02-465-6165. Fax : 02-472-4212. Bank info : Bangkok Bank Charoenpath branch, account name "Saeng Thien Group Foundation", savings account number 126-0-361-512.

FOSTER HOME : Abandoned children find care and love in a family - like environment in Nakhon Nayok province, thanks to the Chaiyapruk Foundation . To help, contact Dr Cleopandh Soorapanthu or Dr Somsak Somsugdi, Chaiyapruk Foundation, PO Box 5 Ongkharak - Nakhon Nayok 26120. Tel : 01-611-6261 ( Dr Cleopandh ) , 01-911-4356 ( Dr Somsak ) , 01-823-9085 or 02-328-0272 ( Bangkok office ). Email : Cleopandh@yahoo.de. Web site : www.geocities.com/chaiyaprukhome/AboutChaiyapruk.html . Bank info : Bangkok Bank Nana branch, account name "Chaiyapruk Foundation", savings account number 197-0-134-134. For a receipt for tax deduction, fax your money transfer document to 02-328-0642.

HEALING FOR THE ABUSED : Abused children get a second chance at a good home through foster family programmes . The length of time varies from weekends, holiday recess, emergency one - month commitment, three - month commitment, to long - term stay . The programmes also include therapeutic letter correspondence . To help, contact the Centre for the Protection of Children's Rights Foundation, 185/16 Soi Charan Sanitwong 12 , Charan Sanitwong Road, Wat Than Phra, Bangkok Yai district, Bangkok 10600. Tel : 02-412-1196 , 02-412-0739 , 02-864-1421. Fax : 02-412-9833. Email cpcr@internetksc . th . com . Web site : www.thaichildrights.org . Bank info : Government Housing Bank Rajdamnoen branch, account name "Kongtoon Jittinan Soonpitak Sitthidek", fixed account number 02-21-33153-5.

BANGKOK POST SCHOLARSHIPS : The Bangkok Post Foundation's scholarship programme for needy children has been expanded to celebrate HM the Queen's sixth - cycle birthday to help a larger number of poor children have a better future . To help, contact Mrs Prapaiparn Rathamarit or Mrs Kusuma Mintakhin, Bangkok Post Foundation, Bangkok Post Building, 136 Na Ranong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Tel : 02-240-3700 ext 3405 or 3224. Fax : 02-240-3666. Email : edmger@bangkokpost.co.th . Bank info : Bangkok Bank Sunthorn Kosa branch, savings account name "Bangkok Post Foundation", account number 218-0-267441. Alternatively, send a cheque or money order, payable to Post Publishing Plc and marked "Attention : Kusuma Mintakhin" to the above address . Or call 02-240-3700 ext 3224/5. Please specify that the Bangkok Post Foundation is the intended recipient and remember to include your name and address so that we can send you a receipt . Donors are eligible for tax deductions .

SCHOOL FOR SLUM CHILDREN : A big fire has destroyed the kindergarten, community centre and library at the heart of Suan Phlu Pattana community . The slum dwellers and the Sikkha Asia Foundation are struggling to rebuild them . To help, contact Tatsuya Hata or Arunee Promma at Sikkha Asia Foundation, 100/14-20 Keha Klong Toey, Klong Toey, Bangkok, 10110. Tel : 02-249-7567. Fax : 02-249-0055. Email : svabkk@asianet.co.th . Bank info : Kasikorn Bank Klong Toey branch, savings account name "Sikkha Asia Foundation", savings account number 017-2-53836-3. Bank info for the kindergarten project is : Kasikorn Thai Bank Suan Phlu branch, savings account name "Suan Phlu Pattana Community Kindergarten", account number 064-2-48474-5.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HILL CHILDREN : To repay the hospitality they received from the hill peoples, a group of former reds have banded together to support the hill children's education so they can improve their communities' quality of life . To help, contact Nitaya Boonprasit, the Rianroo Koo Ban Kerd Project . Tel : 035-241-039 or 01-853-9641. Fax : 035-323-211. Bank info : Krungthai Bank's Chaophrom market branch, Ayutthaya province, savings account name "Nitaya Boonprasit", account number 101-0-07657-4.

COMPUTER TRAINING FOR PRISON INMATES : The Information Technology for Inmates Project initiated by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn provides computer skills to prisoners so they can re - establish their self - esteem and hope for a better life . Contact Dr Chadamas Thuvasethakul, IT Projects for Inmates, 28/61 Phaya Thai Road, Ratchathewee, Bangkok 10400. Tel : 02-216-5860 ; fax 02-216-5867 ; email : webmaster@kanchanapisek.or.th; web site : www.princess-it.org . Bank info : savings account name : Information Technology Projects under the Initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn; account number 047-2-14389-0 ; Bank of Asia's head office branch . Cash donations can also be made through the ATM machines of Bank of Asia nationwide .

The IT for Inmates Project welcomes donations of both new and used computers with processing speeds of 133 MHz up, not less than 16 MB of RAM and sufficient hard disk space .

COMPUTER TRAINING FOR RURAL SCHOOLS : The NetDay project is helping needy schools and eager students learn computer skills and how to surf the Internet . Contact Rattana Kangnark, Internet Foundation for Schools and Community, 538/1 Samsen Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300. Tel : 02-668-9946 or 02-243-8988 ; fax : 02-243-9108 ; Web site : www.netdaythai.org; Bank info : savings account, Siam Commercial Bank, Samsen Branch, account no : 073-212537-0.

NUNS' COLLEGE : The first Buddhist college for women in Thailand gives nuns and underprivileged women an education and a sense of social mission . To assist, contact Mae Chee Yupin Duangchan or Mae Chee Srisalab Upamai at the Mahapajapati Theri College under the patronage of HH the Supreme Patriarch, 95 Moo 7 Tambon Phu Luang, Pak Thongchai district, Nakhon Ratchasima 30150. Tel / fax : 044-249-398/9. Or call the Bangkok office on 02-566-3967 or 02-929-2222 ext 103 or 118. Bank info : savings account name : Mae Chee Thai Foundation ( Mahapajapati Theri College ) , account number : 167-1-026675 , Krung Thai Bank, Banglampu branch . Donations of books and other materials are also welcome . Alternatively, contact the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women, located at Sikan, Don Muang, Bangkok at 02-566-3967 , 02-929-2222 ext 103 or 118.

ENGLISH FOR DISADVANTAGED WOMEN : The Goodwill Group is helping disadvantaged Thai women. We offer English skill training, vocational training and career services. We are seeking people who can contribute at least three months of their time to teach women basic computer skills like using internet and office applications. You can also teach English for 2-3 hours a week, but the commitment is four months. To volunteer, email us : goodwill@goodwillbangkok.org Goodwill Group Foundation, 2nd Floor, Ruam Rudee Bldg III, 51/2 Soi Ruam Rudee, Ploenchit Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330. Or give us a call on 02-255-4172-3; fax : 02-253-8493; Web site : www.goodwillbangkok.org Bank info : savings account : Kasikorn Bank, Wireless branch, account no : 709-2-30841-8.

SPIRITUAL EDUCATION : An alternative college - level course is designed to equip students with the personal strength and knowledge to be happier, healthier and more socially useful . To volunteer, contact the Spirit in Education Movement ( SEM ) , 29/15 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 21 , Ramkhamhaeng Road, Wang Thonglang, Bangkok 10310. Tel / fax : 02-314-7385/6. Bank info : account name : Spirit in Education Movement ( SEM ) ; account number : 004-2-26980-8 ; Kasikorn Bank, Sao Chingcha branch .

