In November 2011 I had the opportunity to go and stay with her, see some of the work she does and also volunteer with her too. It was an amazing experience I won't forget. It was challenging, eye opening, exciting, touching and fantastic all at once.
Here's a few snaps of the gorgeous kids. I do miss them:
One day we acted out a fairytale with the children, encouraging them to engage with the story. It was inspiring to see the children light up as they let their imaginations run wild:
Of course it was around the time of the flooding in Thailand, although we were unaffected really I did see examples of the flooding. My heart goes out to those who were affected.
Here you can see the flooding - on the left - goes up to the mud wall in the middle (built to protect them) and the building with the blue sign on the right is one of the orphanages, so you can see how close it came:
(the mud wall was a lot steeper than it looks)
And this is my gorgeous friend Joanne I went to visit and stay with. She is amazing and worked so hard. Met lots of inspiring people there giving up their time for these children so much in need. It was an honour to be with them even if just for a few weeks!
Children with disabilities in Thailand face alot of challenges, and if you feel you'd like to consider donate to C.C.D. - or even volunteering yourself - then checkout their website:
http://www.ccdthailand.org/
There are more Thailand moments I'd like to share but that's quite a bit to be going on with! :-P
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