2012 Annual Report
Camillian Home for children living with disabilities 81/2 Luangphang Road, Khumthong, Latkrabang Bangkok 10520 THAILAND Office: +66 (0) 2360 7852 Fax: +66 (0) 2360 7853 E-mail: camillianhome@gmail.com www.camillianhomelatkrabang.org www.facebook.com/Camillian.Home
Contact us Faisal Malik : Communication &Development Mobile: +66 (0) 85 396 9331 E-mail: faisal@camillian.org Fr.Giovanni Contarin : Director Mobile: +66 (0) 81 861 9427 E-mail: cg_camillian@csloxinfo.com General enquiries: infocamillianhome@gmail.com Office: +66 (0) 2360 7852 Fax: +66 (0) 2360 7853
Come and see us Camillian Home for children living with disabilities 81/2 Luangphang Road, Khumthong Latkrabang, Bangkok, 10520 THAILAND We warmly welcome you to our home and to share in a moment of happiness with our children. Camillian Home is located 15 minutes away from the new airport; Suvarnabhumi.
www.camillianhomelatkrabang.org
Dear Friends and Benefactors,
With happiness from the heart and the face of our children, we proudly report Camillian Home activities and financial situation of the year 2012. (This is the fourth year of operation at the Camillian Home). It is more and more difficult to run the activities in favor of orphaned and poor children living with disabilities. This is due to the constant increase in the amount of children, and to the more complicated tasks (recruitment of staff / improving education program /quality of life and health Care of the children). This is also due to the economic situation at the local and international levels.
A big thanks to allof you and in a special way to those who are so close to us, the committee created by our volunteer Faisal Malik and all the supporters who believe in what we do, trust us, visit us and give us courage and the strength to continue our mission in favor of Camillian Home children.
Enjoy the reading and don’t forget to expand the network, inviting and involving more people to support the cause and give more opportunities to the disabled children in needed.
May God bring to all of you good health and real happiness to you and your families.
Fr.GiovanniContarin-Director / Founder Staff Children
cg_camillian@csloxinfo.com 66+(0)8 1861 9427
Table of contents
Our Mission……………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
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Children Projects…………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Current situation of education for disabled children in Thailand……................
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Rehabilitation of health and physical therapy………………………………………...…
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Daily living skills……………………………………………………………………………………...
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School for the blind………………………………………………………………………………….
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Non formal education………………………………………………………………………….......
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Occupational therapy………………………………………………………………………………
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Child counseling…………………………………………………………………………….…..........
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Helping Our Community……………………………………………………………………...............
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Day care program……………………………………………………………………………..….….
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Income generating platform……………………………………………………………..……..
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Home Improvement…………………………….………………………………………………….
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Family training……...…………………………….………………………………………………….
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Occupational therapy….…………………………………………………………………………..
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Event for the community…………………………………………………………………………
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Camillian Hospital collaboration….…….…………………………………………………….
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Volunteers………………………………………………………………………………………..................
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Financial report………………………………………………………………………………………….…
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OUR MISSION "Provide Children Living with Disabilities and Serious Illness the closest achievable experience to a normal family�
Photos by: AgronDragaj
Camillian Home is a registered non-profit children's charity operating on behalf of the St. Camillus Foundation of Thailand in the area of LatKrabang, Bangkok. The Home was initiated by Father Giovanni Contarin, an Italian Priest who has done extensive work for the poor in Thailand over the past 25 years. It targets orphaned and abandoned children who are living with disabilities. Many of whom are also living with HIV/AIDS. Managed by the St. Camillus Foundation of Thailand, children are brought up and taught values based on their own beliefs and cultural backgrounds. Everyone is free to express and follow their faith, whatever it may be. Situated in Latkrabang in the outskirts of Bangkok, it is a unique facility designed to allow each child to receive specialized care and treatment in an environment that encourages and develops the capability of each child, regardless of the severity of their condition. The children are stimulated mentally and physically thanks to a full-time staff of caretakers, physical therapists and a resident nurse. Therefore, even an eleven year-old girl who is blind, autistic, wheelchairbound and orphaned is now living a life in which she smiles and laughs every day. The Camillian Home is one of the few facilities in Thailand dedicated to caring for these abandoned children in a family atmosphere, and it aims to serve as a model in caring for vulnerable children with special needs. Significant work is also being carried out for disabled people living in the community. Disabled people and their families often face embarrassment, discrimination and misconception from the general public. As part of an integrated approach, our medical and social workers support disabled people living in the communities by providing medical care, adaptive equipment, training and importantly establishing long term personal relationships. The Home receives very little government support, but instead survives on the generous support and donations from individuals and corporations. Security and Child Protection Policy and Guidelines 2011 saw the implementation of a Security and Child Protection Policy and Guidelines, which is operational at the Camillian Home in Latkrabang, Bangkok. The reason this document has been designed follows discussions between CAMILLIAN HOME management, , volunteers and supporters for a set of policies and guidelines which are workable, and also which will give information to staff, and non- staff, on the workings of the issues of security and child protection for those under the care of CAMILLIAN HOME. This document is for those staff, volunteers and visitors, who are unsure of the correct procedures in operation at CAMILLIAN HOME, and for all staff, volunteers and visitors to have a better knowledge of the security and child protection policies.
