Camillian
Social Center Rayong (CSC Rayong)
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St.
Camillus Foundation of Thailand
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Soi Kiri, Huaypong Sub-District, Muang District, Rayong
Tel. 66-3868-5480, 66-3869-1480
www.caillan-rayong.org
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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.
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Year
of Establishment |
Started
the operation in January 1995 with an official opening on 29 January
1996 |
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Co-ordinator
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Fr.
Giovanni Contarin |
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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. |
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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 |
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Target
Area |
Chachoengsao,
Chonburi, Rayong, Chantaburi, Trad, Prachinburi and Srakaew |
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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. |
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Activities |
1.
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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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