Hope
House ,Nan
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Foundation
of Redemptorists Congregation of Thailand
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Moo 7, Ban Wang Dao, P.O. Box 32, Muang, Nan 55000
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Current
Clients :Hope House was established on 25 January 2543 in the diocese
of Chiengmai
Hope House has 12 beds - meaning that it can accommodate 12 AIDS patients.
At present there are 6 patients. |
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Year
of Establishment |
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Co-ordinator
: Sr.Yindee
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Personnel |
Mr.
Nathavuth Thaonanchai,
Mr. Anurak Liponganan and
Ms. Ratri Kunasing. |
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Target
group |
1. |
Contracted
HIV and AIDS patients who are poor and have no relatives. |
2. |
Students
who behave and study well but poor in the Nan province. |
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Geographical
Target |
Schools
in 14 districts and 1 sub-district of Nan province. |
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Objectives |
The
Hope House's objective is to provide assistance to AIDS patients and
the HIV contracted persons who are without relatives and accommodation.
It is not only operating as a hospice but also as the center of campaign
in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the Nan and the vicinity provinces
by working in partnership with the Nan provincial authority in giving
knowledge about HIV/AIDS to students and the general public regularly. |
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Activities |
1. |
Provide temporary lodging with food and medication to the needy. |
2. |
Arrange
the get-together meeting with friends to exchange ideas and encouragement
among the HIV positive persons. |
3. |
Arrange
activities for the HIV positive individuals to have physical exercises. |
4. |
Develop
potential of people in the Hope House to provide knowledge about HIV/AIDS
to students and adjacent villagers in order that the community will
accept the HIV contracted persons. |
5. |
Together with the educational authority of Nan province provide public
information on HIV/AIDS to the targeted groups. |
6. |
Provide
scholarship to bright students but poor. |
7.
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In
cooperation with the governmental and private institutions in the
province provide information about HIV/AIDS to the relevant community
members to prevent the HIV spreading. |
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Principles
of accepting candidates |
1.
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Must have
the original of health certificate from the Nan hospital. |
2. |
Must have
a card of free hospitalization from Nan hospital. |
3. |
The HIV
and AIDS patients must strictly follow rules and regulations of Hope
House. |
4. |
Hope House
will have discretion in providing the necessary 4 basic needs. |
5. |
In
case of patients from other provinces there must be a recommendation
letter with health certificate from the local hospital. |
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