ENGLISH FOR NEEDY CHILDREN : English - speaking tourists are welcome as volunteers to teach English to needy students in rural Thailand . Contact Michael Anderson, Volunteers for Thailand, 1739 Soi 13 Mukmontree Road, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 30000. Tel : (044) 352-342. Bank info : savings account : 301-0-32840-0 , Krung Thai Bank, Nakhon Ratchasima branch .

AUTISTIC CHILDREN : A father's loving dedication has given birth to a centre that aims to help autistic children learn to live independently . To assist, contact Chusak Janthayanond Thai Autism Vocational Training Centre, 11 Moo 12 , Charan Sanitwong 35 , Bang Phrom, Taling Chan, Bangkok 10170. Tel : 02-411-2899 or 01-806-2671. Bank info : account name : Quality of Life Promotion Fund for Thai People with Autism c / o Thai Autism Vocational Centre, savings account number : 1590943518 , Bangkok Bank, Sam Yaek Faichai branch .

ABANDONED BY THEIR FATHERS : Children of former sex workers and Japanese men need help overcoming health problems, alienation as well as issues of nationality . To assist, contact Mari Nyota, Self - Empowerment Programme for Migrant Women ( SEPOM ) , 120 Moo 15 Sunluang Kong Road, Muang district, Chiang Rai 57000. Tel / fax : (053) 756-411 ; email : sepom2002@yahoo.com . Bank info : Kasikorn Bank, Chiang Rai branch, savings account name : SEPOM; account number : 154-2-75677-9.

Refuge of the last resort: A Bangkok-based charity appeals for funds to build a rural retreat where abused children can be nursed back to health
- Name/address: The Child Protection Foundation, 80/1 Lat Phrao Soi 106, Bang Kapi, Wangtonglang, Bangkok 10310
- Contact person: Montri Sintawichai. Tel: 02-538-6227 or 02-539-4041
- Bank account name: Child Protection Foundation, savings account number # 056-211-964-6, Siam Commercial Bank (Aree Samphan branch).
Alternatively, post a cheque payable to "Post Publishing Public Company Limited" to: Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road (off Sunthorn Kosa Road), Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110.
Kusuma's telephone number is 02-240-3700 ext 3224/5. Please include your name and address with your cheque so that we can send you a receipt.

Mother and child reunions: Orphans at the Pakkred Babies Home are in need of mothers _ if only for one or two days a week
- Contact person: Wilma Ratanaruka
- Phone: 02-300-2183
- Fax: 02-300-2184
- Savings account number: 000-1-34768-3; Krung Thai Bank Plc, Head Office (35 Sukhumvit Road)
- Account name: Wimala Ratanaruka

An old-style education: In remote, beautiful and historically important Mae Jaem, boys from disadvantaged families receive a fine temple education
- Donations can be made to Phra Suthat Wachirayano at Wat Pa Daed, Amphoe Mae Jaem, Chiang Mai. Money orders can be made payable to the Mae Jaem Post Office or donations can be transferred into the Photitham Sueksa account at the Mae Jaem branch of the Thai Farmers Bank, account no. 419-2-09707-5.

Helping others help themselves: Plan International Thailand Foundation believes children are the future, and does all it can to give them the tools they need to fashion better futures and better lives
- Name of organisation: Plan International Thailand Foundation.
- Contact person: Dr Pichada de Jesus, executive director.
- Address: 924/5 Soi Ruamrudee 2, Phloen Chit Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, 10330.
- Telephone: 02-650-9689/90.
- Email: info@plan-thailand.or.th.
- Web site: www.plan-thailand.or.th.
- Bank account information: Savings account name: Plan International Thailand Foundation, Bangkok Bank, Phloen Chit branch; account number 205-0-40726-7.

At the 'Save Our Souls' or SOS Village, abandoned children and orphans receive more than just bed and board. They have a new family and a home they can always return to
- Name of organisation: SOS Children's Village Thailand
- Name of contact person: Apinya Thitivara
- Address: 383 Sukhumvit Rd, Bang Pu, Samut Prakan 10280
- Telephone numbers: 02-323-9553, 02-323-1429
- Fax number: 02-323-0641
- Bank account information: SOS Children's Village Thailand, Krung Thai Bank, Samut Prakan branch, saving account number 215-1-54456-7

Helping Aids children thrive
- Name of organisation: Support the Children Foundation.
- Address: 181/208 Moo 3, Potaram Road, Chotananivade Village 2, Soi 6, Chang Peuk sub-district, Muang district, Chiang Mai 50300.
- Contact person: Dr Prakong Vithayasai.
- Telephone/fax: 053-408-424.
- Email: pvithaya@med.cmu.ac.th.
- Savings account name: Support the Children Foundation.
- Savings account number: 279-2-77309-8.
- Bank: Thai Farmers Bank, Chang Puek branch, Chiang Mai.

Something to smile about: Armed with toothbrush and paste, volunteers can make a big difference to the lives of needy children. A group of dentists is leading the way
- Name of project: Pak Kret Dental Project
- Address: Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
- Contact person: Dr Amput Intaraprasong
- Tel: 02-218-8908
- Fax: 02-255-3058
- Savings Account: Payable to "Kongthun Puer Karn Borikarn Vichakarn (Pak Kret)", Government Savings Bank, Ratchaprasong branch, Account No. 00-0042-20-022591-6, or International Support Group, Siam Commercial Bank, Bang Kapi branch, Account no. 009-307-4123.

Chaiwat Un-kaew was killed while trying to help other motorists. Now people are showing their appreciation for his good deed by helping his orphaned daughter
- Address: 9 Moo 3, Tambon Kooyaimee, Sanam Chai Khet, Chachoengsao.
- Contact person: Suchin Un-kaew
- Telephone: 06-882-4386
- Bank details:
For Srikalaya Un-kaew's education: Oros Un-Kaew, Thai Military Bank, Phanom Sarakham branch, savings account number 494-2-04362-3.
For Srikalaya Un-kaew's living expenses: Srikalaya Un-kaew, Government Savings Bank, Phanom Sarakham branch, savings account number 03-1504-20-067191-2.

Toddlers get to live relatively close to their jailed mothers and to go for visits once a week, thanks to the work of one foundation
- Name of organisation: Phibulsongkroh Foundation, Children's Fund.
- Address: Phibulsongkroh Foundation, 33/1231 Ngamwongwan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900.
The Boonyatorn Nursery Home is at the same address.
- Contact person: Basaba Sakrangkul, director of Social Work and Social Welfare, Prison Division, Department of Corrections.
- Telephone: 02-967-3556-7.
- Fax: 02-967-3556.
- Bank information: Krung Thai Bank, Rattanatibeth branch, savings account number 137-1-21663-0.

Abandoned infants is putting heavy pressure on the Phyathai Babies' Home. Volunteer help could ease the load for kids waiting for a home
Phyathai Babies' Home
- Contact person: Nonthinee Petpaisit
- Address: 264/1 Rama 6 Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400.
- Telephone: 02-245-5635, 02-246-8748 or 02-247-9190.
- Fax: 02-246-4092.
- Bank account information: Thai Commercial Bank, Ramathibodi branch
Account Name: Phyathai Babies' Home Foundation.
Savings account number: 026-2-28911-5

STREET CHILDREN:A group of dedicated teachers have set up several homes for runaway children in Khon Kaen and Udon Thani to protect them from rape, drugs, prostitution and crime.
The first, for runaway girls, is runby Uthit Puthasut in Khon Kaenprovince. Donations for the home canbe made to the Foundation for RuralChild Development, 86/19 PhotisanRoad, Ban Non Tan Moo 3, Muang KhonKaen (043) 327-946-7, (043) 220-877.
Baan Dek Saeng Tawan (Sunshine Home)and Baan Suang Saeng Tawan (SunshineGarden Home) are both in Udon Thaniprovince. The latter is especiallyfor street children who are drugaddicts. Both can be reached throughthe Foundation for Children's Life at55/1-2 Suphakitchanya Road, MakKaeng, Muang district, Udon Thani,(042) 247-529.

YOUTH AND DRUGS: The Poonsri Home at Pat taya, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province,offers free detoxification treatmentand shelter for young drug addicts.It is set up by Police Captain ChiratPhichitphai from the NarcoticsSuppression Bureau who believes thatlove and trust are as important asmedication to ease youngsters offdrugs.
Pol Capt Chirat Phichitphai can becontacted on his pager 152-373677. Orcall 01-932-0297.

DISABLED CHILDREN: The Community-based RehabilitationProject is helping handicappedchildren in rural Thailand to enrolland integrate into normal schools.Apart from offering grants and freerehabilitation, it also offersvocational training to disabledpeople in their own villages.
The project can be reached at theFoundation of Handicapped Children at546 Lad Prao 47, Bang Kapi, Bangkok,539-9958 and 539-9706.

EDUCATION AND SHELTER FOR BOYS: A monk, Phra Chalerm, offers thechance of education that he never hadin his childhood. His temple is bothhome and school for 120 poor boys.
To support the project, contact PhraCha lerm at Wat None Muang, KhamSakae Saeng district, NakhonRatchasima (044) 385-163 or (01)955-6178.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR GIRLS: In Thai Buddhism, only boys geteducational support from the templesas novices. A group of nuns in LamPhun and Ratchaburi provinces want togive the same opportunities to poorrural girls.
The Dhammajarinee Witthaya Nunneriesin Lam Phun and Ratchaburi provincesoffer poor girls free education andboarding. Apart from textbooklearning, the curriculum stressesstrict spiritual training.
The Dhammajarinee Witthaya in Lamphuncan be reached through Khun Mae ArunPetch-Urai at the Nuns' Institute,Wat Bovorn Temple on 282-2711 or callKhun Mae Chan suoy Cherdchairit atWat Muang Mang in Chiang Mai on (053)206-067.
For the Ratchaburi branch, contactschool director Khun Mae PrathinKwan-orn on (032) 281-058.

SAVING GIRLS FROM THE SEX TRADE: The Daughters' Education Programme(DEP) in Chiang Rai province headedby social activist Sompop Chantraka,has saved more than 400 girls frombeing lured into the sex trade byproviding them with free educationand training.
The centre's address is: PO Box 10,Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai.Telephone (053) 733-186 or fax (053)642-415. Donations for scholarshipsfor the girls and the centre's landpurchasing fund can be sent to theSiam Commercial Bank, Mae Saidistrict Branch, account number636-206434-8.

OCCAPATIONAL TRAINING: Unicef is working with a group ofBangkok hotels to give poor youngnorthern girls a second chance inlife by giving them marketable workskills and a prospect of jobsecurity.
Anyone interested in the Youth CareerDevelopment Programme can call DrKitiya Phornsadja, the projectofficer for Unicef's Programme forChildren in Especially DifficultCircumstances, on 280-5931 ext 912 orthe Pan Pacific Hotel on 632-9000 orfax 632-9011.

FOSTER HOME FOR ORPHANS: For orphans and abandoned children,what it takes to heal their emotionalwounds is not money nor gifts, butsomeone with a big heart to give themlove and attention.
The Holt Sahathai Foundation runs aFoster Home Programme to give orphansa chance to develop bonding and trustinstead of sending them to stateorphanages.
If you want to volunteer, contactMalee Chatkanpai at the Holt SahathaiFoundation on 381-8834-6.

FOSTER SISTERS AND BROTHERS: The Holt Sa hathai Foundation alsoruns a foster sister and brotherprogramme at Pak Kred Babies' Home.Volunteers are assigned an orphan tovisit every weekend to allow theorphans to learn to develop bondingand self-esteem.
To volunteer, contact Thicha NaNakorn at the Pak Kred Babies' Homeon 962-5078.

MALNOURISHED CHILDREN: Baan Tantawan is a shelter formalnourished and abused children.
Run by the Foundation for Children,the shelter also helps poor mothersproduce play dough so that they cansupport their children. The dough isavailable at the foundation and otheroutlets including S&P restaurants.
For more information, contactRatchada Manuschaikul on 238-9331-2or 438-0353-4.

BOAT SCHOOL: A simple houseboat serves as a school for children at Ban Ko Chad San, a remote village in Li district, Lamphun. To go to school, children must take a 35-minute trip by boat. They need financial help. Address: Ban Ko Chad San School, Moo 4, Tambon Ko, Li district, Lamphun. Or the Office of the National Primary Education, Lamphun. Tel (053) 599-222.

RURAL SCHOOL: Thatched-roofed Ban Huay Sai Kao School in Nan is bursting at the seams with 120 children supervised by only two teachers. They need a bigger school, better equipment, and volunteer teachers. Address: The Duangkaew Foundation, Institute of Medical Research, Somdej Phra Pin Klao Royal Thai Naval Hospital, 504 Somdej Phra Chao Taksin Road, Bukkhalo, Thon Buri. Tel/Fax: 867-5399. For donations: "Scholarships for Underprivileged Children in Rural Areas", savings account number 040-2-26886-6, Thai Military Bank's Somdej Phra Pin Klao Hospital branch.

TOO SMALL TO GET HELP: The remote Baan Had Thaeng village school by the Sri Nakarin Dam is not qualified for funding from the Education Ministry because it has only 33 students. Amphai Suwanasilp, the school's only teacher, struggles to save her students from illiteracy. Address: Amphai Suwanasilp, 3/6 Moo 9, Tambon Park Praek, Muang district, Kanchanaburi, 71000. Tel: (034) 515-572

DEVOTED TEACHERS: Sunthorn and Chuleemart Pannon, a teacher couple in Khon Kaen, ran up a huge debt helping 200 poor students in the Northeast get an education. They need help for the children. Address: 139 Moo 5, Bann Ya Kha, Tambon Muang Phon, Phon district, Khon Kaen 40120. Tel (043) 339-056. For donations: "Programme for Supporting Children's Education" savings account no. 167-25035-4, Thai Farmers Bank, Phon district branch in Khon Kaen.

SINGING PRINCIPAL: Sompong Muenjit, a rural school principal, sings and records his songs to raise funds for poor students in Tak. Tel (055) 561-026.

HOLY MERCY HOME: The loss of their only daughter led a missionary couple in Ayutthaya to become substitute parents to 47 hilltribe children who receive free lodging, food, clothes, and education under their care. Address: Holy Mercy Home (Ban Phra Metta), 23/1 Moo 6, Pratuchai, Muang district, Ayutthaya. Tel (035) 244-627. For donations: No: 243-2-45927-9, Thai Farmer's Bank, Ayutthaya branch.

FREE SCHOOL: The Jedee Luang Temple in Chiang Mai has been giving free education to over 2,000 poor boys in its Mettasuksa School for over three decades. More donations can support more needy students. Address: Mettasuksa School, 103 Prapokklao Road, Muang district, Chiang Mai. Tel (053) 277-783.

SHOES: Many poor rural pupils in Chai Nat walk barefooted to school. They need shoes. Address: Mr Kasem Nienpak, Office of Provincial Primary Education, Chai Nat. Tel (056) 412-251. Or contact the Bangkok Post's editorial manager Mrs Kusuma Mintakhin at the Post's headoffice, Tel 240-3700.

DAY-CARE FOR SLUM CHILDREN: To give poor slum children pre-school education, Nuannoi "Khru Noi" Timkul uses her home as a free day-care centre which constantly needs food, books and learning tools. Address: No. 319, Moo 1, Soi Rat Burana 26, Bangkok 10140. Tel 871-3040. For donations: "The Fund for Khru Noi's Home," account number 117-2-15788-2, Bangkok Bank of Commerce, Rat Burana branch.

SPARROW HOME FOR BABIES OF PRISONERS: The New Light Group, a group of expatriate women, has set up "Sparrow Home" for the children of female prisoners so that they can receive proper attention and care while waiting to be reunited with their mothers. Donations and volunteers are needed. Contact the group's chairperson on 711-2962 or fax 711-2936.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS LIBRARIES: The Jintana-Eaksakdi Daengdej Library Foundation has filled 300 libraries in rural schools with quality children's books. The foundation aims to equip 30,000 libraries nationwide. Address: Jintana-Eaksakdi Daengdej Library Foundation, 36/9 Soi Sirimitr, Ramkhamhaeng 24, Hua Mark, Bang Kapi, Bangkok 10240. Tel 319-5151. Or contact the Foundation for Children, 169/175 Soi Charan Sanitwong 12 (Wat Dee Duad), Klong San, Bangkok 10600. Tel 438-0353-4 or 438-9331-2.

YOUTHS AND DRUGS: A former drug addict has set up a rehabilitation centre in Yasothon to help youngsters kick the dangerous habit and restore their self-esteem.
Address: Suthasinee Klui-ngern, Children and Youth for Development Centre and Rehabilitation Programme, 113 Moo 12, Bann Prachasan, Tambon Tardthong, Muang district, Yasothon 35000. Tel (045) 722-240-1. Pager (152) 370-017.
Bank account for donations: Chook Chern: Krong Karn Puea Dek Lae Yoawachon (Emergency: Children and Youth for Development), number 166-1-23679-0, Bank of Ayudhya's Yasothon branch.

MOTHER'S MILK: To make a donation to the Powdered Milk Fund, contact the Holt Sahathai Foundation at 850/33 Sukhumvit 71, Bangkok 10110. Call 381-8834-6 or fax 381-8837. You can deposit money into saving account number 063-2-07716-5 at Thai Farmers Bank, North Nana branch.
Other organisations providing powdered milk for needy mothers and babies include:
Foundation for Slum Child Care, 100/771-775, Klong Toey Block 6, At-narong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Call 249-4589 or fax 249-5956.
Foundation for Children (Baan Taan Tawan), 666 Charoen Nakhon Road, Klong San, Bangkok 10600. Call 438-9331-2 or 438-0353-4.
Dulnimit Foundation. Call 381-7595.

The Foundation for Slum Child Care needs help to ensure its Milk Fund can continue to provide quality care for babies and children.
Name of Project: The Foundation For Slum Child Care (The Milk and Supplementary Food Fund)
Contact person: Srilada Katewong.
Address: 100/771-775, Klong Toey Block 6, Art- Narong Road, Bangkok 10110.
Telephone: 249-0953-4. Fax: 249-2956.
Bank details: Thai Military Bank (Klong Toey branch), account number: 015-1-05650-4; Siam Commercial Bank (Klong Tan branch), account number: 028-3-03936-5; Thai Farmers Bank (Klong Toey branch), account number: 017-1-05777-9.

GLASSES: Many of Thailand's underprivileged children with poor eyesight can only dream of owning a pair of glasses. Mettapracharak Hospital's Eyeglasses Bank in Nakhon Prathom province is trying to make these dreams a reality. Those who want to donate money or old eyeglasses to support the Mettapracharak (Wat Raikhing) Hospital's Eyeglasses Bank can contact Dr Pannet Pangputhipong at (034) 321-983-5, 321-244, 225-417-20 or fax (034) 321-243. The Mettapracharak (Wat Raikhing) Hospital is located at 52 Moo 2, tambon Raiking, Sam Phran district, Nakhon Prathom province, 73210.

BICYCLE: Old, unwanted bikes can provide poor rural children with both a cheap way of getting to school and the chance of simple adventures. Thailand Cycling Club (TCC) is launching a "Recycled Bicycle Project." The project aims to breathe new life into time-worn bicycles and hand them to underprivileged children in rural areas.
Note : Those who want to donate old or new bicycles, or receive more details about the Thailand Cycling Club, can contact Dr Thongchai directly on 218-6669 or 252-7511.

HEARING IMPAIRMENT: and difficulties in speaking. Needs a hearing aid. If you want to help Um and her two little friends, please contact the Holt Sahathai Foundation on 381-8834-6.

Donations can be deposited into savings account number 1970123558 at Bangkok Bank, North Nana branch, or savings account number 063-2-07716-5 at Thai Farmers Bank, North Nana branch.

DRINKING WATER: The pupils and teachers of Ban Kao Kret School in a remote, mountainous area of Chai Nat province are in dire need of water tanks and filters to help them get through the dry months.
Anyone wanting to help these youngsters can transfer money to the Clean Drinking Water for Kids savings account at the Krung Thai Bank's Chai Nat Branch. The account number is 106-1-62117-0. Anyone who can support the project by donating water filters can contact Panom Chongyuwattana directly on (056) 412251.

CHILDREN UNDER-THE-BRIDGE SLUMS: Children who grow up in under-the-bridge slums live very stressful lives. Sleepless nights, cramped living conditions, nowhere to play, the fear of eviction and often having to quit school to help their families make ends meet, their future looks bleak. But a YMCA project offers them a little relief and a look at the outside world
Information for donations :
Name of organisation : YMCA Address : 27 South Sathorn Road, Yanawa district, Bangkok, 10120 Contact person : Sudjai Daoruang and Jittakorn Pilukna. Tel : 287-1900 ext Development Department Fax: 287-1996. Savings Bank account name: Gongtun Pattana Pua Dek Tai Saphan (The Fund for the Development of Children Living Under Bridges. Bank account number: 117-4-20228-1 Bank name and branch : Bangkok Bank, Kluay Nam Thai branch Please send or fax a copy of the deposit slip to the above address so the oundation can issue every donor a receipt.

SUMMER CAMP WITH A DIFFERENCE: Wat Suan Kaew offers summer jobs to poor students so they can earn money to continue their education
Name of organisation: Suan Kaew Foundation Address: Wat Suan Kaew, Bang Yai district, Nonthaburi 11140 Contact person: Duangjai Thitiyaruck Tel: 595-1444, 595-1945-7 Fax: 595-1222 Savings account name: Phra Payom Kalayano Savings account number: 269-2-24072-6 Bank name and branch: Thai Farmers Bank, Bang Yai branch Please send or fax a copy of the deposit to the above address so the foundation can issue every donor a receipt.
Other interesting projects run by the Suan Kaew Foundation:
Rom Bho Kaew Shelter Starting in 1987, the shelter aims to help underprivileged, unskilled people get occupational training. Participants also receive free food and accommodation.
Good Will Project (Sharing Society) The project, which started in 1993, welcomes all kinds of donations including used clothing, books, old furniture and household goods. These items will be distributed to the needy.
Poor People's Supermarket Starting in 1994, the store sells donated items cheaply to help the poor. The revenue goes to Suan Kaew Foundation. If the buyers do not have money, they can work for the temple and will receive a coupon which can be traded for the items they want in the supermarket.
Herb Garden The garden was started last year with the aim of helping poor patients who cannot afford to go to hospital by providing them with medicinal herbs.

