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Camillian Social Center Rayong (CSC Rayong)
St. Camillus Foundation of Thailand
1/1 Soi Kiri, Huaypong Sub-District, Muang District, Rayong
Tel. 66-3868-5480, 66-3869-1480
www.caillan-rayong.org
Current Clients : At present, it is taking care of 111 people. Among them, 28 people (16 men, 10 women and 2 children) are living at the Garden of Eden, 83 are living at CSC Rayong. For those who are living at CSC Rayong, 46 are adults (21 women and 25 men), and 8 are terminally ill. 35 are children (14 boys and 21 girls), of whom 30 are HIV positive and 5 are affected children. Since the beginning, it has already taken care of 931 people who are 574 men and 357 women. It could send 361 people to be reintegrated into their communities, while 479 died.
Year of Establishment
Started the operation in January 1995 with an official opening on 29 January 1996
Co-ordinator
Fr. Giovanni Contarin
 
Personnel
4 staff members in Prevention Programme, 4 in Eastern Network of PLHAs, 8 in palliative care, 7 people in care of orphans and 1 nurse.
Target group
1. People living with HIV/AIDS
2. Poor advanced AIDS patients
3. People whose rights are violated due to AIDS
4. HIV positive orphans and affected children
5. Students in educational institutions
6. Employees in business corporations
Target Area
Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi, Trad, Prachinburi and Srakaew
Objectives
1. Provide shelter for advanced AIDS patients.
2. Promote prevention through training on AIDS for the target groups.
3. Provide a centre of learning on AIDS for people in general.
4. Provide care for PLHAs and AIDS patients in the eastern provinces.
5. Provide welfare for HIV positive and affected orphans and children to get anti-retroviral therapy and educational opportunity.
6. Co-ordinate with local state agencies, private sector and religious organisations.
7. Advocate human rights by promoting network of PLHAs in the eastern region to make a living and exercise their legitimate basic rights.
8. To develop PLHAs who do not have relatives but are still healthy to get vocational training so as to be self-supporting.
Activities
1.
Provide accommodation for advanced AIDS patients with a capacity of 30 beds.
2. Provide care through counselling and healthcare services for 20 people living with HIV/AIDS and 35 HIV positive orphans.
3. Initiate a project on "Garden of Eden" for 15 people living with HIV and AIDS patients who are healthy to start farming for earn their living while CSC Rayong gives assistance on marketing.
4. Develop training programme on AIDS for target groups in local communities, schools, factories and corporations to prevent new infections.
5. Give training and education on AIDS to the public and develop skill to communicate with AIDS patients.
6. Co-ordinate with regional and national state agencies so that PLHAs will have access to anti-retroviral medicines and basic welfare.
7. Co-ordinate with Chantaburi Diocese to provide knowledge to Catholic communities and schools.
8. Co-ordinate with the Eastern Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS
9. Take care of HIV positive orphans.
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Update March 2011