This summer, I will be heading to Thailand, to an area called Pakkred, just outside Bangkok. There I will working as a volunteer with the Charity CCD (Christian Care Foundation for Disabled Children) in orphanages with children who suffer from a range of disabilities.
The reason CCD was formed is a sad one. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist country, children with disabilities are considered to have sinned in their past life (The Buddhist religion follows the belief of reincarnation) and are therefore being punished for past sins in this life. Thousands of children have been abandoned because of the stigma associated with disability, there is also a whole host of other reasons as to why children are abandoned such as poverty and lack of knowledge and facilities to care for a disabled child, just to name a few. The children that are abandoned have a range of disabilities from a simple cleft palette, Downs syndrome or cerebral palsy.
CCD was started in 1986, its aims are to bring love and hope to disabled children in Thailand, give them a chance at a normal life (Something which the probably would never have a chance at) and sometimes reunite them with their family.
The vast majority of children are, however, sent to the government orphanages which is a sentence from which very few will escape. The government homes, Rachawadee Girls, Rachawadee Boys and Baan Fuang Fah house around 2000 children. With resources stretched far too thin, nearly all of these children will simply degenerate from a lack of human interaction and love, something which we all take for granted.
As many of you are aware, my Godson Henry has cerebral Palsy and so this is a subject very close to my heart.
I am hoping to raise £1000 for CCD, which, with your help, would make a massive difference!
So, please, donate what you can and we can provide a better life for these children!