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Children Projects The operations ofCamillian Home in the year 2012consists of various activities, such as activities to stimulate development that correspond to children’s age, rehabilitation through physical activities, meditation, self-help training activities for daily routines, activities that promote socializing, physical therapy, art therapy, and other therapeutic activities. These activities benefit the children in terms of development. Over the past four years, the Camillian Home operations have seen an increase in patrons. There are more day care children (children who visit during the day and do not reside at the home) as well as boarders. As of December 2012, there are 64 children in our care: 22 30 12
residents day program (Mon-Fri) day program (Sat)
Overview of children programs
Non-formal education
Occupational training
School for the blind
Physical therapy
Medical and health care services
Counseling
Basic daily living skills
Instrumental daily living skills
Day care with transport service
Art therapy
Music therapy
Social activities
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Current situation of education for disabled children in Thailand Better deal for disabled sought Jan 21, 2013www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/.../better-deal-for-disabled-sought
Half a million lack access to education system The Education Ministry has been urged to provide more education services aimed specifically at disabled children. A group of representatives of organizations and associations for disabled people made the demand during a recent meeting with Education Minister PhongthepThepkanchana. ChusakJantayanond, secretary-general of the Disabilities Thailand Association and the group's leader, said more than half a million children with disabilities are kept out of the education system because schools say they are not ready to accommodate them. Of the 800,000 children with disabilities in the country, only 200,000 of them are educated in the formal and non-formal systems, he said. The rest are educated at home. Bangkok has about 10,000 disabled children of compulsory school age, but only 10% are enrolled in the education system. The rest are taught at home. Mr.Chusak, who has a 21-year-old autistic daughter, said every child has the right to a basic education, including those with disabilities. Disabled children can get an education by attending mainstream schools with services for children with disabilities, non-formal schools, special schools and learning disabilities centres. Mr.Chusak said ideally children with disabilities should be sent to mainstream schools, but unfortunately the doors are often closed to them as most schools say they are not ready to teach these children. Many parents are forced to send their children to attend special schools for disabled people. About 42 of these special schools are operating nationwide. Mr.Chusak said he decided to establish a learning centre for autistic children to offer a better education for his daughter and to keep her close to home. "Otherwise, I would have had to send my daughter to a psychiatric hospital somewhere. I do not mean the hospital is not good, but children are unable to learn about the outside world there," he said. Mr.Chusak said his group also asked the ministry set up a hotline for schools which have admitted disabled children, so their parents will not have to run around looking for schools. The group also demanded the ministry provide technical support to schools to help them develop and improve the learning skills of disabled students. Computer tablets under the government's "One Tablet Per Child" programme have been offered to disabled children but they could not use them properly because they contained no software specifically designed for disabled children, Mr.Chusak said. He said there are many laws and regulations which uphold the rights of disabled children but they have not been implemented well. The education minister should ensure the basic rights of disabled children are respected, he said.
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Rehabilitation of health and physical therapy Rehabilitation refers to augmenting the abilities or conditions of disabled people, or maintaining the current conditions and abilities, through medical procedures. The goal is to enable disabled people to make adjustments physically, mentally, and emotionally. In addition, the goal is to help aid in the process of adjusting their behaviors to society, to foster intellectual growth and help in educating them (as stated in Act I, Article I, Disabled Persons Act of the Ministry of Public Health). Camillian Home has the same goal, which is, to provide disabled persons in our care with physical, psychological, emotional, social behavior rehabilitation. Each child receives certain care and physical therapies that suit their specific conditions. The program is set to meet specific need, with monthly evaluations conducted to determine future proceedings. The physical therapy and its frequency are adjusted to suit the disabled person. An increase is made when children show signs of development. Good physical therapy requires that children enjoy it, and creating a good environment enables them to cooperate. When children participate, they develop faster.
Child update Fahsai came to us in March, 2012. Her previous living conditions left her without much stimulation or human interaction and as a result, her muscles had become tense, she had very little mobility, was unable to feed herself using the proper utensils, and was not speaking. Camillian Home has worked hard to give Fahsai a safe and nurturing environment. She has grown much in the time she has been with us and continues to learn and develop her abilities. This improvement is due to Fahsai’s intelligence and indomitable spirit thus combined with the hard work and dedication of staff and volunteers alike. (Enjoy Crawling)
Along with all of the normal stimulation children need to grow up healthy, we have designed a physical therapy routine especially for Fahsai, our goal, seeing her walk on her own. We will not give up on her and seeing her steadily improve in the time she has been here gives us hope that this goal will be reached. Shortly after her arrival here she began using her arms to scoot across the floor. She has recently received Botox injections in her hips and legs in order to help relax the muscles in this region, thus combined with daily physical therapy has strengthened her leg muscles and given Fahsai a greater range of motion in her lower extremities. As a result she has learned how to pull herself up and crawl on her hands and knees. This is great news as it is a natural progression for children learning how to walk. She is currently able to stand with assistance and even take a few steps. Fahsai is now able to feed herself, and at mealtime will frequently verbalize her likes and dislikes. It should be noted that her progress is much more than physical. She is able initiate conversation, understand the conversations around her, and give appropriate responses when asked questions. She even understands many commonly used English words. Her speech has become clearer and she is easily understandable to those around. She is able to express her feelings, her desires, and even speaks up when she needs a diaper change.
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Daily living skills Child update Big has made considerable progress, particularly in the area of language. He understands much of what is spoken, and has even begun tospeak a few words in English. Staff work very hard with him duringPhysiotherapy, and Big likes the attention. We hope this work will bearfruit in the coming months. Big loves to play, dance, and sing alongwith the radio. He is fascinated by small cars, and is most always seencarrying some small toy with him. Though a little naughty, Big is a verylovable child. (Happy Birthday!)