A HOME AWAY FROM HOME: Despite attempts to ban child labour, young faces continue to be part of the Thai labour market. The Child Labour Project aims to help children avoid exploitation
Info for donations Foundation for Child Development (Child Labour Project)
344 Rong Muang Road, Rong Muang,
Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330
Contact : Ms Khemporn Wiroonrapan
Tel/ Fax: 215-6544
Savings account name: Foundation for Child Development
Account number: 047-2-61241-7
Bank name and branch: Thai Farmers Bank,
Bang Yeekhan Branch

SAENG THIEN GROUP FOUNDATION: which means candlelight in English, the centre has been a guiding light in the lives of nearly 1,000 children from Thon Buri slums throughout the past 12 years. Buddhist temples can be more than a spiritual shelter. Wat Bang Sai Kai in Thon Buri is also a safe haven for needy children and the heart of the local community.
INFO FOR DONATIONS:
-Name of organisation: Saeng Thien Group Foundation
-Address: 547 Wat Bang Sai Kai, Itsaraphap Road, Soi 15 (Soi Witthayalai Kru Ban Somdej), Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600
-Contact person: Phra Samai Jintakhosako
-Tel: 465-6165, 472-4212
-Savings account name: Saeng Thien Group Foundation
-Savings account number: 126-036-1512
-Bank name and branch: Bangkok Bank, Charoen Paas branch
Note: Apart from money donations, children's books and toys are also welcome. You can also visit the day care centre to play with the kids or treat them to lunch and snacks.

THE BANGKOK POST NEWSPAPER FOUNDATION: rebuilt a school for the children of Ban Sapli in the South after it was destroyed in a typhoon in 1988. Now, the economic crisis and a drought is devasting the area and the children need support if they are to continue their studies. You can help
Infor for donations:
Those who wish to join the Bangkok Post Newspaper Foundation in helping needy children may do so by contributing to the foundation. Contact Post staffers: Kliew Aksornsuwan (Accounting Department) at tel 240-3700 ext 1217, or Kusuma Minthakin (Editorial Department) at tel 240-3700 ext 3224. ""We care"" is a weekly series honouring people who believe in giving. You can show you care by supporting the projects featured here each week. You can also let us know about people who unselfishly help others so we can honour them in these pages. Fax ""We care"" on 240-3666 or call 240-3700 ext 3208 or 3212. Alternatively, e-mail <sanitsuda@bangkokpost.net>.

ELEPHANT"S TRUNK CHILDREN: Many children suffered from "Frontoethmoidal Encephalomeningocele", or FEEM. In Thai, it is called Nguang Chang, or elephant's trunk, because the tumour grows on the nose. Those children are too poor to afford surgery. Apart from the pain of being a social outcast, if untreated the disease can also cause blindness and brain damage
Info for donations:
Name of organisation: The World Vision Foundation of Thailand
Contact person: Valaiporn Piriyakovint
Address:582/18-22 Soi Ekamai (Sukhumvit 63) near Tai Ping Condominium, Prakanong, Bangkok
Tel: 381-8863-5 Or you can send your cheque payable to Post Publishing Public Company Limited (For World Vision's Surgery Project for Children). Send it to Mrs Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Tel 240-3700 ext 3224-5.
Please also attach your name and address with your cheque so that we can send you the receipt.

SURVIVING THE STREETS:A group of social workers are encouraging young runaways in Chiang Mai to be streetwise and escape the dangerous path that leads to drugs and prostitution
Info for donations :
Name of organisation : The Volunteers Group for Children's Development
Address : 127/8 Moo 2 Chang Pheuk, Muang, Chiang Mai 50300
Founder : Anuchon Huansong
Tel/fax : (053) 213-192
Savings Bank account name : The Volunteers Group for Children's Development
Bank account number: 415-2-06677-0
Bank name and branch : Thai Farmers' Bank, Chiang Mai-Mae Jo branch
Please send or fax a copy of the deposit slip to the above address so the foundation can issue every donor a receipt.

ANTI-DRUGS CAMPAIGN: It might look like a day at the fun fair, but these kids are taking part in an unusual police education project
Info for donations:
Name of organisation: Royal Thai Mounted Police
Address: Royal Thai Mounted Police, Bangborn, Bangkok 10150
Founder of the project: Pol Lt Col Wutiwong Mongkolnavin
Tel: (02) 895-3343, 895-3333
Apart from cash donations, you can donate milk for the children or volunteer your time to work for the merry-go-round programme.

WINDOW TO A NEW WORLD: Believing computer literacy is necessary in the Information Age, the Pattaya Computer Club resurrects old PCs to give the Kingdom's poorer school children the tools they need to get ahead in life
Info for donations :
Name of organisation : Pattaya Computer Club
Address : 313/82 Moo 10, South Pattaya 3 Road, Nong Prue, Banglamung, Chon Buri 20260
Founder : Glenn (Jeep) Holthaus
Tel : (038) 424-998 Fax : (038) 723-273

CHILD'S PLAY: Your children's old and unwanted toys can bring a smile to the faces of less privileged kids through the BMA's Toy Bank programme
Info for donations:
Name of project: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Toy Banks
Donation venues: BMA Youth Centres or the Bangkok District Office closest to your home
Contact person: Ms Sunisa Arunprasert, Suan Oy Youth Centre, tel 243-2706, or Ms Wanvilai Promlakano, Dusit district, tel 241-3334.
The Toy Banks welcome any toys, new or old, especially educational toys for the children's intellectual and emotional development. To ease the workload of the staff, please clean and repair toys before donating them. Donations in the form of money are not accepted. Volunteers are urgently needed.

STREET CHILDREN: A little love and understanding goes a long way in helping street children find to a safer road to travel in life
Info for donations:
Contact person: Patcharee Hongpanich
Address: 535/27 Soi Pracharad Bampen 15, Pracharad Bampen, Huay Kwang Bangkok 10320
Tel: 691-0084
If you cannot contact Mrs Patcharee Hongpanich, send your cheque payable to The Post Publishing PLC - for street children. Send it to Mrs Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, Bangkok Post, 136 Na Ranong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110.
Please also include a note with your name and address so we can send you a receipt.

SERMONS WITH A SMILE: For more than 20 years, Phra Sompong Mahapunyo's mission has been to make Buddhist teachings fun and memorable for children. His puppet-for-dharma work is now available on CD-Rom.
Info for donations:
Name: Dharma Through Paper Puppet Fund for World Peace
Founder: Phra Sompong Mahapunya
Address: 78/8 Wat Chalapratanrungsarit, Tiwanon Road, Bang Ta-Lad, Parkkret, Nontaburi 11120
Tel: 584-3074 Fax: 583-4243.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME: Thanks to St Theresa's Boarding Centre, children living in the hills in Nan can attend school regularly without having to travel massive distances
Info for donations:
* Name of organisation: St Theresa's Boarding Centre.
* Contact person in Nan: Fr Wirach Amonpattana, Redemptorists of Thailand. P.O. Box 26, Amphur Muang, Nan Province 55000, Thailand. Tel (054) 774-161.
* Bank account for donations in Nan: "Education Fund Nan", account no: 363-2-21745-5, Thai Military Bank, Nan Province.
* Contact person in Bangkok: Fr Chuchart Srivichairatana. Holy Redeemer Church, 123/19 Ruam Rudi Lane 5, Bangkok 10330. Tel 256-6305 and 256-6578.
* Bank account for donations in Bangkok: "Education Fund Nan", account no: 008-1-53991-6, Krung Thai Bank's Pratumwan branch.
Alternately, yocan send cheques made payable to Post Publishing Public Company Limited (For St Theresa's Boarding Centre) to Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136, Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Tel. 240-3700 ext 3224-5.
Please also include your name and address with your cheque so we can send yoa receipt.

