Projects
Wat ons bou / What we are building
This is what Philip and the Moken are building, developing and planning on Koh Phayam — and what has already been completed. Each project has a reference word. Tell us you'd like to help through the support page, mention the reference, and we'll reply personally with the details.
Showing 8 projects.
Being built now
Word nou gebouIn progress
In progressUpdated September 11, 2026Tented Guest Camp
Philip and the Moken young men are building a tented guest camp on the mission land beside the soccer field — a tentmaker enterprise to make the work self-sustaining and give the young men work.
Goal: Five tents this year
In progressUpdated August 2026Moken Church Registration
The Moken church on Koh Phayam is being officially registered as a church in Thailand, in a building re-roofed and repainted by friends from Kauai in January 2026.
Being planned
Word beplanPlanning
PlanningUpdated July 20, 2026Koh Chang Schooling
The Moken community on Koh Chang met with Philip in July 2026 to plan schooling for their children who are not attending school.
Ongoing work
Deurlopende werkOngoing
OngoingUpdated September 16, 2026Citizenship Registration
Over the years 121 Moken have been registered for Thai citizenship — on paper, at last, they belong.
OngoingUpdated September 11, 2026Water-and-Ice Factory
A tentmaker business built through 2025 to earn income — especially out of tourist season — to pay the boys who work there and cover work-visa costs.
OngoingUpdated August 2026Moken Guardians
Five boys live with Philip on condition that they finish grade 12. Guardians pray for a boy by name, receive updates and help carry his living costs.
OngoingUpdated July 2026School Essentials
Bags, stationery and school supplies so that every Moken child can attend school. On 19 June 2026 every schoolchild received a new school bag.
Completed
VoltooiCompleted
CompletedUpdated October 8, 2026Soccer Field
The island's soccer field was rebuilt in 2025 as a platform to reach young people; a Global Challenge team of fourteen from Jeffreys Bay helped finish it in June and July 2026.