By Billy Hepton | GVI Phang Nga, Community Field Staff
Dear Supporters,
The New Light Foundation’s Community Development Centre (CDC) for Burmese children is one of our 5 partners organisations that we are aiming to support through this project.
The CDC has been in Ban Nam Khem since April 2006 and it aims to be recognised by the Ministry of Education as a bilingual school. Our partnership with the CDC began three years ago. Since then, we have worked towards their goal by regularly teaching English to three classes, four times a week. They also have a Youth Potential Development program which sets out to give teens the all-round development needed to become a role model in the local community. Our conservation and healthcare programs aid this cause by teaching P5 and P6 classes the importance of caring for yourself and the environment. We are now hoping to expand this partnership through fundraising!
The Carnival
For the local carnival, we decided to host a morning of fun activities to engage the children!
Students had the choice of 5 fairground games to try their luck at; the beanbag toss, hoopla, cup ping-pong, the pair’s game, and a coconut shy- not to mention the Treasure Island which all of our students (and even some teachers!) had a go at. The fun did not end there, we also had some talented volunteers doing face painting!
It was heartening to see the CDC staff work so joyfully alongside our volunteer’s; embodying all of what we set out to achieve with this partnership by integrating the Burmese population into society. The carnival also acted as a brilliant way to inspire the volunteers. Showing them how each person’s individual talents could be used to impact the lives of the people we work with. A perfect incarnation of this was produced, in the form of a mural. This meant the children and volunteers got to leave their mark of the day both figuratively and literally, by way of a hand print. The painting served as a great means of commemorating the carnival and celebrating the long lasting partnership of CDC and GVI.
We look forward to growing this partnership with your help in 2017!
With Gratitude
GVI Thailand
By Brittany Chiapetti | GVI Phanag Nga, Base Manager
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