Project 13:
Meals and School Project – Ban Kok Nok School Phang Nga Province
CHF 7,500

Wolfgang Meusburger drew the attention of the Phuket Direct Fund to this project. This is an all-day school which provides education for 83 children of farmers and fishermen from the Phang Nga region. 28 of the children are less than 6 years of age, while 57 are between 6 and 12 years old. The school is located in Ban Kok Nok, around 75 kilometers from Phuket Airport (in Phang Nga province). It was severely damaged during the tsunami and has now been repaired.

As well as delivering educational services, the school also provides meals for the children. In order to ensure that the children receive a balanced healthy diet, the school has its own vegetable garden, a mushroom farm and a catfish farm. Despite these efforts there still isn't enough food for all the children.

The school also needs an appropriately skilled person to look after the 28 children under the age of 6.

And finally, the school is short of books and sports equipment.

The required funds are as follows:
- Annual amount for food CHF 8,260
- Annual amount for a kindergarten teacher CHF 3,300
- Books and sports equipment (one-off) CHF 3,440

The contribution made by the Phuket Direct Fund covered part of these needs. We will continue to support this school in coming years.