This is a picture of the second STREETKIDS! rehabilitation shelter in Chiang Mai !
We have been planning for almost 2 years for the older streetkids to shift to Chiang Mai to have access to better education. For 6 months, we searched for an affordable place to put these kids up, but to no avail. Most medium sized homes which can house 10 kids would cost around 25,000bht (SGD1,000) to rent, something that we can't afford at this point in time.
We contemplated all options, even the option of renting a warehouse, but it was still too expensive. On the last day of our search, we saw a little advert of a house going for 15,000bht and we quickly made an appointment to view. The house was beautiful and it had 4rooms + 5 toilets. Perfect for the streetkids !
For a house like this, the price was unbelievable and more than that the owners were the most amazing people we've met ! But this joy was short lived, the error was soon realised. The owner made made a typo on the ad and posted wrongly, he was looking at renting the home for no less than 25,000bht.
The lovely couple knew we had a tight budget and they saw the importance of our work with street children. After a long discussion, the couple decided that they will honor the ad so they can be a blessing to our work !
We drafted the contract to start renting in Apr, however the couple told us that if we needed to come in to stay earlier, we can do so at no charge !
Here is the picture of our new home & the kids all dressed up to apply for admission !
This is the first time in the kid's lives that they are studying and living outside the village. They were visibly nervous, knowing that standards are higher in Chiang Mai but it was an opportunity for a lifetime
The kids filling up their personal particulars for admission. Their very first step to a whole new world of opportunities and hope.
STREETKIDS at Sanpasak School admission. The top school in the district.
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