Agathians Shelter Current Living Condition

There are questions and feedback regarding about the living condition and our current project for Agathians Shelter. Please find below as my replies:-


What is the current living condition of Agathians Shelter?
We have recently post some pictures (see older posts) of the place but it is just some snapshots of the place. Their current living environment is moderate, however, there are still things lacking in the place. For example, the flooring is dirty, beds are old, mattress are old and torn, and the toilets are not in very good shape.


Why do they need toilets? Or why focus only on building toilets?
The place definitely needs more attention on other areas too, but the reasons why we set the priority of building the new toilets it is because there are about 30 children living in that place; every morning they go to school they have to wake up extremely early to line-up and take a shower and to use the toilet. It is difficult not only for the children but also for the caretakers to wake up early and take care of so many children.
The construction of the toilets was also a request from the caretaker when we spoke to them.


The pictures of the place you have posted earlier looks alright and not as bad as you have described. Do we really need to provide so much for them?
The pictures are just some of the areas we have taken with our camera. The place is bigger than what you see. That is why we want you to join us for the visit to their place on 21st August '10 to witness it and find out more.
To some people it is arguable that the place is liveable and it looks like the children has a bed to sleep and a roof to stay in so there is nothing to complain about. For us, we believe the children deserve to live more comfortably (not luxuriously). We want to help them live more conveniently and comfortably. Since we know we can provide, we will try our best to provide.


Can I donate other things to Agathians Shelter?
Please feel free to be generous and donate things to their place. But, please make sure your items are in good condition if it is used items. However, you should speak to the person in charge of the place to find out more what they truly need. They are receiving donations from other places and people too, hence, the items you want to donate maybe redundant.

If you feel you can do more or have different ideas how to help them, please feel free to speak to the person in charge of the centre. You are totally encouraged to do more than what we are doing. You are also encouraged to join us every week to discuss about how to reach out to people like Agathians Shelter.

Please e-mail me or comment on this site should you have any questions about this project.

Agathians Shelter Background

I have received some feedback and questions about Agathians Shelter current living condition, and also to know more about the background of the place. Below is my feedback and reply.

Agathians Shelter is a shelter home for children who are orphans, abandoned and poor. Many mistaken they are an orphanage, however, it is not entirely correct. Not all of the children are orphans, hence, the word orphanage does not apply to their centre. There are children living in Agathians Shelter who were found abandoned on the street and some come from extremely poor family background. This is an all boys home and the number of children are about 30 people.

They are not associated with any organizations or institutions; meaning they are not with any religious institutions or organizational group. They have many visitors from various organizations and groups but it does not mean that they are associated with them.

Please feel free to contact them to verify any information.

Agathians Shelter: Pictures of Current Condition

Below are some of the pictures we have taken from Agathians Shelter.

 Front

Backyard

Hall

One of The Toilets

 Lower Ground Toilet

Beds (mattress in real bad condition)

This is where we want to build the toilets, which is at the back of the house.

Update II: Agathians Shelter Fund Raising Project

The cost for the toilet construction is out. We have also included changing their current toilet doors, which the current toilet doors are in bad shape. By prayer the fund raising will be a success and we hope that  we will raise more than this amount.