His uncle died within the tsunami, and his aunt remarried a person who needed Sittirachot to give up faculty and begin working, which he didn’t wish to do. A trainer discovered him a spot on the Baan Than Namchai Foundation so he might proceed his research.
The orphanage was established with assist from Australian and British volunteers for greater than 30 kids who misplaced dad and mom to the tsunami.
“It is a spot that has given me every thing,” mentioned Sittirachot, whose nickname is Game.
For the primary two years after the tsunami, the kids lived in a tent. The founding director, Rotjana Phraesrithong, later raised cash at house and abroad for a correct constructing.
Sittirachot, who would have had few job prospects if he had give up faculty, thrived on the orphanage.
With Phraesrithong’s encouragement, he earned a bachelor’s diploma in legislation, adopted by an MBA through the pandemic. He is at present pursuing a level in digital advertising and marketing.
Though the tsunami took a lot away from him, “it gave me good issues in life too,” Sittirachot mentioned.
Sittirachot grew to become director of the orphanage after Phraesrithong died from most cancers in 2017.