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Last July, a group of 9 students from English universities took part in a summer project to help Burmese immigrants and refugees in northern Thailand.

The project was run by Netherhall House in co-operation with a local NGO, the “Pree Char Yan Foundation for Help of Children and Youth”. This is a non-profit, faith based organisation with particular focus on the social and educational needs of Burmese children.

The work camp took place in Mae-Sot, near the Thai-Burma border. Our task was to build a kindergarten block for immigrant children.



We spent three weeks building the block (with two classrooms and two toilets) for the All Saints Thandiaw School. After the success of last year trip, this July we will be going again to Mae Sot to build a classroom for the St Peter’s boarding school (Orphanage) located in the jungle of the Mae Sot province.

We are looking for volunteers for this summer project:

To know more about the project click on the following links:
  • An account of the trip by Ciaran Page a law student from Warwick University.
    "I took part in the 2008 Social Project. Even though I was a little bit apprehensive at first, I have absolutely no regrets. Based on my experiences from last year, here are a few reasons why I would highly recommend taking part in the 2009 Social Project..."
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  • Some important information about the 2009 Social Project.
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  • Link to the Article from the Netherhall House Magazine.
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  • See the video on You Tube about the Social Projects on Netherhall House .


  • Application form for people interested in coming to this year project.
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Contact Details
If you have any questions about this work-camp:

Álvaro Tintoré
Netherhall Social Projects
Netherhall House
Nutley Terrace, NW3 5SA, London, U.K.

Email:
Phone: 020 7435 8888 (ext. 203)
Watch a short video from our trip to Thailand in 2008.

Watch a short video from our trip to Nicaragua.


Students from Netherhall participate in mentoring young schoolchildren under the Reachout scheme. Reachout! London is currently running a mentoring programme in a primary school in Hackney.


Students from Netherhall make weekly visits to day care centres for the elderly. Click here for more information.

Links


Click here to visit the website of Netherhall House.


Click here to visit the website of Opus Dei UK.