TAKING WORK HOME WITH HER: Under the Education for Children Project, Mrs Chuleemart, a teacher at Baan Khok Lam Tamyae Elementary School, has been giving poor children a new life with educational opportunities, shelter and love.
Info for donations:
Organisation: Education for Children Project
Founder: Chuleemart Phannont
Address: 139 Moo 5, Baan Yakha, Muangpol sub-district, Muang, Kon Khaen 40120
Tel: (043) 339-056
Bank account details: Education for Children Project by Chuleemart Phannont; Savings account number 167-2-25035-4; Thai Farmers Bank, Muangpol Branch, Khon Kaen.

HIGHER EDUCATION: A monk in Chiang Mai's Hod district gives free schooling to poor hilltribe children becausehe believes it is the key to solving the problems faced by highlanders
Info for donations:
*Name of Organisation: Wat Mae Paa Phai
*Contact person: Phra Poonchai Thanwuthitho
*Address: Baan Mae Paa Phai, Moo 5, Tambon Na Kor Ruea, Hod district, Chiang Mai.
*Bank account details: Phra Poonchai Thanwuthitho, savings account number 505-0-172-674, Bangkok Bank, Hod branchAlternately, send your cheque payable to Post Publishing Public Company Limited (For Wat Mae Paa Phai).
--Send it to Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Her telephone number is 240-3700 ext 3224-5.
Please also include your name and address with your cheque so we can send you a receipt.

BAAN DEK YING offers shelter for runaway girls in Khon Kaen province.
Contact person : Mr Uthit Puthasut. Address: 86/22 Potisan Road, Ban Non Tan,
Moo 3, Muang Khon Kaen. Tel. (043) 327-946-7. Fax. (043) 326-968. Savings
account name : Foundation for Rural Children Development (Moonnithi Pua Dek
Thai Nai Chonnabot). Account number: 260-4590030. Bangkok Bank, Khon Kaen
branch.

HUEN NAM JAI HOME in Chiang Mai gives free shelter and education to
street children, mostly the hill children, to prevent them from falling into
drugs, prostitution and Aids.
Contact person: Pastor Kunakorn Kunasawat. Address: Chang Kham Church, Hang
Dong district, Chiang Mai. Tel: (053) 433-571. Bank account for donations :
Chang Kham Church's Street Children Project, account number 4590321396,
Bangkok Bank, Hang Dong Branch.

THE FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT runs the Second Home for Child Labour near Hua Lamphong railway station to give child workers recreational
activities, counseling, educational opportunities and better working situations.
Contact person: Khemporn Wirulrapan.
Address : 143/109-111 Pin Klao Pattana Housing Estate, Soi Wat Suwannakiri, Borom Ratchachonanee Road, Bangkok 10700.
Tel. 433-6292. Fax. 4355281. Second Home, tel. 613-7933 and 2156544.
Savings bank name: Foundation for Children's Development.
Account number: 047-2-61241-7. Thai Farmers' Bank, Bangyikhan branch.
Email:fcdr@internet.ksc.net.th

The DHAMMAJARINEE WITTAYA NUNNERIES in Lamphun and Ratchaburi provinces offer poor girls free education, boarding and spiritual training.
Lamphun address: Supromayan Theranusorn Nunnery, Dhammajarinee Witthaya,
155/1 Moo 3, Baan Mae Ow, Tambon Nakorn Jedi, Pasang district, Lamphun 51120.
Tel. (053) 555022.
Contact person : Khun Mae Arun Petch-urai. She can also be reached at the Nuns' Institute, Wat Bovorn Temple, tel. 282-2711. Or contact Khun Mae Chansuoy Cherdchairit at Wat Muang Mang, Chiang Mai, tel.(053) 206-067. To donate, send money order to nun Arun Petch-urai at the Supromayan Theranusorn Nunnery.
Ratchaburi address: Dhammajarinee Wittaya, Nuns' Institute, Ratchaburi Branch, Pak To district, Ratchaburi. Contact person: Khun Mae Prathin Kwan-orn. Tel. (032) 281-058.
Savings account name and number : Dhammajarinee Wittaya Fund, 292-059580-4, Bangkok Bank, Muang Ratchaburi branch.

HOLY MERCY HOME : The loss of their only daughter led a missionary couple
in Ayutthaya to become substitute parents to some 50 hilltribe children who receive free lodging, food, clothes, and education under their care.
Contact person: Mrs Laksanee Wijitwong.
Address : Holy Mercy Home (Ban Phra Metta), 23/1 Moo 6, Pratuchai, Muang district, Ayutthaya. Tel. (035) 244-627.
Savings account name : Laksanee Wijitwong, Love and Help for Humanity.
Account number: 243-2-45927-9, Thai Farmer's Bank, Ayutthaya branch.

THE DAUGHTERS' EDUCATION PROGRAMME (DEP) in Chiang Rai province provides education and shelter for hilltribes girls to save them from the sex trade.
Contact person: Sompop Chantraka.
Address: PO Box 10, Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai. Tel. (053) 733-186. Fax. (053) 642-415. Savings account name : DEPDC - Donation.
Account number : 636-210713-8. Siam Commercial Bank, Mae Sai district Branch.

METTASUKSA SCHOOL, a temple school run by the Jedee Luang Temple in
Chiang Mai has been giving free education to over 2,000 poor boys for over three decades.
Contact person: Headmaster Sawang Kosarat.
Address : Mettasuksa School, 103 Prapokklao Road, Muang district, Chiang Mai. Tel. (053) 277-783.
Savingsaccount name: Mettasuksa Foundation.
Account number: 549-2-23907-9. Siam Commercial Bank's Ratchawong Road Branch.

THE KAREN CULTURE EDUCATION FUND is undertaking a project to integrate their indigenous culture and ancestral knowledge with formal education in Karen schools to preserve their heritage.
Bank account for donations : Account name "POWS EDU&CUL FUNDS", account no. 679-2-05052-9, Thai Commercial Bank's Sangkla Buri branch, Kanchaburi province. For more details contact Wildlife Fund of Thailand on 521-3435 or 552-6083.

DEVOTED TEACHERS Sunthorn and Chuleemart Pannon, a couple in Khon Kaen,
run up a huge debt to give 200 poor students in the Northest to get an education. They need help for the children.
Address : 139 Moo 5, Bann Ya Kha, Tambon Muang Phon, Phon district, Khon
Kaen 40120.
Tel (043) 339-056.
Bank account for donations : "Programme for Supporting Children's Education"
saving account, no. 167-25035-4, Thai Farmers Bank, Phon district branch in Khon Kaen province.

DEK RAK PAH GROUP is an alternative school which gives poor rural
children the chance to develop artistic creativity through love and keen observation of nature.
Contact person: Araya Morat. Address : The Dek Rak Pah Group, P.O. Box 123,
Muang district, Surin province. Tel/fax (044)513-589 and 01-6002622.
Savings account name: Dek Rak Pah Fund. Account number: 141-2-43062-6. Thai
Farmers' Bank, Muang Surin branch.

THE HOLT SAHATHAI FOUNATION runs a Foster Home Programme to give orphans a chance to develop bonding and trust instead of sending them to state orphanages.
The foundation also runs a foster sister and brother programme at Pak KredBabies' Home.
If you want to volunteer, contact Malee Chatkanpai or Kobkarn Trakulwaree
at the Holt Sahathai Foundation. Address: 850/33 Sukhumvit 71, Bangkok 10110.
Tel. 381-8834-6. Fax. 3818837. Email: sahathai@mozart.inet.co.th
Savings account name, Sahathai Foundation. Account number: 063-2-07716-5.
Thai Farmers' Bank. Nana Neur Branch.

