Baan Than Namchai Foundation

On March 21st, baby Pakin arrived into the world having a rough start already due to a G6PD enzyme deficiency that made him feel poorly during his first few days.

This is a story about a little boy named Skye. He came here when he was just 15 days old.

The story of a little boy called “Ton Nam”. Before he was born, his mother almost aborted him. (At one point in time, he stood between the life and death.) Read on. . .

Baby Pakin arrived

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On March 21st, baby Pakin arrived into the world having a rough start already due to a G6PD enzyme deficiency that made him feel poorly during his first few days. Due to some mental health issues, his Mum is currently incapable of caring for him at this time and the hospital where he was born reached out to us, as few other options exist. Four days later he was brought to our Baan Than Namchai Orphanage.

Khun Rotjana, the dedicated staff and all of the gorgeous kids of BTN are doing a stellar job of opening their arms and hearts as always, caring for this beautiful little boy and making sure his entry into the world is one that is full of unconditional love, care and support.

His 110 new brothers and sisters have been super excited by his arrival, eager to look after him together and make sure he knows that he is loved by them all and provided with everything he needs to grow healthy and strong.

Nuna

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Nuna

DOB 17 Oct 2013

Her father is a gardener and her mother fishing first. When we met Nuna she to malnourished and suffering from otitis. Her weight was 9 kg and height 81cm. She is now in our kindergarten and attends the preschool classes for child development she has a lot better improved immensely.

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There are many people living in poverty like this family. They sleep on the ground,

Cook on the bonfire and are drinking the rain water without filter.

They used to live at Lamkaen, located nearby Khao Lak there is many luxury five star hotels. But their homes have no electricity and water supply, only wall bricks and roof leaks, and no cement floors.

Nuna came to the orphanage because of her sister “LukYee”, She is 12 years old and she needs to study in school but her family had no money for her education. Usually the Moken people prefer their children to work more than go to school. LukYee asked her teacher at school to find the way for her to continue in the school. Her teacher asked the orphanage to help LukYee. When we went to her house her mother asked us to take two children because LukYeel takes care of Nuna. If she wasn’t there, there will not be anyone to take care Nuna.

Her parent are “Moken” (also spelled Mawken or Morgan; Thai:  Chao Le “sea people”), are an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture. They speak their own language which belongs to the Austronesian language family.

 

The Moken are also called Sea Gypsies, a generic term that applies to a number of peoples in southeast Asia.  The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, in the coastal villages of Phang Nga Province, like Tap Tawan, the Moken suffered severe devastation to housing and fishing boats in common with other Moken communities.

 

Captain

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Captain

DOB 26 November 2011

 

Captain is very cheerful, he had been with us since he is 11 months old. His mother is from broken family and her husband runs away. She left captain with a old women whose daily job was taking care the babies and never come back to see her son again. The women had no money to take care of him. So she brought Captain to the orphanage.

 

Now Captain is 2 years old and healthy. He is in preschool class at our kindergarten Captain is very a sweet boy and always smiling he always runs to say hi to every guest who has visited at Baan Than Namchai

Skye

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This is a story about a little boy named Skye. He came here when he was just 15 days old. A worker in the rubber plantation found the baby in a garbage pail close to the plantation. They took care of the baby for a few days before taking him to the police for help. Finally the police brought him to our orphanage to help and  care for him

Khun Rotjana was caring for him so much that the boy thought she was his real mother.

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During Khun Rotjana was not so well and needed recovery for a few weeks in Pheatchaburi province (her home town) Skye didn’t see Khun Rotjana for a week. Other a week some staff take him to see Khun Rotjana in Phetchaburi when Skye first see Khun Rotjana he kissed her and hugged her not make too hard because he knew she was not so well. Skye was with his mother(Rotjana) every day, sleep with her he had to stay in another house.

 

One day Skye was a sleep on Rotjana’s arm, someone called him ”Skye we have to go back now!” but he still slept they called him many times. Skye is almost 1 an a half years old and already knows how to pretend to sleep with Rotjana. So he doesn’t need to leave here. This is evidence of the strength of his love for her.

 

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The story of a little boy called “Ton Nam”

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The story of a little boy called “Ton Nam”. Before he was born, his mother almost aborted him. (At one point in time, he stood between the life and death.) Read on. . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When his mother was pregnant with Tom Nam, she wanted to have an abortion because her husband left her for good.

She finally contacted the Duang Prateep Foundation (DPF) in Chumpon to seek help.
DPF suggested that she get in touch with the Baan Than Namchai (BNC). She met Khun Rotjana, the chairperson of BNC. (see the left photo of Khun Rotjana with Tom Nam.) and told her in the face, “if you don’t take care of the baby, I will abort him”. BNC decided to save the baby.
Ton Nam was born. 15 days later, her mother brought him to the orphanage and walk away.
He had the mother’s warmth for just 15 days. But Ton Nam is healthy and lives on well. He will grow up with the bright future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now he’s 5 years old. He will ask other people about his parents. We will have to find a way to tell him eventually. But now, it is best to keep the truth from him.

‘I believe he can see the blue sky after the rain because I feel I have a new life after the tsunami.’

~ Niwan Jantawong (Nong) , a staff in Baan Than Namchai.

translated by Monchai Wongrach

Ton Hom

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Usually I spend all the time with the boys and doing gardening job. For the girls and little children, they are taken care of by the women staff.

