Helping Children from Ex-Sex workers in Thailand

Greetings from Tamar Center! We had a very special month: Not only are school holidays in Thailand – which all the Tamar children love – but we also celebrated 25 years of Tamar Center on the 4^th of October. Amazing! It is hard to believe that Tamar is already 25 years old, and it was very special to see many of the former Tamar women and their families come to visit for the celebrations! We had a very nice evening celebration with many speeches, good music and even better food and on the next morning we had another special brunch for all former Tamar women and staff. This was very informal and a good opportunity to catch up with everything that has happened in the last years. It was a great time of talking, learning from each other and it was very nice to see how Tamar was able to help many women over the years. Sometimes, when we are stuck down in the work and problems it is hard to see the outcomes, but a day of celebration and the testimonies from many former women, remind us, that all the work is worth it! Thank you to all of you for being a part of our history and for making our work possible! If you would like to see the celebration, you can have a look at the Tamar Center Facebook page and on the 5^th of October you will find a recording from our celebration!

In the week after the big celebration, we took all the children and women from Tamar Center to Bangkok for an outing. They had all worked very hard for the celebration and with the school holidays starting a week later, it was time for some fun. We went to the Healthy and Happy Bike Lane – a 23,5 km long bike lane around the Airport from Bangkok. Very nice place, you can cycle without stopping around the airport, stop to watch the planes land and take off and enjoy the ride. Many of the older children joined us on the long ride but some of them did not manage it all – they were picked up from the Staff of the Bike Lane when they got tired and driven to the children area – a big bike themed area with a pump track, toys to play and much more. Everybody enjoyed the trip and was very tired at the end – we finished the day at a big mall in Bangkok and everyone stocked up on ice cream and other snacks. The ride back in the big Bus was very quiet, as most people were sleeping!

Now that we have school holidays, the kids are in the Tamar Nursery and our Teachers have made a special program for them. They have different activities during the day, some crafts, story time and much more. On top of that we have given each Mum some money to spend quality with her children during the school holidays. Each Mum can choose what she wants to do – go for a nice desert, go to the beach, or whatever the children want to do. The only requirement is that they spend quality time together!

Thank you for investing in the Tamar Children. Our kids are very thankful to you for your regular support and also for the outings and other things that we can finance with it. Thank you!

For the Tamar Family