We have 21 children who are part of our education scheme and here you can see a number of them. In time I intend to provide a complete profile of each child, of their background and their personal circumstances and how we hope  we can help them with their future.

               Here we have photos of some of the children that we are helping with finance for their education. Each child has their own story to tell.

             A general view of life in Nong Tong village.

          A little look at a local celebration in Nong Tong village which is a communal affair with everybody participating in cooking and eating. There is a great community spirit among the Lisu Hill Tribe and their ancient culture is still very strong with family ties  of upmost importance.

             Here we can see Lino in discussion with the builder about the finer deails of the construction and the head man of Nong Tong village observing the foundations being built. Also we can see Atapha sitting out side keeping a close eye on the progress of his new home and enjoying every minute of it.

             Last month while I was in Nong Tong village I agreed a price for the construction of Atapha`s new home and a start was made on it before I left. This construction was the biggest event ever in Atapha`s life and it gave hin enormous joy to witness all that was going on around this building. Daily he watched everything that was been done with the greatest pride and he became well known to the builders who had great time for him. A very happy story for all.

                Patrick with mother and child in their poor dwelling.

                Mother and child in their home.

                During my stay in Nong Tong I was taken to meet a mother and her child who live in very poor conditions. The child is about four months old and the mother is 44 years and this baby is her first child. Her husband was away working in the hills when I visited. The mother herself suffers from ill-health and is unable to feed her baby and relies on powered food from nearby Soppong which is costly in their terms. Thanks to the people in Ireland that had given me money I was able to help to provide money for food for the baby for a number of months and I will be sending more money  to them shortly. We will continue to care for this family on a ongoing basis.

               The young orphan girl in her local school when I first met her in August.