The Mango Tree Garden was filled with laughter brought by the Clown (Gauthier Jansen) who is part of the Clowns Association and Magicians Without Borders Belgium (www.cmsf.be). We would like to thank the funny Clown for the unforgettable delightful smiling fun and laughter. An article about this day at the MTG was published in the Mekong Times on 21st of February 2008. For more information please click here.
The Mango Tree Garden would like to thank Narelle Grudgfield and her Australian tour operator specializing in humanitarian and volunteer focused travel (www.2worldtours.com.au) for making the creation and printing of the MTG Brochures. possible. For more information on the brochures please contact us by e-mail (
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The Sunhouse (November 2007)
It all started with an egg from Holland. A special egg that was on a mission. It came from a special school, De Marke (www.marke-apeldoorn.nl), in Holland (Apeldoorn). For a whole year De Marke and The Mango Tree Garden have been creating a story together about the egg, have exchanged artwork, drawings, photo's and learned so much from each other. In the meantime the children from De Marke have worked very hard to raise money for the Mango Tree Garden through a playback show, a fancy-fair and all kinds of household jobs at people's homes. On behalf of all the children the Mango Tree Garden would like to thank De Marke in a special way. Now the garden is shining bright with a Sunhouse in the shape of the sun. It has a central place in the Mango Tree Garden. The Sunhouse is an important gathering place and is also used for all creative activities with the children. Thank you!
Super Bee Nest (September 2007)
'Super Bee' is a hero at the Mango Tree Garden. It is a story about a Bee who runs away from his only and best friend, a little girl, after he accidently stung her. He undertakes a long and difficult journey where he also makes new friends along the way. In the end he finds his 'home', a pineapple field where his Bee family lives. There he realizes that the child will always be his best friend and he is grateful for the journey he made to discover that. 'Super Bee' now has an amazing Nest at the Mango Tree Garden in which children can climb and where they can dream about their hero. Many thanks to Georgia Verey, who is also a hero. She ran a marathon to make SUPER BEE NEST possible.
Arti Mango Tree Garden Storage Room (June 2007)
A wish came true: a storage room with an attached toilet! Thanks to the Yogaschool (www.yogaschool.nl) in Enschede (The Netherlands) and to a private donation from Mr. van der Krieken, the MTG now has a great space to keep all art materials for the children safe.
Demographic Survey (May 2007)
Special thanks to Ride Aid for making it possible for the Mango Tree Garden to conduct a Demographic Survey. The purpose of the survey was to find out more about the life of the children from three villages situated around the Sweet Mango Pagoda. Also, this survey aims to find tune with the needs of the children from these villages, in order to formulate a direction for the future of the Mango Tree Garden. For more information click:
Mango Tree Garden T-shirts and Art Supplies (April 2007)
The Mango Tree Garden would like to thank the following individuals for the donation of colorful Mango Tree Garden T-shirts for the children and the staff, and for their wonderful art supplies and other materials:
Susanne en Koosje van Hoof Stephan Sterrenburg Marc van Loenhout Vincent van Hoek Stijn van der Krieken
The Mangobeat of the Drums (February 2007)
In December 2006 the school De Dobbelsteen (www.obs-dedobbelsteen.nl) in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands, organized a Christmas Fancy Fair to support the Mango Tree Garden. The students made wonderful artwork and teachers/parents were involved in selling delicious snacks. It was a great success. The Mango Tree Garden would like to thank the school and all people involved for their donation. This has enabled the Mango Tree Garden to buy drums and to have drum-workshops with professional drummers.
The Mango Tree Garden was filled with laughter brought by the Clown (Gauthier Jansen) who is part of the Clowns Association and Magicians Without Borders Belgium (
Sweet Laughter Heals Children.pdf (
'Super Bee' is a hero at the Mango Tree Garden. It is a story about a Bee who runs away from his only and best friend, a little girl, after he accidently stung her. He undertakes a long and difficult journey where he also makes new friends along the way. In the end he finds his 'home', a pineapple field where his Bee family lives. There he realizes that the child will always be his best friend and he is grateful for the journey he made to discover that.
A wish came true: a storage room with an attached toilet! Thanks to the Yogaschool (
Special thanks to Ride Aid for making it possible for the Mango Tree Garden to conduct a Demographic Survey. The purpose of the survey was to find out more about the life of the children from three villages situated around the Sweet Mango Pagoda. Also, this survey aims to find tune with the needs of the children from these villages, in order to formulate a direction for the future of the Mango Tree Garden. For more information click:
