Yesterday we spent the day at Home & Life Orphanage Foundation in Thai-
which currently looks after 26 children between
the ages of 5 and 18. The foundation run by a Thai man (Root) ensures that every child goes to school so that they receive an education and access to healthcare.
Our friend Jennifer Lo who we’ve worked with on other projects told us about their efforts and that she’d heard and seen great things that they’re accomplishing.
At Home & Life, they try to live as a family. The staff children and volunteers live and learn together, sharing every experience and taking 
care of each other there are separate dormitory rooms for the Boys and Girls, an activity room for painting, games, reading and learning, a Thai kitchen where fresh food is prepared everyday for the children, staff and volunteers and one Western Kitchen ( The Bakery).
The foundation is currently developing various income generating projects with the goal of becoming self sustaining.
The children also get involved with the projects allowing them to develop valuable life skills and to build their confidence.
Home & Life Bakery & Coffee Shop is truly a fabulous place and we were fortunate to be there on the same day as the Netherlands based sponsors 
of this project so we could discuss the Orphanage. The onsite Bakery and coffee shop opened in Feb 2012 selling freshly made bread, muffins and cookies, coffee and soft drinks. The orphanage is located on a main road to the popular tourist destination of KAO-
rest and refreshments on their way to the beaches. The foundation also makes muffins and cookies to sell at the Ban Ngiang market every Saturday during tourist season. The coffee shop is open every day and visitors to the coffee shop are also welcome to look around the foundation.
Jennifer invited us to see a new gardening project they want to undertake 
and help them to get started building it. We hope to gain knowledge from this endeavor to help do the same at other Orphanages in the future. The children will learn and practice agricultural skills in an Organic Garden, they try to grow as much of their own fruit, vegetables and herbs as possible. It is their aim to eventually to sell the produce from the gardens to local hotels and restaurants in order to bring in more revenue