On the 26th of March, Peter Baines and Nicole Perry will travel to the Yasothon Province which is located 530km north east of Bangkok to conduct a scoping mission of an orphanage in that area.  The orphanage currently houses 115 children with a large number of them infected with HIV.  Their major benefactor is terminally ill with cancer and there doesn't appear to be a lot of options around income for the running of the orphanage.  

Hands received a request to to support the orphanage and the Board has endorsed this next step to identify the needs of the children and the possibility that we could assist.  The visit to be undertaken by Peter and Nicole will be conducted with the assistance of Khru Prateep the Founder and Chairperson of the Duang Prateep Foundation.   

Should the Board of Hands Across the Water agree to talk on this project it would be a major step, moving away from the tsunami affected area of Khao Lak in southern Thailand.  As supporters of Hands, your comments around this initiative are most welcome and will assist the Board in its final decision.  Please forward comments to team@handsacrossthewater.com.au