EDUCATION: A devoted rural teacher believes literacy in Thai is the first step towards helping hilltribe children avoid exploitation and achieve a better future
Infor for donations:
-Name of organisation: Baan Ke Ra Kee Child Development Centre
-Contact person: Yupa Tibwongse
-Address: Ban Ke Ra Kee, Moo 3, tambon Mae Song, Tha Song Yang district, Tak province
-Bank account details: Yupa Tibwongse, savings account number 181-2-53426-4, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives, Mae Ramaad branch
Alternatively, send your cheque payable to Post Publishing Public Company Limited (For Ban Ke Ra Kee) Send it to Mrs Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Her telephone number is 240-3700 ext 3224-5.
Please also include your name and address with your cheque so we can send you a receipt.

FACING THE DIFFICULT TRUTH: Even with the most glaring evidence against them, many foreign paedophiles have escaped standing trial. But one organisation is working to tighten Thai laws in this area and ensure child victims get justice
Info for donations
- Name of Organisation: Coalition To Fight Against Child Exploitation
- Contact Person: Sudarat Sereewat
- Contact Address: P.O. Box 178, Klong Chan, Bangkok 10240
- Telephone: 509-5782, 947-7307
- Fax: 519-2794
- E-mail: face@internet.ksc.net.th
- Web page: http://www.capcat.ksc.net/org/face.html

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR : A group of young radio stars are demonstrating how an independent radio station run for and by the people might work
Info for donations:- Name of organisation: The Youth Centre for the Promotion of Life Services and Environmental Awareness (YPLE)
- Contact persons: Ms Sakunee Kiatiwong-vanich and Mr Chardchai Chuenraman
- Address: 36/23-24 Moo2 Ramintra 24, Anusawaree, Bang Khen, Bangkok 10220
- Phone: 512-2770, (1188)413-6807
- Fax: 512-2770
The Group does not need financial help but would welcome donations of radio and production equipment and the time of radio producers or other media experts.
Anyone wanting more information on the group's needs can call the above numbers.

GIVING YOUNGSTERS A FIRM FOUNDATION: Education can be a way out of hardship for poor children. Unfortunately, the continued economic downturn has closed that opportunity for many youngsters
Info for donations:
- Name of Organisation: Duang Prateep Foundation
- Contact Person: Wasana Sanitmuenwai
- Address: Sponsorship Section, 34, Lock 6, Art Narong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110.
- Phone: 249-3553, 249-4880, 249-8842 and 671-4045-8.
- Fax: 249-5254
- Bank Account Name: Duang Prateep
Foundation, Thai Farmers Bank, Klong Toey branch.
- Bank Account Number: 017-2-29080-9.
Or donations can also be made by sending a money order, payable to Duang Prateep Foundation.

TOY STORY: Toys are fun and educational and they teach cultural, social and environmental lessons. They are also helping to bridge the generation gap between youngsters and older people in a Chiang Rai community
Info for donations:
Name: The Group for the
Development of Older People
Contact person: Weerapong Kangwanawakul
Address: 268 Moo 3, Padaad sub-district, Mae Suay district, Chiang Rai 57180
Tel: (053) 708-070
Account name: The Development of Older People Group
Account number: Savings account 539-1-17436-8
Bank: Krung Thai Bank, Ha Yaek Por Khun Meng Rai

The Save Thai Birds for Kids Project helps disabled children enjoy bird-watching.
Name of Project: Save Thai Birds for Kids Project.
Contact person: Arunlak Seemapan.
Address: The Research and Development Institute, Ramkhamhaeng University.
Telephone and fax: 319-2095.

The Nature Conservancy Club gives an opportunity for blind children to enjoy camping adventures in the forest.
Name: The Nature Conservancy Club.
Contact person: Thammarat Sookpinij.
Telephone: 929-7392. Pager: 1188-4400296.
Bank details: Siam Commercial Bank, United Nations Building branch; savings account name: 15839-8. Handicapped Kids Camps; account number: 004-2 15839-8.

YWCA Pak Kret volunteers regularly visit the children at Baan Rachavadee Home for the Mentally Handicapped to give them love and care.
Name of the foundation: YWCA Pak Kret.
Contact person: Boonchuan Hongskrai or Saisom Sinhaseni.
Address: 99/19 Chaeng Wattana Road, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi 11120.
Tel: 583-0998.
Bank details: Siam Commercial Bank's Pak Kret branch, savings bank account number: 305-2-30134-5, account name: YWCA Pak Kret (donations). Volunteers are much needed.

The Rainbow House is a rehabilitation centre for disabled children. It also handles adoption cases.
Name of Project: The Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities.
Contact person: Wasan Saenwian, director.
Address: PO Box 47, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand.
Telephone: 5846966, 9609107. Fax: 5846966.
Bank details: Bangkok Bank (Pak Kret branch), savings account number 2070535790; Siam Commercial Bank (Pak Kret branch), fixed account number 3052578138.
Email: ccdbkk@ksc.th.com

Baan Unrak or Home of Happiness gives ethnic Karen children in Sangkhla Buri food, shelter and a happier, more secure childhood _ and hope of a better future.
Name of organisation: Neo Humanist Foundation.
Contact person: Ms Donata Dolci or Didi.
Address: Baan Unrak, 36 Moo 3, Nonglu, Sangkhla Buri , Kanchanaburi 71240.
Tel/fax: (034) 595-428.
Bangkok office: The Neo Humanist Foundation, 9/72 Mooban Amornpan Nakorn, Soi 7, Suan Siam Road, Bung Kum, Bang Kapi, Bangkok.
Tel: 517-1712.
Bank details: Siam Commercial Bank, Sangkhla Buri branch; savings account name : Neo Humanist Foundation; account number: 6792062584.
Email: neohumanist@mailroom.com Homepage: http://home.pacific.net/~rucira/neohumanist

The Human Development Centre's legal aid centre helps street children get access to justice.
Name of project: Legal Aid Clinic.
Contact persons: Fr Joe Maier.
Address: Human Development Centre, 3757/15 Sukhumvit Road, Soi 40 Phra Khanong, Klong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand 10110
Tel: (662) 392-7981, 381-1821 or Khun Samran at (662) 671-7025 Fax: (662) 391-4968
Email: frjoehdc@loxinfo.co.th (Father Joe Maier) Bank details:
Account name: Human Development Centre. Account number: 042-2-42893-1; Siam Commercial Bank's Thong Lo Branch. (Please identify as money for the 'Legal Aid' project)

Dedicated teacher Mookda Intasan has supported more than 200 rural children to get an education.
Name of organisation: Home for Quality of Life Development Project.
Contact person: Mookda Intasan.
Address: 182 Moo 5, Baan Pin Sub-district, Dok Kham Tai district, Phayao 56120.
Telephone: (01) 881-5599.
Bank details: Bangkok Bank, Phayao province branch, savings account name Krong-karn Ban Phak Phattana Khoonna-pap Chi-wi, account number: 295-4128589

The Buddha Kaset Foundation's temple school in Chiang Mai is giving poor hilltribe teenagers free education so they can support themselves.
Name of organisation: Buddha Kaset Foundation.
Contact person: Headmaster Passakorn Kundej.
Address: Buddha Dharma Nong Hoh Temple, Klong Chon Prathan Road, tambon Chang Puek, Muang district, Chiang Mai province 50302.
Tel: (053) 414-096.
Bank details: Bangkok Bank, Suthep branch, savings account name: Buddha Kaset Foundation, account number: 504-0-174-020.

