Good Shepherd Phuket | Migrant children education and care centers
In 2006 the Good Shepherd Thailand Sisters started work in Phuket, a tourist area in the South of Thailand.
Currently, there are a couple of well-developed projects which are very popular not only among vulnerable communities but also among international volunteers who enjoy spending their time serving the needs of the local migrant children. Good Shepherd Phuket Town, Sisters Caffe Empowerment Project, St Euphrasia Banya Learning Center, Vocational Training Center, Home for Hope projects.
Since 2010, The Good Shepherd Phuket Town has been a solitary beacon of hope for the poor in slum areas around the fishing port in Phuket Town. Living in inhumane, unsanitary conditions in squalid encampments, many fall prey to unscrupulous employers in the construction industry or Human Trafficking.
At birth, most migrant children are refused official recognition from the Thai authorities. The children are at constant risk from labor and sexual exploitation. Unable to access any form of education or healthcare, they are unable to break this cycle of extreme poverty.
Many migrants do not have any access to medical help. Good Shepherd conducts weekly visits to 20 slum areas by a qualified nurse providing urgent medical care & medicine, especially to children with serious illnesses and pregnant women.
Underprivileged women are trained in various skills, from natural soap making, hairdressing, and sewing to baking classes. Using these skills, they can break the cycle of poverty.
“Education is a human right with immense power to transform.”
If you want to support the migrant children in Phuket and participate in the fundraising campaign to save the playground land for children, please visit the Good Shepherd Phuket Town website.
To learn more about the education of migrant children and support of the local community at Phuket at the Good Shepherd St Euphrasia Banya Learning Center.
Thanks to our partner AeroUx for donating the website for Good Shepherd St Euphrasia Banya Learning Center.