PROJECT: BUY FIELDS

BACKGROUND AND REASONS:
Hmong Developing Quality of Life Foundation is a foundation established for the purpose of helping Hmong hill tribe children. Hmong people live in northern Thailand. For the most part, they live high up in the mountains. Some Hmong villages have schools and some villages do not. However, the schools in Hmong villages are not very good quality schools because there are not enough teachers and the teachers who are there do not pay much attention to the children. Even though children graduate from 6th grade, many of them are still unable to read and write at a 6th grade level. Also, many of these children are deceived into taking part in illegal activities. Teenage sex is also rampant. Because of these issues, we bring orphans and very poor children to live with us in order to build them up in Christ and give them opportunities to study.
Presently, the foundation has no fields on which we can plant rice in order to feed the children we’re taking care of. We are looking at the future and we would like to own fields of our own so that we can plant rice in order to be self sufficient and help keep costs down. It’s very expensive to buy rice to feed the children we take care of, and the price of rice just keeps going up and up. We would therefore, like to ask churches and individuals who have a heart and a burden to help Hmong children to have a part in serving God in this way.

PURPOSE
1. To have fields that belong to the foundation in which to plant rice that will be able to support the children who live with us
2. To not have the necessity to buy rice and in turn keep costs down
3. To have a place of our own in which to do agricultural vocational training

TARGET GROUP:
Hmong people in Thailand and surrounding countries

PLACE:
Chiang Khong District Chiang Rai Province

METHOD:
STEPS WE WILL FOLLOW:
1. Pray and share the project with the Foundation Board of Directors
2. Share the necessity of the project with supporters
3. Send the project out to various churches
4. Pray and follow up

LENGTH OF TIME:
January 2009 – December 2009



BUDGET:
Write up a project asking for support from various churches in order to purchase land – 20 rye (8 acres) at 4,000,000 baht or $121,212. 1 Rye = 200,000 baht ($6,060) OR 1 acre = $12,121.

ASSESSMENT OF FRUIT:
From the general response and money received

FRUIT WE HOPE TO RECEIVE:
- Have land that belongs to Hmong Developing Quality of Life Foundation for use in planting rice

- Have rice that we have planted ourselves and help reduce costs

RESPONSIBLE PARTIES:
Hmong Developing Quality of Life Foundation Board of Directors

SUBMITTED BY:
Mr. Somboon Rompanatham (Kaub Yaj)
President — Hmong Developing Quality of Life Foundation


AGREED TO BY:
Mr. Duane Carmody
Advisor and Supporter