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Building A New Home For Aner and his Family at BEES Elephant Sanctuary

  • Thailand
Raised So Far THB 24,474
12% Complete
Target : THB 200,000

About Appeal

Aner, his wife Cherry and their 4 Children Ngae Ngae, Glaycee, Glaytu and Whan live onsite at BEES Elephant Sanctuary in Maechaem, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Aner is the head Caretaker at the Sanctuary and is the full-time Caretaker of Mae Kam the first Elephant to retire at BEES Elephant Sanctuary in 2012. The hut that they live in is the first hut the sanctuary built for Caretaker staff in early 2012. The hut is made from Bamboo and wood has gone through a lot of wear and tear. The hut was not designed for a family but more as simple staff accommodation. The family has never once complained and always made it work. Originally Aner had come to work at the sanctuary on his own about 18 months into Mae Kam's retirement, but he missed his wife so much and wanted her and the children to live at the sanctuary after a couple of years of traveling back and fourth on the long journey to Mae Hong Son to see them. When the family first moved in all that time ago Burm and Emily (Founders of BEES) replaced the roofing from grass to tin and bought in materials to make it a bit more comfortable and built a little sheltered area behind the hut where they could hang out.


Aner is very modest and he has no idea how his work makes such a positive impact at the Sanctuary. This year has been a hard year and the family new the sanctuary was struggling so they took it upon themselves to make do with recycled materials laying around to fix up some things on the hut. They have used an old vinyl sign to make a wind break on one of the walls in the hut that became damaged from termites and tried to fix other bits and pieces with whatever materials where available around the sanctuary. With the children growing and the space they share looking smaller and smaller as the kids grow, it's time to build them a proper more comfortable place to call home.

Let's build this Beautiful family a new home at BEES Elephant Sanctuary!




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Recent Donors 13

  • Jan Vertefeuille

    THB 2,500 04/15/2021 09:54:20 PM UTC

  • Amy SHROFF

    Chok dii mak mak ka!!!

    USD 100 01/22/2021 05:06:42 AM UTC

  • Cynthia Osborne

    Enjoy your new home and than you for looking after the elephants

    THB 1,200 01/17/2021 08:16:15 PM UTC

  • Mandy Hackett

    Wishing you the happiest of birthdays dear Ngae Ngae! I can't wait to visit BEES and see you again one day. I so hope your family have a lovely new home soon! lots of love from Mandy

    GBP 50 01/12/2021 11:57:27 AM UTC

  • Darren P

    Happy Birthday Ngae Ngae!

    AUD 50 01/12/2021 10:32:24 AM UTC

  • Matthew Hardware

    It’s been many years since I visited BEES (6 years) and it left a lasting impression on me to this day. Fantastic place and the work done is amazing. Wish everyone the best for 2021!

    GBP 30 01/12/2021 08:25:57 AM UTC

  • Angela Bonham

    Happy birthday dearest Ngae Ngae, we all wish you a lovely day, and hope your new house will soon be a reality for you all. Missing you very much, lots of love Angie, Bob and Lucy xxxx

    AUD 100 01/12/2021 08:12:03 AM UTC

  • Nurul Ain Fatehah Abu Bakar

    MYR 30 01/12/2021 07:07:11 AM UTC

  • Vera Cooke

    Thank you for all you do for elephants, God bless you all

    GBP 25 01/08/2021 10:49:55 AM UTC

  • Emily Benfield

    Merry Christmas to Aner and family ❤ Let's get them a new home!! X

    THB 1,000 12/04/2020 10:49:30 AM UTC

  • Anonymous

    AUD 100 12/03/2020 01:08:57 AM UTC

  • Andre Leung

    THB 2,500 11/30/2020 05:02:03 PM UTC

  • Katie

    Have met this family and they are amazing with all the animals. They deserve this home so much!

    GBP 100 11/30/2020 12:15:18 PM UTC