The Children Hostel

The Hostel was built as a result of the vision of the Palong Pastor to educate the children from this Palong village. The poorest children from the Palong village is given a placing at this Hostel. Some of whom has never been to school and have just started going since the inception of the Hostel on Feb 2008.


This hostel house about 15 children both boys and girls. Staying in this hostel which is rented, makes it easier for them to go to school. Everyday, they walk to and fro school.


Pastor Suria is the House Father to all these children. He oversees the children, look out for their welfare, ensure they have food, raise funds for their education and many others. The boys and girls takes turn to cook every alternate week.

The hostel is about 200m from the main road in Chiang Dao

There are 3 huts. One houses the boys, another houses the girls and another smaller hut is the kitchen

One of the girls standing just infront of the girl's hut

The kitchen

The girls wash their dishes at the back using the water from the well

The stove which the children uses to cook

The boys retrieving water from the well and filters it for drinking purposes