Barnhem is the Swedish word for Home for Children.

     The home for children and families in need was founded as a result of the December 26 tsunami that hit, amongst other places, Thailand. Barnhem opened in February 2005 and initially focused on helping tsunami victims. All of those have been able to move out and today Barnhem is not disaster victim oriented - many people in Thailand were already poor and exposed before the flood waves.

     Families with children, as well as children on their own, live in the home, but all have poverty as a common denominator. Some have been abandoned by the father or the primary income earner. Some children have been seriously neglected by their parents and others are simply poor. 

     We do not want to tear families apart, quite the opposite. Our most important work is to keep the children and their relatives together.

     We want to be a family and a home for the children and their relatives. We are not a permanent solution but, during the time they live with us, we will work to find the best individual solution for each person to help them get back to a normal life.