Baan Huay Moh Orphanage is giving shelter and free education to poor hilltribe children.
Name: Baan Huay Moh Orphanage.
Contact person: Father Atthapol sae Thien Address: c/o Ban Huay Moh Church, Huay Moh village, Mae Fa Luang district, Chiang Rai
Tel/fax: none.
Send your cheque or money order payable to Post Publishing Public Company Limited (For Baan Huay Moh).
Send it to Mrs Kusuma Mintakhin, editorial manager.

The Khru Thim Bun-ing Foundation supports Isan children's education and loans money to the poor wanting to establish farms rather than migrate to Bangkok looking for work.
Name of Project: The Khru Thim Bun- ing Foundation.
Contact person: Penporn Tasiri or Kiattisak Pramual.
Address: 74 Moo 8, Chor Paka Sub- district, Chamni District, Buri Ram 31110
Tel. (01) 390-2045.
Bank details: Bangkok Bank (Nang Rong branch) savings account, Khru Thim Bun-ing Foundation, account number 4140229610.

An innovative course in Chiang Mai has American students meeting disadvantaged people in Thailand so they can understand how different worlds impact each other.
Name: The Kalamazoo College Sustainable Development Studies Address in Thailand: Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50002.
Telephone: (053) 942-189. Fax: (053) 942-152. Email: sdsthai@pobox.com.
For more information about the programme, check the Web site: http://www.kzoo.edu/cip.thailand/
The studies programme does not seek donations, but members of the public are invited to lend support to the non-governmental organisations the programme has been working with. They are:
Northern Network for Rural Development (NorthNet), an NGO which works in a variety of areas, including forestry, rural development, and organic farming.
Phone: (053) 380-734
The Health Project for Tribal People, an indigenous tribal NGO, which develops culturally and linguistically appropriate media for teaching tribal people about HIV/Aids, including posters, tapes, books and videos. They also run an Aids hospice for women and children who have no family.
Phone: (053) 244-569 Women Against Aids, a Thai NGO working with children and adults affected by HIV/Aids in Sanpatong communities of Chiang Mai.
Phone:(053) 824-925
The Centre for Urban Tribal Youth, a project working with tribal street kids at the Chiang Mai night bazaar and elsewhere in the city. The centre is a unit of the Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Culture in Thailand Association (IMPECT).
Phone: (053)492-544
Foundation for Education and Development of Rural Areas (FEDRA), a Thai NGO promoting integrated farming and rural development in the Mae Tang/Mae Rim area of Chiang Mai.
Phone: (053) 297-015.
McKean Rehabilitation Centre, formerly a lepers' colony. The centre's main activities now focus on community-based care for the disabled, including training in organic and integrated farming methods.
Phone:(053) 277-049
The Duang Prateep Foundation, an NGO working in the Klong Toey slums in Bangkok on issues such as children's education, slum dwellers' rights and HIV/Aids.
Phone: (02)249-3553.
The Project for Ecological Recovery, an NGO working on environmental issues in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
Phone: (02)691-0718-20.

Children's writes: A free youth magazine offering interactive and educational activities, puzzles, stories and advice for students, even in far-flung places, is threatened by a lack of cash
Info for donations:
Name of organisation: Raks Thai Foundation
Contact person: Saengchan Methatrakul
Address:185-187 Phahon Yothin Soi 11,Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400
Tel: 275-1505-6
Fax: 271-4467
Internet: carethai@ksc.th.com
Savings Account: Siam Commercial Bank, Soi Ari Samphan Branch 056-2-21065-4, or Asia Bank, Victory Monument Branch 036-2-09293-4
Or send a cheque to the Post Publishing Public Company Limited to Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Or phone her on 240-3700, ext 3224-5.
Be sure to include your name and address with your cheque so we can send you a receipt.

Helping hands: A school in the South is helping poor young Muslim women continue their education despite the odds
Info for donations:
- Name of organisation: The Muslimah Centre of Pattani
- Address: 45 Moo 1, Bana subdistrict, Mueng District, Pattani 94000.
- Contact person: Mrs Maryam Samoh
- Tel: (073) 333-837
- Savings Account: 2670615844, Bangkok Bank, Pattani branch.
Or send a cheque payable to the Post Publishing Public Company Limited. Address it to Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Her telephone number is 240-3700 ext 3224-5.
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Home truths: When Suthinan Pratchayapruek decided to teach his kids at home for half the week it became obvious to him-and his community-that there was more to education than learning by rote

Suffer the children : When a crime is committed, the victims-especially children-are often further traumatised by those trying to help. But things are changing

Hung out to dry: Relocated from their ancestral home in a forest reserve, the villagers of Banraiteentoke are struggling to get by in the barren foothills where they now live

An education in protest : An experimental school near the Pak Moon Dam is demonstrating a much-needed alternative to mainstream schooling,giving new meaning to self-sufficiency-and the lives of the children
Info for donations:
- Name of organisation: The Mae Moon Man Yuen School
- Address: Mae Moon Man Yuen Community, Pak Moon Dam, Khong Chiam District, Ubonratchathani 34220
- Phone: (01) 916-1478
- Contact person: Yiamporn Pholsoong-noen
- Bank account name: Khrong-karn Pla Yon (The Little Fish Project, referring to the original daycare centre)
- Bank Account Number: 338-1-13249-0
- Bank account: Krung Thai Bank, Khong Chiam Branch
- Bank account type: savings
The Mae Moon Man Yuen School is also accepting donations of books, toys and stationery.

Reasons to care: Thanks to the generosity of Bangkok Post readers, many poor children have received opportunities to continue their education-and to make their futures brighter
Info for donations:
- Name of organisation: Bangkok Post Newspaper Foundation
- Contact persons: Prapaiparn Rathamarit and Kusuma Mintakhin
- Address: Bangkok Post Building, 136 Na Ranong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110
- Tel: 240-3700 ext 3404 or 3224
- Fax: 240-3665
- edadm@bangkokpost.co.th- Email:
- Savings bank account name: Bangkok Post Newspaper Foundation; Sunthorn Kosa branch; account number: 218-0-267441
Or send a cheque payable to the Post Publishing Public Company Limited. Address it to Kusuma Mintakhin, Editorial Manager, 136 Na Ranong Road, off Sunthorn Kosa, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110. Her telephone number is 240-3700 ext 3224-5.
Please include your name and address with your cheque so we can send you a receipt. Please also specify "Bangkok Post Newspaper Foundation" as the intended recipient.

Chalk and walk: Innovative schools in Songkhla province are finding that taking kids out of the classroom brings a variety of benefits. Children learn to be more appreciative of local wisdom and more inquisitive about their surroundings-and what they can do to improve them
Info for donations:
- Contact person: Supot Saengchan
- Address: Ban Nam Hua School, Sadao district, Songkhla province, 90120
- Bank account name: Chomrom Anurak Kaituen (The Jungle Fowl Conservation Club)
- Bank account number: 586-2-10236-5
- Bank: Thai Commercial Bank, Padang branch
- Bank account type: saving account

Facing the difficult truth:

Trust in the child: Child-centred education is now de rigueur, according to the 1999 National Education Act. But, what exactly is it? More importantly, how can it be applied in a Thai classroom, and what are its benefits and pitfalls? In the first part of a two-day series, a prominent American educator shares over four decades of experience and lessons learned on both sides of the desk. In the second part, to run tomorrow, two educators explain how, and why, their child-centred schools came to be

Father knows best : Alternative educator Supot Saengchan has found a novel way to teach children how to tap into the wisdom of their fathers: Taking the time to ask