Last year a group of young football players of the Pattaya Orphanage had the chance to visit Germany and enjoy their holidays there. Now the time had come to answer the visit. Therefore, a group of children living in socially difficult circumstances started its journey at the 27^th of October. During the whole visit they were accompanied by the HHNFT-team and we are very happy that we could help with the organization.The patron of this initiative is the successful German football manager Reiner Calmund. The team was housed at the Thai Garden Resort, the owner of which, Gerrit Niehaus, had proven his generosity by sponsoring the whole logging.  Thanks to him again, the children also had the possibility to spend some time on his sailing yacht and enjoy the sea. Further examples of the activities are the visits of the “Flight of the Gibbon”-high ropes course and of the Big Buddha statue. However, the main focus was – as mentioned – the exchange with the children from the HHNFT-projects in Thailand. Hence, the group visited the CPDC on Monday, the 31^st of October, and had a look at the facilities, especially at the sleeping rooms of the children.

At this occasion the German visitors also handed out the money they had collected by playing football; it allows to buy Christmas presents for all the children in the CPDC.  Afterwards, the children had time to play together which of course ended up in playing football. What is more, the whole weekend was determined by the exchange with the children from the Pattaya Orphanage. On Saturday, the children who had visited Germany last year went to the Thai Garden Resort to join the German team for a pool party. This day will remain in the memories of everybody not only because of the great food, but most of all because of the huge fun while playing in the water. Eventually, on Sunday, the final day of the exciting journey, a football game took place between the team of the Pattaya Orphanage and the German group. After this amicable competition everybody came together for a nice farewell dinner. Thus a trip ended which offered both, great fun and rich experiences, and which will not fall into oblivion.

In the name of all participants we want to express our gratefulness towards everybody who made this little summer fairy tale possible. Special thanks go to Reiner Calmund and Gerrit Niehaus.

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We greatly appreciated that our honored guests Mr. Consul Strunk, representing the German Embassy to cut ribbon for the Nursing Unit, Mr. Hans Muller and Mr. Reiner Calmund cutting ribbons for two Girls’ Houses, Mr. William Macey representing the Pattaya Sports Club, sponsoring the sports court as well as the Diana Group Pattaya representing by Khun Sopin Thappajak sponsoring the common sala, all generously took their precious time to join the occasion.

After brief information about progress of CPDC during the past 10 months by Radchada Chomjinda, Director of HHN Foundation and reports on present residents and Drop-in Center by Supagon Noja, Director of CPDC, children from the Pattaya Orphanage, Wat Huay Yai students and CPDC present some traditional Thai dancing shows.

All the buildings opened today mean great development to CPDC.  In the near future the Nursing unit sponsored by the German embassy will not only provide all CPDC children a good health care but also allow children from the slums and nearby local area who suffer from trivial diseases to have a free access to medical treatment. Children, whose families cannot afford any medical treatment, often suffer from common diseases which may lead to serious consequences if not treated promptly. The Nursing Unit is a big progress in the concept of CPDC, our thanks to the German embassy for continued great support.

The two new Girls’ houses accommodate 16 former female street children providing them with a safe place to live and a stable environment among friends. Many thanks to the great generosity of Mr. Hans Muller and Mr. Rainer Calmund who have been supporting CPDC as well as the Pattaya Orphanage for many times.

The Sports Court which has been long expected by CPDC children will provide a nice playing area for them with lots of space to play and practice sports. The boys, already dressed up in training tricots happily joined the opening, same as the girls who are looking forward to enjoy the new playing field. Thanks to the Pattaya sports club the sport court could be installed and will in future be a significant part of the children’s life.  Sport is really an important element in order to help traumatized children to find a way back into a normal life.

The Common Sala will be a place for every member at CPDC including a place for receiving visitors. It will also provide space for office meetings and counseling services. The HHNFT/CPDC team are truly appreciated the great support by Diana Group Pattaya for this sustainable office.

Our guests and children enjoyed the nice celebration not only for these great donations but also for the supportive speeches by all our honored guests, emphasizing the importance of HHNFT/CPDC work to fight against child prostitution and human trafficking in order to help street children in need or at risk of sexual abuse. With the continued support from international benefactors our concept is made possible with the further to open a Drop-in Center in downtown Pattaya.  All members of Human Help Network Foundation Thailand as well as all children and staff members of CPDC are truly thankful to the continued kind support from people all over the world, sustaining our work and offering street children in need new perspectives and in many cases, even helping them to find a way into a new, independent life.

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Seit nunmehr 20 Jahren besteht die Hilfsorganisation Human Help Network, die sich weltweit für den Schutz von Kindern engagiert. Mit dem Puppentheater sammelte der Gründer Ewald Dietrich die ersten Gelder zur Finanzierung der Vereinsgründung und des ersten Projekts. Auch in Thailand hilft die Organisation den Schutzbefohlenen wieder ein geordnetes und stabiles Leben führen zu können. Im Waisenhaus und dem Kinderschutzzentrum in Pattaya sorgen fürsorgliche Mitarbeiter und freiwillige Helfer für die Kinder.
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They were generously invited by the German football Club Viktoria Frechen to take part in the „Sport Mila Cup 2010“. Mr. Reiner Calmund, a German football expert and former manger of the German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, Heiko Klimantschewski, Ingo Kleinow and Tina Zander from Viktoria Frechen had the idea of organizing the journey in autumn last year.

Reiner Calmund, a long time supporter of the Pattaya Oprhange as well as the CPDC, managed to organize sponsors for the flight and accommodation, so the boys were ready to take off at the beginning of this June.

Besides taking part in the „Sport Mila Cup 2010” the Orphanage´s football youth team had the chance to take a little look around in some cities of Germany. Always guided by their trainer Heiko Klimanschewski they enjoyed a wonderful and unforgettable time in Germany.

Today they all arrived safely and happily back home in the Orphanage, proud because they even won the second prize of the international football tournament.

Moreover they came back with generous donations such as high quality footballs, shoes and basketballs sponsored by Mr. Reiner Calmund and benefactors. The goods will be shared with the children from the Child Protection and Development Center (CPDC) and will bring the children great fun playing and practicing.

All members of the Pattaya Orphanage and CPDC, especially the members of the football youth are very thankful and happy that they had the big honor to travel to Germany. We thank all sponsors and benefactors for making this journey possible and unforgettable for the children.