Basic daily living skills
Personal hygiene and grooming
Dressing and undressing
Self-feeding
Bowel and bladder management
Functional transfers
Instrumental daily living skills
Taking medications as prescribed
Housework
Managing money
Shopping for groceries or clothing
Transportation within the community
(Our older boys washing and cleaning wheelchairs)
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School for the blind Gaining independence and freedom The discovery learning approach simply involves instruction through the use of problem solving and information seeking techniques rather than route travel and rote memorization. This method teaches the student to evaluate his or her surroundings and apply the transferable skills of travel, using dog or long cane, to the situation at hand. Discovery learning requires us to make some basic assumptions about our students. The student is presumed capable of collecting information which is present in the environment such as sound cues, tactile variations, use of the sun and or wind, and other environmental attributes that may be present. Blind travelers must learn to recognize, evaluate, and incorporate all of this environmental information if they are to be effective travelers. The average blind person, if given an opportunity to experience the benefits of discovery learning, has no difficulty in meeting this challenge. Discovery learning is further characterized by instructor-guided questioning of the student to assist in finding a solution. When a student encounters challenges in the course of a lesson, no answers are provided. Instead, the instructor asks him or her to assess and utilize information readily at hand, nurturing the student's ability to solve problems. As a result, the student also learns to evaluate his or her own technique and take corrective action when necessary. Students who successfully master travel through discovery learning travel independently and successfully in new areas as well as familiar ones. They also deal easily with unexpected obstacles such as construction, poor directions, or inclement weather.
Computer training Life skill training Specialized outings Training and capacity building Music and art Vocational training Braille instruction Identifying visually challenged Rehabilitation Evaluation
(Go to market by himself)
(Practice using his cane and there is always somebody help him to lead the way)
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Non formal education program
(Five of our children receive their grade 6 certificate!)
Two year program (Primary)
4 Semesters Total/ 4 Subjects
Mathematics
Thai
English
Science
Computer training
*Vocational training& Ethics
Camillian Home understands the importance of education; therefore, we arrange to provide the education that matches one’s capabilities. In cooperation with the informal education office LatKrabang, by using their syllabus and making it appropriate to our disabled children.
There were 16 registered students this school year
There are 2 projects to teach about social life skills.
Five of our children already graduated grade 6 and now they are studying in lower secondary school. 7
Occupational therapy -Develop Emotional and Mental Intelligence The physical therapy exercises are intended for the development of the children, using the assessment process, rehabilitation, support, and prevention through media, techniques, and methods in therapy to improve quality of life and develop skills for daily routines. This leads to a better quality of life, including the ability to carry on daily routines alone, education, making good use of time, relaxing, and learning to integrate oneself into society and socializing. For children with mental disabilities, autism, or Down syndrome, Camillian Home uses therapeutic activities to aid in their various developments.
Examples of the Activities Activity
Objective
Result
Matching the number
Learn to remember and pronounce the number
The children know the numeric.
Speech Training
Learn to pronounce basic Thai words especially short & long sounds so as to achieve clear speech
Many repetitions are required for the children to capture the learning
Thai Greetings
Learn about Thai culture e.g. to pay respect to parents, teachers and all visitors
Motor skills training
Coordination between hands & eyes
Drawing
Creativity & Imagination Building
Work sheet on shapes, colors, drawing
Practice what they have learnt & instill a sense of responsibility
The children are able to make the greetings on their own The motor skills of the children are improving but will require continuous motor skills training to further improve Children are able to doodle and the next stage is to progress them to draw concrete pictures Timely submission of worksheets indicating that the students take their homework seriously
In addition to the activities listed above, there are many other activities aimed at children’s development, which help in stimulating the muscles, for example, the fingers. The important thing for children with mental disabilities (Autism, Down syndrome, or those with slow mental development) is that they get practice in imagination. This imagination concerns things that are related to them and things that concern daily routines, which helps stimulate development in children.
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Child counseling program This all started when the children were asked to write a letter to their mother for Mother’s Day. The letters revealed that many children have pent up feelings which may cause them to sink into depression if the negative emotions continue to fester. Thus, the Camillian Home started a Child Counseling program in October 2011 as an avenue for the children to express their feelings & opinions openly with and learn from one another and the program facilitators. The session takes place on a weekly basis and starts with a general topic as an ice-breaker before leading into deeper discussions on the sensitive and personal topics. Next, the children provide an update on their activities for the week, in particular to share learning from special activities and lastly, the session touches on the more personal issues where facilitators could bring out problems that they are aware of and provide the right guidance to the children and the children can raise their issues or concerns. Through the session, the children are able to express their bottled up feelings and work with the facilitators to resolve their issues. Opportunity is provided to every child to air their thoughts and facilitators will encourage all children to open up. As the children participate in working out the solution, they learn to differentiate right from wrong during the process. This method of learning is powerful as the learning tends to stick with the children compared to just being told what to do which might have the reverse effect and result in rebellious behavior. Other children also have the benefit of learning along. When issues are identified, the facilitators make an assessment on whether individual follow-up is required and follow-through is done until the issue is resolved. Quite often, the issues encountered are interpersonal issues like fighting or misunderstanding with each other and feeling isolated as a result of the misunderstanding. By resolving these issues, the children are able to accept each other and live harmoniously together. In addition to counseling the children, the facilitators meet with parents of the daycare children once a month. This is an open forum where facilitators discuss the progress of the children and the parents share their child’s behavior at home, sometimes seeking advice on how to modify their behavior or reinforce what they have learnt in school. Often, the facilitators use the session to motivate the parents and raise their self-esteem by helping them to understand that they can still have a happy family life despite the challenges of having a disabled child and that their disabled child can make them proud too. The children are more open and take the initiative to raise issues and seek resolution. The parents have a better idea of the correct care-taking techniques and are more accepting of their disabled child.
