Tsunami
Economic and child development go hand in hand
KRABI, October 2005 – Three-year-old Mutita escaped the tsunami. She clung to her father’s neck as he and her mother fled to safety. But none of them could escape the tidal wave’s devastating economic consequences.
One teacher's dedication to recovery
PHANG NGA, October 2005 – From bomb site to construction site, Baan Tablamu School in Phang Nga Province has undergone a transformation over the last year. Where there was only rubble, there are now new classrooms, a canteen, a tooth-brushing station...
Family preservation
PHANG NGA, October 2005 – Early each weekday morning, people living near Wat Kommaneeyaket School can look out their windows to see a tiny girl in a school uniform driving by on a motorcycle with her mother riding on the back...
Batik painting: A life restored through art
KRABI, October 2005 – After narrowly escaping death in the tsunami, Songklod takes solace in batik painting – a healing form of art where the bright colours he splashes on the cloth canvasses help blot out the bad memories...
A refreshing change
PHANG NGA, October 2005 – Like her schoolmates, 11-year-old Aye heads out into the scorching midday sun to take part in Baan Bang Muang School’s first “sports day” for several years.
Orphaned by the tsunami, 1000 km from the sea
NAKON PANOM, June 2005 – Nong, a quiet 15-year old schoolgirl, still weeps when she talks about her mother, who disappeared when the tsunami struck six months ago. Sitting alone on one side of her school playground, Nong explains...
Coming to terms with loss and tragedy
PHANG NGA, June 2005 – At first glance, Baan Bang Muang School in Thailand’s Phang Nga Province looks as if it escaped lightly from the tsunami. There is no obvious damage to buildings and classes are being held as normal.
Restoring children’s lives in Thailand
RANONG, 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...
