Welcome to Nikki's Place - Agape Home

THE AGAPE HOME---Providing love and care to abandoned or orphaned babies and children with, or at risk of, HIV/AIDS.

Located in Chiang Mai Thailand, the Agape Home for babies with HIV/AIDS opened in May 1996 as a response to the plight of children impacted by the spread of HIV/AIDS across Thailand. All of the children who come to the Agape Home to live are, or are at risk of being, HIV positive. Many of them have already lost their parents to AIDS, and there are no other options for their care.

Agape is a Greek word that means love: love that is unconditional and complete. Love and care are likely two of the first words that pop into the minds of visitors to the Agape Home. Agape Home is a bright and cheerful place, and amazingly clean and tidy despite the best efforts of the children to ensure otherwise! Situated in a rural setting, the sounds of children laughing and playing can readily be heard upon entering the front door. Keeping things running smoothly each day requires a coordinated effort between the full-time Thai staff and a team of volunteers who come from all over the world to help care for the children for periods of six months to one-year. Hands-on care is a way of life at Agape, and there are always at least eleven Thai nannies and four foreign volunteers working each of the two daily shifts.

Over the years as Agape Home has grown, so have the children. By 1998 there were enough older children to necessitate starting a school program on site. In August 2003, we moved into a new purpose built Preschool Building where the Agape children ages three to five attend school daily.

Agape Home is operated under the auspices of the Thai Department of Social Development and Welfare, and in our current facility we hope to continue to grow and serve more children---one day maybe even up to 100---full capacity.

If you are interested in contributing to Nikkis Place / Agape Home, please use our Donate Page function.