Hello everyone, I hope this new post finds all that read it doing well. I would like you all to meet Pankeaw or Mimi which is her nickname and what everyone calls her. She is such a sweet young lady that I have had the pleasure of knowing and teaching for almost 2 1/2 years now. Mimi comes from Myanmar and is one of the lucky ones that has a legal ID so she can live, study and eventually work here in Thailand.

Mimi is 20 years old and has 4 younger siblings. Her mother is a rice farmer that lives in Myanmar and sadly her father has passed away leaving Mom with the big job of raising 5 kids. Mimi is studying Accounting at the Technical college at the Wat Don Chan but here she can only get her certificate so she needs to continue to study else where to get her diploma. When I spoke to her about her plans she told me she would need to study on the weekends and work to survive and pay bills during the week. I believe she said it would take her 4 years to get her diploma, I know this is a long time. She really would like to study for 2 years to get this done so she can work and make a living. It is also very important for her to be able help out her Mom and siblings.

So I wanted to introduce you all to her, hear her story and see if there was anyway you could help Stu and the Kids help her to achieve her goals. I must tell you that she is one of the best English students as well as getting amazing grades in all of her other classes. She also is a very important and helpful young lady when it comes to helping out with the younger girls at the Wat.

Below I have listed all of the things needed to help Mimi for 2 years;

4 semesters of school (2 years) = 16,000 Baht or $534 USD

school uniforms = 6,000 Baht or $200 USD

books and school supplies 6,000 Baht or $200 USD

school sports and activities 5,000 Baht or $167 USD

rent & all utilities for a small room = 45,000 Baht or $1,500 USD

food 72,000 Baht or $2,400 USD

TOTAL 150,000 Baht or $5,000 USD

I would like to be very clear that this is for Mimi for 2 years of school but these expenses are really for 18 months. As all of the kids that are helped by Stu and the KIds do, they must find a job and work during school break. This has worked so far and they enjoy working, learning and providing for themselves during their break. In Mimi’s case she may go to see her family during the break which I think is great, as they say here, “up to you”. I just want to see her succeed and help her family. Thank you so much for reading this as well as all of the love and support. Peace, -Stu