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Helping our Community -Breaking barriers People with disability in developing countries are doubly disadvantaged-first by poverty and then by social and economic exclusion.. Overcoming the obstacles facing people with disability is often challenging. Physical, cultural and economic barriers are not easy easily broken down. Beliefs and attitudes that marginalize or ignore people’s diverse needs and skills are difficult to change. For our part Camillian Home takes a leadership role in promoting sustainable development through advocacy and practical on the ground action. Overview
Training of volunteers to take care of PWDs living in the community Vocational training of families of PWDs Family counseling services Survey and identification of PWDs Coordinate registration of PWDs with the government sector Providing basic living items Home modifications Providing adaptive equipment Training of care givers Training in basic health care and physical therapy Advocacy on national level HIV education Professional medical care
(Roof before repairs)
*PWDs: people living with disabilities
(Roof after repairs)
District/area Public Health Center 43 Minburi Public Health Center 44 Nongchoke Public Health Center 46 KantaratLatkrabang Public Health Center 64 Klongsamwa Public Health Center 22Wat Pak Bo Public Health Center 57 Boon Rueng Lam Lard LatKrabang Hospital Camillian Home Total number of PWD Home Care Visits
No.persons 4 21 35 26 60 19 2 38 205
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Helping our community -Day care program Camillian Home operates a free day care program for poor families with disabled children. This service includes education, physical therapy and occupational training. In addition, to make the day care program easily accessible, we provide transportation to and from their place of residence. Children gain confidence and develop social and daily livingskills, thereby greatly decreasing the financial and emotional burden of the entire household. As part of an integrated and long term approach, parents and family members are encouraged to join monthly workshops designed to pass on basic knowledge in physical and emotional therapy.
(A few wonderful moms and their children who attend our day dare program.)
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Helping our community -Day care program Testimonial: “My name is Sumalee Ma-ngao. I am the mother of Aor’s. When I went for prenatal care, they told me everything was fine. But when I delivered my child, she choked on amniotic fluid and had anoxia for about 10 minutes. As a result, she had to stay in the Intensive Care Unit for 20 days. The doctor said she had myasthenia and that her brain had an abnormally low amount of oxygen, so she has had to receive physical therapy from the time she was 3 months old. Travelling from home to Chulalongkorn hospital was a long journey and too expensive, so I had to move to Huachiew hospital. I was paying 600 baht (17 euros) for each trip, which is more money than I make in 2 days work. Then I was lucky to hear about the Camillian home and the work it does helping disabled children, so I registered with them. I told Aor that she needed to receive physical therapy, I told Aor every day and she finally agreed to go. On the first day we came to Camillian Home, she was happy and did not cry. Camillian Home gave us a very warm welcome, the staff was very kind and helpful, and everybody gave me expert suggestions. Camillian has given Aor a chance to improve her condition. If it were not for Camillian home, we would not be able to afford therapy. Aor has improved in every way since we started coming. Before coming to the Home, and although I cared for her in every way, her weight was just 15 kg. Since Aor started coming to Camillian home, she has gained 7 kg, and she looks so much healthier now. She communicates more. In the past, Aor did not eat at regular times. But now she eats regularly and has a good appetite. When I came to Camillian home, I learned the proper techniques for physical therapy. I know I can make Aor stronger now. In the past, Aor looked like a sick girl and she was often frightened by loud noises when she went outside. Now she knows she has friends at the home, and joins with them in several activities. For this reason, she enjoys her time at Camillian home very much. My goal is for Aor to enjoy the same independence as other children. She is still unable to walk, but now she can sit in a wheelchair unaided, and she can eat by herself. Aor said she wants to walk so I told her that she needs physical therapy often. We want to thank you to Camillian home for giving me and Aor hope. Aor’s grandfather and grandmother are happy that she can stay at Camillian home. The children at Camillian home are great, they can take care of themselves. Even though they are disabled, there is something that is so special about them because they face challenges that normal children do not. Aor is stronger, healthier, and can communicate more because of the work that Camillian Home does. I am so happy that I found them.” -Mrs.Supranee Ma-ngao, mother
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Helping our community -Income generating platform Testimonial: “Chonnavee (Eve) is my six-year-old boy. He has
had leukemia since 2010. His first symptom was that he got very cold. I gave him medicine but he did not get better. Then I took him to the clinic, but once again, he did not better. So then we went to the hospital. He finished the medicine that the doctor had prescribed, but even then we saw no improvement. At that time he had awful swelling on both sides of his neck, so I took him to the clinic, and the doctor said he had the mumps. Then his skin turned yellow with black and blue marks and his stomach expanded. He also could not breathe well and at night time he wriggled all night. The next morning I took him to Nawamin Hospital and explained his symptoms to the doctor. After his blood test, the doctor said he might have leukemia but that he wasn’t sure. He couldn’t help so he suggested I to go to the Children’s Hospital. We went there, the doctor confirmed that he had leukemia. Eve had to stay at the hospital for 3 months. After that, almost every week, he had to go and see the doctor for chemotherapy. Sometimes he went to the hospital but could not get the treatment he needed, so I had to take the medicine back home and do the injection by myself. At that time, Eve was able to communicate, but 1 year later the virus went up into his brain. The doctor checked many times but did not know what kind of virus it was, so the doctor gave him every kind of medicine that he thought might work. Even today the doctor does not know which kind of virus he had. In January 2012, I was taking Eve to see the doctor to get chemotherapy as usual, but Eve went into spasm. After that, he got worse and became blind, so the doctor said there’s no way to help him. If he does not get the right medicine, he will not be able to breathe by himself. “The social worker at Children Hospital talked to Camillian Home about the possibly of helping Eve’s mother earn an income with a job that she can perform at home, so that she can take care of her son closely. Then the staff from Camillian Home visited her home and brought her a sewing machine with other equipment. From that point Eve’s mother was able to make handkerchiefs that she could sell and now she is learning how to make shirts and skirts. Eve’s mother expressed her thanks to Camillian Home: “ I am so blissful and very happy because Camillian Home is the first institution that came to visit us, and bring milk for Eve and other necessary things. Camillian Home has made it so that I can work at home, earn an income, and can take care Eve closely. Thank you Camillian Home so much.”
