Thailand

Real lives

Restoring children’s lives in Thailand
RANONG, Thailand, 18 January 2005 - Eleven-year-old Isamael Gumuda remembers clearly the day the huge waves took away his seven-year old brother. They were at school rehearsing a performance for the upcoming New Year celebration when they heard a roar.

Thailand: children cope with tsunami
BAN NAM KEM, Thailand, 9 January 2005 - In a relief camp in southern Thailand, two little girls play with their dolls. Eight-year-old Ratana Komkham slips a bright blue wig onto the head of her doll and shows it to her sister, ten-year-old Rayana. They are a gift from relief organizations and the local community.

Children tell their stories of surviving tsunamis
TAKUA PA, PHANG-NGA, Thailand, 4 January 2005 - Three-year-old Oat was enjoying breakfast with his mother when the killer tidal waves slammed into his village of Baan Nam Kem on 26 December.

Training protects Thai women from exploitation
BANGKOK, 10 December 2004 – With a beautiful smile and traditional palms-together Thai greeting, 22-year-old Pen Tawanrat welcomes visitors to the lobby bar at Bangkok’s luxury Pan Pacific hotel.

The Sangha Metta monks demonstrate compassion in action in assisting orphans
When Luang Pi Daeng, a little boy in Sisaket Province of north-east Thailand, lost his mother and found himself alone in the world, he did what many destitute Thais do. He sought shelter at Wat Hua Rin, a Buddhist temple in his region.