Place Kae Noi, Thailand
Age 12
Name Nidanuk (Nah-kah-nuk)
Gender Female
Grade 3
Language(s) Spoken Thai, Lahu
Favorite Game or Sport Volleyball
Favorite Color Blue
Favorite Food Fried Rice with Chicken
When I Grow Up I want to be a doctor.
Nidanuk was born in Thailand and has lived at the Kae Noi orphanage since 2015 - arriving at the age of 5. Her mother lived at the orphanage during its initial inception; she finished fifth grade and then went to live in a nearby village. Her mother was married to a young man in a Thai village at a young age. Nidanuk's father was a drug courier and was killed as a result. Her mother remarried another drug courier who was also killed as a result.