-MrsChonnaveeJaesamun
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Helping our community -Home improvement Aunty Somkid lives at a house in an area of NongChok District, Bangkok, and has been paralyzed for the last 5 years. One day, she went out to work as usual, but upon returning home and taking a bath, she suddenly collapsed. She was rushed to the hospital where the doctor said that she had had a stroke. Both her left arm and leg had been paralyzed by the stroke. She said that since she left the hospital, “I would always stay inside the house as it is very difficult for me to get out of my house. The staff workers of the Camillian Home got through alley way to my house, which is full of water and mud. “When I have to go outside to visit the doctor, my husband has to carry me. It makes life very difficult. I stay inside the house on the floor, which is very uncomfortable I dare not walk for fear that I will fall down. I had to rely on my husband for everything, even as going to toilet and taking a bath. I feel ashamed that I am so reliant on him. My husband and I live alone together at this house, as my daughter is married and lives far away. She gives me some help, but not often.. “After the Camillian Home staff workers started visiting, things improved greatly. They gave me a wheelchair, and then, therapy to help me to walk. And they organized the house so that I am not afraid of falling. Now I can do some chores - cooking, washing, sweeping the house. I can take a bath and go to the toilet by myself, and my husband is not so worried about me. At night time, my husband works as a security guard at night, and stays at home in the daytime, looking after the cattle, poultry which gives us some income. I would like to express my thanks to the Camililian Home because they have changes my life for the better. If it was not for Camillian Home, my life would be misery. It is my good fortune and also the good fortune of my husband that the Camillian Home has helped us. We sincerely thank you, Camiliian, and we will never forget the hospitality of the Camillian Home.” Mrs. Somkid Chankham, aged 56 years old
Before
After
1. Mrs. SomkidChankham, aged 56 years old, and, in the foreground, Faisal, a Volunteer Worker helping at the home. 2. Aunty in her wheelchair outside her home.
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Helping our community -Family training “[Ek’s] health is much improved after taking physical therapy every week at the Camillian Home. We had taken him to the traditional doctors, and used up all our money, but his condition had not improved. Camilian was our last hope”. That is the remark of Mrs. Manee Nark-Chookaew, the mother of Manop, alias Ek, the second grownup son of her four children, who was working as a motorcycle taxi driver when he was hit by a car.. When I had heard about that accident, I went to see him at the hospital, but his condition was very serious and the hospital in LatKrabang at that time was very small, with few doctors and little medical equipment. “He was then transferred to a private hospital where the medical fees were expensive. After being treated at the hospital for three nights, I had to spend more than 100,000 baht (2,600 euros) for surgery and medical treatment. By that time, we had no money left, and I have to move him to a government hospital where stayed for several months. Later, he regained consciousness; but he had sustained serious brain damage. At that time, he could not talk because he had had a tracheotomy. He is still unable to speak properly. When his symptoms improved a little, the doctor allowed him to return home again. But after only three days when he came home, he had a serious convulsion and had to return to the hospital again. When he came home afterwards, his symptoms worsened, and I had to stop working to look after him. I took him back to the hospitals and the doctors until I ran out of money to eat. So, we had to stop giving him medical treatment. However, in the last two years, the staff workers from Camillian Home visited us, and three other disabled patients in the area. After the visit by the staff workers of the Camillian Home, they invited us to come to a therapy project recently opened in the area. Ek’s symptom is now much improved. Formerly, he could only sit or sleep in the bed all the time, but now, he also goes to sit at the house of a neighbor nearby, and meets other people. He can walk, but only a short distance as he is still afraid of falling down. But I am glad that he tries to walk again. Now he feels better and looks is happier. When I see him happy, I am also happy in spite of not knowing what will happen in the future. I will always try to do the best for him. I have to thank the Camillian Home and the therapists and all staff workers that help to have given me morale support and have helped Ek to walk.” Mr. Manont Nark-Chookaew, age 33 years.
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Helping our community -Occupational Therapy “Hello, I am Sumonthakarn Thuan-kwan, the mother of Eve (SalisaThuan-Kwan). Eve was a lovely girl, everybody loved her and I was taking care of her. I did not know that my daughter had a problem. But before she is two years old, I was worried because my daughter was not talking. I was very worried and took her to the Children’s Hospital where the doctor asked about her symptoms and concluded that the girl had autism. At first I was shocked, I felt hurt in my heart. I did not know about autism – just what I had heard from TV. I became so stressed because I did not know how to take care of her. What can I do to help her so that she will be able to take care of herself? After that, I brought her for medical treatment at the Children’s Hospital from the age of 2 to 6 years old. But then the hospital cut back on her treatment, allowing her to come only oncein every 3 months. I know this is not often enough because I know the parents of other autistic children. I later took her to receive the treatment at the Rajanukul Institute which is very far from my house. This institute has taught her to speak and meet with psychiatrist. When she was 7 years old, I brought her to enroll for study at Minprasart School until she is at Pathom 1 [the first grade of the elementary education], but the school began to have problems, and tuition fees and school bus fees are expensive. I also have a problem with the school as the money I was giving her for lunch was being stolen. One day, my husband and I were driving car to Chachoengsao Province and we saw the Camillian Home located in this province. I asked my husband to visit this place and make inquiries. About one week after that, Eve attended for study at the Camillian Home. When she was admitted to study, it made me and my husband feel so happy. (Eve, wearing a pink shirt, having fun dancing in the middle) At the Camillian Home, I have a chance to participate with the staff workers of the Camillian Home for training Eve. When I have problems, I consult with the teachers here. And when I have new knowledge, I go to the hospitals that Eve used to attend; I share such knowledge with parents and teachers. The study at the Camillian Home has very easy method to learn. Formerly when I took care of Eve, I was stressed and I cried every day when Eve was trained very hard. But at the Camillian Home, we are able to talk with teachers as friends, consulting with each other, which have made me feel better.Eve’s condition is much improved and she is quick to learn, in spite of the fact that she is still enclosed in her own world. I think that we will be able to improve her life. The Camillian Home has made me feel like a friend or a member of the same family. I really appreciate the Camillian Home.”
