The girl in the village
This month I spent alot of time in different villages. Again I became aware how vunerable hilltribe children are. There is neglect and abuse and an uncertain future for many. Specially when the children grow…
Heavy rain in the mountains
Three days ago I made my way up to the mountains to get some more work done on our center. We prepared the frame the other week to get the cement poured for the foundation….
Going for the bamboo
Last we went for a days into the forest to get Bambooo for the center. Catri, Mida und a view others came along on a long off-road trip. Here are more pictures of how a…
House in Hui Kau Laam
We are making progress with our building in Hui Kau Laam. Negotiating with the workers about the prize and discussing how to build the house wasn’t so easy, but we worked it out in the…
Up to Hui Kau Laam
Early tomorrow morning I will be off to Hui Kau Laam and from there off road up into the jungle. Villagers from Baan Pong have cut bamboo for the new house we are building in…
Working in a new village
A view months ago our team got invited by a village that was moved by the Government to a new location. This village came from the Hui Kau Laam valley. One of three Lahu Deng…
Water project at the Prao Boarding home
There is some storm over southern China. This is why it rained the last two days. Forecasts tell us we will have rain till Saturday. It is not rainy season yet, so the rain is…
Another day in the mountains
I came back this evening from another day in the mountains. I left this morning with the third load of pipes for Hui Ba Rai. Stefan and Anusha from Chiang Mai came along on this…
Water pipes in the jungle
I have been bringing water pipes up to Hui Ba Rai for the last two days. So far we put in 1 kilometer of pipes. The terrain is rather difficult and steep. There are several…
Surveying a new project
Just came back Yesterday evening from surveying a water project in a Lahu village. The existing piping doesn’t produce enough water anymore. In this particular village I did my first project nearly seven years ago….