But that day I was assigned to take “Ton Hom” to the hospital. She was treated for fever and the lesion on her foot. I spent half a day with her in the hospital.

Ton Hom seems quite shy and not cheerful. But she won’t throw her temper. Today I see her smile. It is rare and made me want to write something about her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This picture is Ton Hom. She looks much smaller although she is 7 years old. Her weight is only 13 kg. Her body mass index(BMI) is below the critical threshold.

The cause? Her mother was an alcoholic when she was carrying Ton Hom who suffers from frequent fever and infections.

Ton Hom and her younger sister, Ton Koa, was abandoned by their mother when she divorced her husband. The girls was left with their father who is also an alcoholic. Lacking proper care, the girls don’t look healthy at all.

The father lives around the orphanage area has a job as a gardener in a hotel near Khao Lak. But he could not take care his two daughters.

So he sent two children to the orphanage. When he has the free time, he will come to see Ton Hom and Ton Koa.

He is always drunk when he comes but he is not a disturbance to other people and the orphanage.

writed by Jeng Rocker a staff in Baan Than Namchai.
translated by Monchai Wongrach

Tiger

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Tiger is 6 years old. He is just a little boy. If anyone has seen the expression of his eyes, you will feel joyful. He is a nice boy and won’t throw his temper easily. He was always smiling. When you looked at him you feel refreshing. His smile disappeared when his mother’s remarried.

3 months ago Tiger came to the Baan Than Namchai Orphanage. He was abused by his stepfather, who is a drug addict. There was a lot of scars on his arms and legs and also his back. His stepfather forced him to smoke and drink. His mother is a night club singer, she pays for everything in the household. Seeing that her son was badly abused, she was compelled to send the son to an orphanage. She hopes her son can have a better life.

Since he came to the orphanage, he has been receiving treatment for blood infections, anaemia and nutrition deficiency. The doctors said quite firmly: “If a little boy hadn’t come to Baan Than Namchai he would have died.” Now he is progressing well mentally and physically, but his medical treatment has got to continue. Every month he has to attend follow-ups at the Takua-pa Hospital. The sores on his arms and legs are now healing. Now his smile is back again. He’s more cheerful although he is quite shy.

writed by Jeng Rocker a staff in Baan Than Namchai.
translated by Monchai Wongrach

Kindergarten

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Kindergarten was set up to lighten the burden of parents who need time off to work and raise their children themselves took the children to leave to our schools. Currently, children between the ages of one and a half years to 4 years enroll in the centre. The Montessori System is taught by Miss Sasinan Nilchansiri,a consultant who has childhood professional qualification.She is training of teaching to our teachers and mentors.

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Levels and age

Level 1 age between 1.5 to 2 years
Level 2 age between 2 to 3 years
Level 3 age between 3 to 6 years

Daily Schedule


08.30-11.00 AM

  • Line up, National Anthems, Exercise.
  • Milk will be served.
  • Attend the class and daily life talking.
  • Meditation practice by round walking and telling tale.
  • Montessori System Practice

11.00 AM-02.oo PM

  • Lunch, shower and go to bed.

02.00-03.30 PM

  • Waking up and snack is served
  • English skill activities
  • Back Home

Their Stories

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Ton Koa and Ton Hom

These sisters arrived at the Baan Tharn Namchai orphanage in July 2010. Ton Hom was five and Ton Koa three and a half. Ton Koa weighed 9 kilos and Ton Hom weighed only 9.5 kilos. For 3 weeks the girls ate everything that was put in front of them and put on 1 kilo per week. They have now slowed down on the eating but are still healthy and gaining weight. The girls settled in very quickly and happily. They both have gorgeous smiles and a cheeky laugh, they also love to dance. They are bright little things and soak up every learning opportunity that comes their way.

Ton Nam

Ton Nam is mother didn’t want him and gave him to
Baan Than Namchai when he was just twenty day old.
Now he is a happy and healthy.

 

 

 

 

Guy

Guy lives at Baan Tharn Namchai Orphanage. He is an active seven year old, very cheerful and smiles all the time. Guy loves to be held and to be cuddled. He is a natural performer and relishes the opportunity to dance for visitors, especially hip hop and trying to spin as long as he can on his head! He likes to eat, but very slowly and always leaves his vegetables last. He wants to join the police when he grows up.

 

 

 

 

 

Kwang Tong

She is 11years old; she is tall and strong for her age and can be a bit of a tomboy. Kwang Tong is one of the most helpful children at Baan Tharn Namchai Orphanage, very much a team player, cooperative and reliable. She is a very smart girl who does well and school and when she is not shooting for baskets at the basketball hoop she can found quietly reading a book. Her mother is from the north east of Thailand so Kwang Tong loves som tam and all north eastern food. She is caring and has a very sunny personality.

 

 

 

 

Por

Por has just turned eight and greets everyone to Baan Tharn Namchai with her lovely smile, even with a few baby teeth now missing! She is very creative especially when dressing up, she loves to choose and co-ordinate her clothes and always taking great care of the way she looks. Por has an older sister and younger brother at Bann Tharn Namchai and is very protective of her brother Pang Pong. She is self-reliant and strong but like most children she enjoys the comfort of special attention and affection. Por loves to dance and take part in shows, when she grows up she would like to be an actress or a model.

Champ

Champ, our oldest boy, is on work experience at Le Meridien so everyone was very excited to see him in his very smart uniform

 

 

 

 

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