Mrs. SumonthakarnThuan-kwan, the mother of Eve
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Helping our community -Open Heart Open Home Fun Fair 2012 Community events like this are integral to the breaking down societal barriers. This was the first time we had anything of the sort at the Home and was only possible to the help from so many volunteers and the gracious support of our sponsors. It was a day for our whole family to be together and to share happiness. Children from the community and their families, our day care and resident kids, staff, volunteers and friends all joined. It was great to see everyone, laughing, eating and playing together with no boundaries. The kids had lots of entertainment lined up from break dancing, fashion parade and a rock concert. Big hits during the day were face painting, bobbing for prizes in the inflatable pool, arts and crafts table and of course the humongous bouncy castle. Delicious pizzas, Indian food, padthai, sushi, ice cream and cupcakes were just few of the items on the lunch menu. We hope to do more of these community events in the future.
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Camillian Hospital collaboration Aside from getting help in various aspects from the public and private sectors, Camillian Home for the disabled children has also received help from Camillian Hospital in terms of healthcare (Camillian Hospital is under the same network of the Camillian Foundation). This is due to the fact that some of the children at Camillian home are not eligible for government healthcare, because they do not hold a nationality. Some staffs also use the hospital’s services. Aside from healthcare, Camillian Hospital and Camillian Home for the disabled also collaborate with each other in other areas, for example, in exchanging information and knowledge about taking care of disabled children. This is beneficial to both agencies, and leads to increased efficiency. In the past year, the two agencies have collaborated by having a doctor fromCamillian Hospital visit Camillian Home and provide information about physical therapy to the staffs.
The hospital also supports the wages of three disabled people working at Camillian Home. According to the Thai labor policy for every 100 staff, you must employ one person with disabilities. Many companies prefer instead to take advantage of a loop hole and pay the equivalent salary into the government welfare fund to be exempted from hiring a disabled person.
Children with no documentation and identities and/or children who are refused treatment at certain government hospitals are provided care by Camillian Hospital.
Camillian Home staffs are provided with free checkups under the hospitals social commitment policy.
Muay, one of our Camillian Home children. She received surgery to increase the range of motion in her knees.
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Volunteers Volunteering in an environment like Camillian Home can be emotionally draining and physically tiring. The role also requires much patience, enthusiasm, creativity and energy. Volunteers go through a careful screening process to ensure compatibility and the right motivation prior to arriving at Camillian Home. Activities can include supporting the staff in caring for the children, i.e. bathing and feeding; playing with the children, especially in ways that make them smile; stimulating them through a wide variety of personal interactions; teaching them to independently look after themselves, constantly encouraging movement; helping their speech and other communication skills and above all, enveloping them in an atmosphere of love.
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Volunteers -Camillian Home Committee The Camillian Home’s success is directly related to the efforts of our sponsors, volunteers and helpers. In 2011 a group of passionate supporters realized the potential in creating a forum through which they would be able to collate, evaluate and implement all the good ideas and suggestions that each of us has. With this in mind, wecreated the Camillian Home Committee to provide strategy, direction and decision making in critical and major issues. Committee members come from diverse backgrounds but all have a strong passion to improve the lives of the children and the community. They freely give their time and expertise. Their support has proved invaluable during the course of the years
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INCOME OF CAMILLIAN HOME 2012 (รายรับบ้านคามิ ลเลียนปี 2555) No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
