Over 500 Bangkok children are currently enrolled in our Education Sponsorship Program. These are among the poorest children in Bangkok – children who could never afford the most basic school necessities without the support they receive from our education sponsors. These children are also at a very high risk of HIV, starting in their teenage years.

Last week we brought together all the teenagers – over 100 in total – to participate in AIDS education seminars at Mercy Centre. They were given the facts; they joined in role-playing exercises; they played games and contests. We came at them directly, indirectly, and from effective angle to teach them about HIV prevention. Our education teams also conduct seminars, geared to each audience, in high schools in high risk communities as well as after school in our kindergartens for the parents and guardians of all our kindergarten students.