Help Educate Children Living in Poverty inThailand

Dear Supporters,

July to October have been very busy for the GVI Phang Nga community programs! Armed with resources purchased from your generous donations, our volunteers have been able to make tremendous strides in the way of sustainable community development in Ban Nam Khem.

Last quarter we purchased medical equipment which allowed us to begin our new healthcare initiative delivering free health checks to people in the community. This quarter we have seen incredible success in this area. In only 4 days we collected 125 results of participants aged 8 to 79 within Ban Nam Khem. Moreover, we saw increased interest in what these results mean and we saw individuals asking how to improve their health! This is remarkable as it means we are well on the way to one of our objectives: to promote healthy lifestyles/behaviours and encourage the community to take interest and responsibility for their health.

So, we gathered 125 results. What’s next? With all the success we soon realised the importance of having a clear account of the data we have gathered. Yet again we were saved by or donors kindness! Previously, we had used the laptops purchased through the Trust solely for educational purposes teaching computer skills classes but we used these vital resources to create a database with all the information collected from our health checks. Now, all the data we collect is sorted by location gathered and all the participants information can be clearly viewed and arranged on a number of aspects of their health. This data is crucial as it means we can tailor our healthcare workshops to meet the needs of the community.

Over on the teaching program we pushed ourselves yet again, educating over 300 students in total across the quarter. Your donations go a long way to provide the students with invaluable educational resources which help them meet their potential. September saw the students conduct their second English exam which goes toward their final grade. The scores from these tests have shown that our varied teaching methods (made possible by you, our donors!) are effective. One student even scored 47/48, dropping only one mark on the whole paper!

This quarter saw many of contributions and we really appreciate the continued support from you all, it really does go a long way!

With Gratitude,

Phang Nha Community