Le Refuge home for abused girls was founded in November 1999. It started with five girls aged from 7 to 14 years. Stephane Tong, a French-Cambodian, with his Thai wife, Khun Phikun, devote every moment of their day to ensure girls are taken from abusive parents or off the street where they had been sold to the sex market. Le Rufuge home has relied on support from the public and the government to keep their home going. Ongoing costs are always a problem and sometimes food is in short supply.
Clothing is another ongoing problem for the Le Refuge home.
Alan Solomon, spouse of a teacher at the Prem Center, commits himself to helping the unfortunate girls The girls perform a talent show to thank the Visiting School Students from Singapore at the Prem Center for their support A spouse of a teacher employed at the Prem Center, a boarding school and center for International Education, in Mae Rim, Chiangmai, Mr. Alan Solomon, accidentally found the Le Refuge home one afternoon while he was driving from the Prem Center Campus to downtown Chiangmai. It was only a few minutes drive from the Prem Center, so Alan decided to spend some time with the girls. The home was a small rented house on a very small section surrounded by houses and small businesses. Alan could quickly see that while the girls were obviously much safer and happier at the Le Refuge home, they needed sustainable support in the way of goods and services. The girls had nowhere to go, to run or play.