On 17 March, Ms. Areeya Nakwandee and Ms. Pichayaphan Thimklib – students at Naresuan University (Phitsanulok) in the faculty of Community Development – presented the findings of their thesis

Khru Prateep, Khru Mingporn and the children of the New Life Project (Kanchanaburi) welcomed the president, deputy-president and their party from Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA) of Japan when they visited th

We are delighted to welcome back to Thailand and the DPF Ms. Brigitte Heckendorn, founder of the Swiss Supporting Association (SSA) – the official DPF support group in Switzerland – and her husband, Mr. Hanspet

Late night on 26 February saw the DPF volunteer fire fighters called out to help extinguish a fire in a building, in which eight people were trapped, on Soi Nonsi 3. Twenty-five people were injured due to the b

It’s always good to see young people showing concern for those less fortunate than themselves. Grade 3 students from Didyasarin International Preparatory School did just that recently when they planned and held

On 7 February, we welcomed a group of professors and students from Harvard University’s School of Design, led by Prof. Niall Kirkwood, Prof. Gary R. Hilderbrand and Prof. Kotchakorn Voraakhom. The visiting grou

Former school teacher Khru Prateep was back in front of a class on 2 February, when Didyasarin International School invited her to come and talk to Grade 3 students about poverty in the slums and the work the D

We were honored by a visit by the World Bank (SE Asia) to the foundation on 30 January. Nineteen of their representatives came to listen to a briefing by Khru Prateep about the DPF projects to help the poor and

On 29 January, Ms. Pamela Hongsakul organized a belated Children’s Day event for some of our children at the foundation, by bringing along Dr. Penguin and his unique brand of comedy/magic and a musical group ‘T

On 26 January, the foundation donated a medical bed for a resident of Wat Klong Toey Nai 2 community, a woman aged 80 who suffers from Myasthenia Gravis in her legs. The photos also show DPF staff taking traine

We recently welcomed a Japanese group of sponsors from Buraku Liberation League Aichi (BLL), who came to see the DPF activities on 26 January and then visited the New Life Project at Kanchanaburi on 28th. At th

On 26 January, 12 government officials from Fukui Prefecture Japan and members of Rotary Club of Maruoka Japan came to Thailand to follow up on the “Care-Givers for the Elderly” project and present education ma

On 6-9 January, children and staff at the New Life Project in Kanchanaburi (NLPK) welcomed from Belgium Clement and Gabriel Bournonville, the two sons of Ms. Sophie Bournonville, a long-term supporter of the ce

On 5 January, the DPF staff held a merit-making ceremony for good fortune in 2023 and to remember and pay respect to former friends and benefactors of the foundation who have since passed away. Nine Buddhist mo

On 5 January, the DPF donated gift items to three schools, three children’s centers and 36 communities for their Children’s Day celebrations, which will be held in the second week of January. Our appreciation t