Half of the vitamin shipment of nearly 4 million tablets from the USA will be dropped off at the NongHet District Hospital, located in eastern Xieng Khouang Province in northern Laos. Vitamins will be distributed to children from ages 1
Xieng Nga Preschool Handover
The Xieng Nga Preschool was funded by the many many Give Children A Choice supporters. Thank you all. The Xieng Nga Preschool has already 29 preschool children attending. The preschoolers are from Xieng Nga and two nearby villages (both about
Phonxay Preschool
Thank you Denise and Michael McCarthy for your incredible generosity for continuing to help the Lao children in poor remote villages. Hearty thanks to both of you. The Phonxay School preschool is located about 15 kilometers south of the Xieng
Kayeng Update: Five Months After Starting School
Give Children A Choice’s Barbara and Dori Shimoda drove to Khao Yai, Thailand to visit Kayeng. Kayeng has been living at the Makutkiriwan School for the Blind for over five months now. He speaks only Thai now. Kayeng is under
Kayeng Yang Update: Kayeng Starts School – January 26, 2014
Kayeng is now attending school at the new Makutkiriwan School for the Blind, located in Chao Yai, Korat, Thailand. It is located about 3 hours north of Bangkok. The school is sponsored by the Luangpu Bunyarit, a monk who will
Namyen Preschool Handover
Give Children A Choice finally handed over the Ban Namyen preschool in Mok District in Xieng Khouang Province, northern Laos. Our first three futile attempts were halted due to unpassable roads. Heavy rains caused landslides on the roads with some
Give the Gift of Reading
Books are a precious commodity for children in Laos, especially in the remote areas where Give Children A Choice builds preschools. Books boost a child’s learning potential, they stimulate imagination and play, they provoke curiosity and discussion, they provide inspiration,
New Phonexay Preschool MOU Signed
Give Children A Choice’s Thongchanh signed an MOU (Memoradum of Understanding) to build a preschool at Phonexay Village, Khoun District Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR. This is Give Children A Choice’s 10th preschool in Xieng Khouang Province and 31st preschool
Kayeng Accepted Into School
The Christian Foundation for the Blind – Thailand (CFBT) formally accepted Kayeng at their Bangkok Ram Indra campus. Kayeng met with Director Mr. Komon Malaithong at the campus (after waking up from his normal afternoon nap ) and Mr. Komon’s
Kayeng’s July Trip to Bangkok
It was time for Kayeng’s medical checkup at Bumrungrad. Kayeng cannot fly, so Give Children A Choice drove from Vientiane to Bangkok. It was a good trip. On July 30, TC traveled from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. Kayeng and Vakoung