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Public support (การสนับสนุนโดยทัวไปจากบุ ่ คคลและองค์กรเอกชน) Public contributors / Friends fundraising (สนับสนุนโดยบุคคลทัวไป) ่ Monthly Sponsorship Program (ผูอ้ ุปการะเด็กรายเดือน) Thai Children's Trust and Les Amis des Orphelinat des Rayong Sponsorship (มูลนิธอิ งั กฤษช่วยเด็กไทย) Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller (BELGIUM) Jesters Care For Kids Pattaya Sponsorship(องค์กร เชสเตอร์ช่วยเหลือเด็ก พัทยา) Italian Thai Chamber of Commerce charity dinner 13 Dec (งานกาล่าดินเนอร์การกุศล 13 ธันวาคมร่วมมือกับหอการค้าไทย-อิตาลี) COMUNE DI RIESE PIO X (REGIONE VENETO PROJECT) Philip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation (Mr.PIERO AND BETTIE) Embassy of Luxembourg Mead Johnson nutrition (Thailand) Ltd Camillian Home OPEN HOME 3 March (กิจกรรมงานเปิดบ้านคามิลเลียน) Irish Thai Chamber of Commerce golf charity event (งานก๊อล์ฟการกุศลโดยหอการค้าไทย-ไอริช) Italian Missionnary Group of Adelaide (Mr.CARLO BELTRAME) Mrs.PalmaDisliullo (ST.CAMILLUS VILLAGE-CANADA) RondeRotarysHumanitaere Fond Lt.Grand Master O.S.J.Michel I.K. Bohe and Wife (BELGIUM) GRANTS (การสนับสนุนโครงการจากองค์กรเอกชนต่างประเทศและรัฐบาล) Italian Bishops Conferenece (C.E.I) Development of community program and home care (หน่วยงานต่างประเทศของสภาพระสังฆราชคาทอลิกประเทศ อิตาลี) (สนับสนุนโครงการพัฒนาคุณภาพชีวติ คนพิการในชุมชน) Fondazione PRO.SA Milan Italy (Educational and training support for children living with disabilities) (หน่วยงานต่างประเทศของคณะคามิลเลียนประเทศอิตาลี ภาคเหนือ) (สนับสนุนโครงการให้การศึกษาและฝึกอบรมของเด็กพิการ) National Health Security Office (NHSO) Survey and training in the community (สานักงานหลักประกันสุขภาพแห่งชาติ เขต13 กรุงเทพมหานคร) (สนับสนุนโครงการสารวจและฝึกอบรมคนพิการในชุมชน) FondationD'Entreprise Air France Training, development and education for children living with disabilities (มูลนิธกิ ารบิน ประเทศฝรังเศส) ่ (สนับสนุนโครงการฝึกอบรมพัฒนาและให้การศึกษาเพือ่ เด็กพิการ) Bank Interest (ดอกเบีย้ เงิ นฝากธนาคาร) Total (รวม)
BAHT/บาท 4,290,083.15 1,145,006.00 850,000.00
EURO/ยูโร 107,252.08 28,625.15 21,250.00
792,600.00 700,000.00 695,060.00
19,815.00 17,500.00 17,376.50
693,694.00 602,010.00 320,320.00 300,000.00 219,718.00 160,000.00
17,342.00 15,050.25 8,008.00 7,500.00 5,492.95 4,000.00
154,250.00 151,947.00 134,682.85 98,725.00
3,856.00 3,798.68 3,367.07 2,468.13
3,183,277.00
79,582.00
1,591,500.00
39,788.00
895,730.00
22,393.00
657,061.00 85,248.00 17,720,912.00
16,427.00 2,131.00 443,022.8
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EXPENDITURE OF CAMILLIAN HOME 2012 (รายจ่ายบ้านคามิ ลเลียน ปี 2555) NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
DETAILS Project Coordinator and Secretaries (ค่าผูป้ ระสานงานพัฒนาโครงการ และเจ้าหน้าที่ บัญชี) Educators (ค่าครูพเ่ี ลีย้ ง) Physiotherapist (ค่านักกายภาพบาบัด) Braille Teacher (ค่าครูสอนอักษรเบลล์) Cleaner,Gardener,Kitchen / Laundry (ค่าแม่บา้ น,แม่ครัว,ซักรีดและคนสวน) Drivers and Maintenance Team (ค่าคนขับรถและช่างซ่อมบารุง) Bonus,Incentives and SSP. (ค่าโบนัส,เบีย้ ขยันและจ่ายประกันสังคมส่วนนายจ้าง) Total Salary (รวมจ่ายเงิ นเดือน) Daily Food (ค่าอาหาร) Medicine and Treatment (ค่ายาและค่ารักษา) Stationery and School equipment (ค่าเครือ่ งเขียนและอุปกรณ์การเรียน) Information and learning literature for staff and children (ค่าหนังสือและวารสารด้านความรูแ้ ละการศึกษา) Utensils + Cleaning Equipment (ค่าน้ายาและวัสดุทาความสะอาด) Public relations and fundraising (includes printing) (ค่าสิง่ พิมพ์ประชาสัมพันธ์) Electricity, Gas, Water supply (ค่าพลังงาน (ไฟฟ้า,ประปา,แก๊ส)) Phone / Post Office (ค่าใช้จ่ายการสือ่ สาร(โทรศัพท์,ส่งจดหมาย)) Travel expenses (Day-Care transportation, hospital community work, etc) (ค่าใช้จ่ายในการเดินทาง) Maintenance of Camillian Home and Staff House (ค่าซ่อมแซมบารุงอาคาร) Insurance (4cars) (ค่าประกันภัย (รถยนต์4คัน)) Social Activities(Home care and community projects) (กิจกรรมสังคมสงเคราะห์ (งานเยีย่ มบ้านและซ่อมแซมบ้านคนพิการในชุมชน)) General Equipment (adaptive and therapy equipment) (ค่าอุปกรณ์ต่างๆ (กายอุปกรณ์และอุปกรณ์สาหรับกายภาพบาบัด)) Aquatic therapy pool (ค่าก่อสร้างสระกายภาพบาบัด) St.Camillus Foundation Administrative and Operational cost (สนับสนุนค่าใช้จ่ายแก่ศนู ย์กลางมูลนิธคิ ณะนักบุญคามิลโลฯ) TOTAL EXPENDITURES (รวมค่าใช้จ่ายทัง้ หมด)
Baht/บาท
Euro/ยูโร
635,602.00
15,890.00
1,456,554.00 317,000.00 219,800.00 1,263,765.00 426,935.00 749,993.00 5,069,649.00 2,590,919.98 140,856.00 117,343.00 15,700.00
36,414.00 7,925.00 5,495.00 31,594.00 10,673.00 18,750.00 126,741.00 64,773.00 3,521.00 2,934.00 393.00
135,158.00 349,281.00 587,765.00 84,764.00 462,567.00
3,379.00 8,732.00 14,694.00 2,119.00 11,564.00
669,732.00 135,069.00 921,977.48
16,743.00 3,377.00 23,049.43
335,493.75
8,387.34
2,015,667.25 350,000.00
50,391.68 8,750.00
Cash balance as of 1st Jan 2012 (เงิ นคงเหลือยกมา ณมกราคม 2555) Total income 2012 (รวมรายรับปี 2555) Total expenditure 2012 (รวมรายจ่ายปี 2555) Cash balance as of 1st Jan 2013 (เงิ นคงเหลือยกมา ณ มกราคม 2556)
13,981,942.46 Baht/บาท 10,073,756.73 17,720,912.00 13,981,942.46 13,812,726.27
349,548.56 Euro/ยูโร 251,843.92 443,022.8 349,548.56 345,318.16
Restricted Funds (เงิ นสนับสนุนเฉพาะ) Inclusive Playground (เงินสาหรับก่อสร้างสนามเด็กเล่น) C.E.I. community project (เงิน C.E.I. สาหรับโครงการชุมชน) Leaving Bonus for staff (กองทุนสะสมเลีย้ งชีพสาหรับเจ้าหน้าที)่ TOTAL
Baht/บาท 300,000.00 3,103,628.00 818,068.00 4,221,696.00
Euro/ยูโร 7,500.00 77,590.70 20,451.70 105,542.40
Fund Raising department of ST.CAMILLUS foundation through supporters Surgeries, Medicine and Treatment for children (ฝา่ ยจัดหาทุนของมูลนิธคิ ณะนักบุญคามิลโลแห่งประเทศไทย) (สนับสนุนค่ายาและค่ารักษาพยาบาล สาหรับเด็ก)
443,000.00
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Income recognition 1.
