New Village for Orphans and Street Kids, Pattaya, Thailand
Where do these children come from?
Some of these children have been abandoned after being born to young mothers who can't afford to care for them and others are orphaned.
Many have run away from their homes due to abuse, neglect or poverty. Many think they will have a better chance of getting work in Pattaya. Unfortunately for these children, they have difficulty in getting work due to their age.
Many end up being exploited by both Thais and foreigners, having to work in the sex industry, leading a life of criminality, addicted to drugs or begging on the streets.
The Drop In Center aims to be a place where street children who are in need can come for help offering:
1. A safe environment, a safe place to sleep.
2. Medical help and advice as most children who come to the Center cannot afford hospital treatment.
3. Food. No child should ever have to go to sleep hungry, and we provide three nutritious meals a day.
4. Short vocational courses so the older children and young adults can be trained and be better prepared to find employment.
5.Advice on many subjects, from law, to health, hygiene and employment.
The Drop-In Center is not a long term home for children; it is a safe haven where they can stay on a temporary basis. If someone wants to return to their home, after living rough in Pattaya, arrangements will be made for them to return home whilst they stay at the Center.
For those children who have nowhere else to go, not old enough to work or unable to return to their family they can move to the new Village. When the village is complete there will be twenty homes with between four and ten children, boys and girls, all different ages living as ‘brothers & sisters’ in a family, cared for by a house ‘mother’. They will learn what it is like to live not just as part of a loving family, employment.
