The young girls are enjoying
learning new skills
Derek Franklin
While the male residents at the Father Ray Children’s Home are learning to
take care of a variety of animals, all of which are being used to provide a
more nutritious diet, the female residents are also learning new skills, but
at a slower and more delicate pace.
A new project at the Children’s Home will see the girls taking care of a
variety of orchids. From the early stage of growth the girls will nurture
the flowers until ready to be sold at market.
Orchids come in thousands of different varieties, and being native to
Thailand they are relatively inexpensive compared to the cost of purchasing
these beautiful flowers in Europe or North America.
Once the flowers at the Home have matured they will be sold at market and
the profits will go to purchase smaller flowers which will in turn be grown
for sale.
The aim of a project such as this is the same as that behind the new chicken
house, the fish tanks, mushroom houses and fruit and vegetable gardens is
threefold; to provide the children with new skills in farming, for the
Children’s Home to become more self sufficient and to teach the children
business skills.
More information can be found at www.fr-ray.org or email
[email protected]