Public Contributions / Friends fundraising: Throughout the year numerous individuals and friends of the Camillian Home helped organize awareness campaigns raise funds for the foundation. These people are too many to list individually but their support and contributions are well recognized and appreciated by all.
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By joining our sponsorship program you help to ensure that all the children in all our projects receive the same level of care and treatments. Expenses include food, housing, transportation, physiotherapy and nutritional supplements. The Camillian Home sponsorship programme is an excellent way to support the project as it provides a stable and reliable source of funding. Sponsorship begins at 500 THB per month. For 5,000THB per month sponsors may select to sponsor an individual child. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all our sponsors.
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Thai Children’s Trust and Les Amis des Orphelinat des Rayong : Have been kindly supporting the work of Fr.Giovanni for many years. Their valuable contributions help to fund the education, care and treatment of all our children; resident, day care and home care. The Thai Trust and Les Amis also help thousands of other needy children all over Thailand.
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Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller (BELGIUM): Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects
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Jesters Care For Kids: Sponsoring the care of two of our more severely disabled resident children. Little Fay and Tewid. We thank the entire charity and its members for their hard work and dedication in helping children of all ages, including disabled children, orphaned children, abandoned children, underprivileged children and local schools.
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Italian Thai Chamber of Commerce 13 Dec, 2012 charity dinner: Many thanks to the Italian Chamber who organized the event and all of the sponsors and guests who came together at the SC Park Hotel to support the children.
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COMUNE DI RIESE PIO X (REGIONE VENETO PROJECT): Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects
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Pillip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation (Mr.PIERO AND BETTIE): Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects
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Embassy of Luxembourg: Contribution for the construction of an aquatic therapy pool.
10. Mead Johnson nutrition (Thailand) Ltd: for the construction of an inclusive playground. 11. Open Heart Open Home Fun Fair 2012: Family day open to the entire community. This was the first time we had anything of the sort at the Home and was only possible to the help from so many volunteers and the gracious support of our sponsors. 12. Irish Thai Chamber of Commerce charity golf tournament: Thank you to the Chamber for establishing this annual event and to all the sponsors and guests who attended. Funds raised support all the children under our care. 13. Italian Missionnary Group of Adelaide (Mr.CARLO BELTRAME):Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects
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14. Mrs.PalmaDisliullo (ST.CAMILLUS VILLAGE-CANADA): Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects
15. RondeRotarysHumanitaere Fond: Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects
16. Lt. Grand Master O.S.J Michel I.K Bohe: Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects 17. Italian Bishops Conference (C.E.I): Funds are designated for development of community programs and home care for the disabled through physical therapy, life skill, nursing care and occupational training, construction of ramps, toilets, parking areas along with other home adjustments and the provisions of adaptive aids.
18. Fondazione PRO.SA Milan Italy: Contributions for the general care and treatment costs of all the children in the various Camillian Home projects 19. National Health Security Office (NHSO): Funds from the Thai government support capacity building for disabled people living in the community through; advocacy; team building and basic daily living items.
20. Fondation Air France: The Home was fortunate to receive a grant from Fondation Air France for the purpose of developing the physical, psychological, emotional and social well-being of children living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS. Camillian Home expressly recognizes this contribution which greatly benefitted us in improving three target areas; physical therapy, education and training of care givers and educators.
*Throughout the year numerous companies donated basic necessities to the Camillian Home in addition to the individuals and friends who helped organize campaigns to collect needed items: rice, diapers, nutritional supplements, cleaning solvent, dish washing soap, laundry soap, A4 paper, shampoo, school supplies, etc. These people are too many to list individually but their support and contributions are warmly received and appreciated by all. Special thanks to: Viva Creative StudioCo., Ltd. For their invaluable support by creating fantastic new communication material to help raise support for our children; brochures, banners for events, etc‌ We would like to give our warm thanks to Khun Somasak and his legal team from Siam Firm and Khun Rattiya Suapraser for their translation support throughout the year. All the kind and generous sponsors who contributed towards our aquatic therapy pool and upcoming sensory park: Embassy of Luxembourg, Emmaus Zurich: HP, Angela & Lea Studer, British Community in Thailand Foundation for the Needy, Sasin University: HRM 2011 & EMBA 2011, DAS Studio Architects, Ruamrudee International School, Harrow International School, Fondazione PRO.SA, The Art of Living Foundation, Bangkok (Thailand)
Expenditure recognition *Restricted funds are contributions donated for a specific program/item that may only be used for their intended purpose. Amounts shown on the balance sheet represent amounts received by Camillian Home, but not yet disbursed in the field as stipulated by the donor.
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