In August 2008 we visited the Luang Prabang Orphanage where children suffer from chronic malnutrition and hunger. Although the children were hospitable and appreciative they were not very happy. These young people not only have to deal with the loss of their parents but they also suffer from hunger. Approximately 500 children ages 6 through 18 live at the orphanage. Roughly 15% are girls.
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The Dindam Preschool was built through the efforts from all of you who voted for Give Children A Choice during the Chase Community Giving Program in June and July 2010. Thank you all. Dindam is located within a kilometer walk to the border of Vietnam. The preschool was built at the top of a level piece of land on a steep hill. The panoramic view from the front steps and above the preschool are beautiful. Just below the preschool is the Dindam primary school.
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Gang Village is located in eastern Luang Prabang Province towards the Vietnam border. In June 2008, we drove for five hours from Luang Prabang Village on paved roads, followed by a three hour drive on a treacherous, unpaved dirt road that could only be negotiated and overcome with a heavy-duty, big-wheeled SUV. The road was slippery and very muddy during the rainy season.
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Gokwanh Village, located 30 kilometers north of Luang Prabang, was established five centuries ago. The original villagers came from Xiengsen and Xieng Hai, Thailand.
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Kokmanh Village is located 22 miles or 40 minutes southwest of Luang Prabang. We traveled by tuk tuk on the main road before turning onto a roughly paved dirt road. The power lines to the village were balanced on leaning bamboo poles.
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Kokngiew Village is located about 15 kilometers east of Luang Prabang.
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Long Or was founded in 1825 by 22 adventurous but peace seeking Nuans, an ethnic group indigenous to northeastern Thailand. The Nuans left Thailand 180 years ago to escape the many conflicts with China and Burma, and to settle in the bucolic setting of Long Or. Located on the southern shore of the Khan River, there are over 110 families and 610 people in Long Or Village. The villagers are primarily farmers.
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Completed in May 2004, the preschool at Mouang Khai was our fifth in eighteen months, and we at Give Children A Choice are extremely proud of that!
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