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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Struggling to survive - The Untold Story

Thin and short for his age, Nai is recovering at Baan Sua Yai. (Photo: Thana Boonlert)

You are what you eat, but some do not have the privilege to choose. Nai, who is skinny and short for his age, lacks more than just a proper diet. He has been abandoned by his mother, and his father is serving a jail term. As a result, his uncle has kindly taken him into his own family. But like others, he is living from hand-to-mouth, so providing his nephew with a balanced diet from the five food groups is difficult. Due to a lack of variety in their diet, slum children, though not starving, are suffering from malnutrition.

For them, a daycare centre is an escape from basic meals. With three meals a day and two snacks, they are now growing healthily.

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