Care & Community Volunteer Stories, Thailand

Care & Community in Thailand - Grace Mitchell On my arrival into Krabi airport I was greeted by the friendly faces of Anna and Sao; Sao was to be my host mother. Their smiles and chatter immediately made me feel welcome; a feeling that was to last for the rest of my 3 months in Thailand. The volunteer house, where I lived quickly became home and we grew very close to our host parents, their two young children, and their niece and nephew. It was a comfort and a privilege to be part of such a lovely family.

Care & Community in Thailand - Christine Williams & Rosemary Yates The care placement we were going to was a brand new project, which was very exciting. We were working with 17 children aged 1 to 3 years who were being cared for in a home in the grounds of Lad Yao prison, in which their mothers are incarcerated, sometimes for the lifetime of their children. On Monday morning all the children and their helpers met us at the entrance to the home - what a wonderful start to our stay.

Care & Community in Thailand - Kevin Eadie Anything from one and a half to three hours out of Bangkok (driver dependent), is the Lopburi School for the Blind and the Blind with Multiple-Handicaps. The school/ children's home is actually situated close to the border of neighbouring province Saraburi, so it's a half-hour sawngthaew (a pick up truck with benches and a covered back) ride (costs 5-7Bhat / 4-5pence) or 15 minutes on car or motorbike to main town Lopburi. There you'll find the train station, some ruins, a few bars, 7-elevens, a KFC and the wild monkeys.