What a treat this past Friday to visit all of our NGO's children Learning Centers and the Youth Outreach Center. The kids were so proud and excited to have visitors. The environemt is so nurturing for them as contrasted to many of their home lives. Many of the children will not be back at school next year as their parents will need them to work in the fields or on rubber plantation; many others will move on to another area with their migrant parents. Some of the children are orphans (one little boy's parents both died of AIDS). Many of the children live with teachers. The few teenagers who have moved on to high school, and have the support of their parents to stay in school, hope to keep their educations going.They will be part of the select from the Burmese refugee communmity to get degrees.
We hope to meet up again with many of these kids at summer camp over the next few weeks.
so cute!!!!
I was invited tomorrow to the Women's Center, a safe haven for women who have been exploited, to participate in a jewelry making class.The women at the center produce beautiful artistry, including jewelry, scarves and crafts. I get to keep what I make!
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