Dhara Dhevi is paying forward the fruits organic initiative by collaborating with local university and support a nearby is Buddhist temple school and orphanage that is serving the needs of 800 children. Many children have no parent come from families which cannot afford to take care of them. The children are accepted into the orphanage indiscriminately and are allowed to stay at the Don Chan Temple until they are 18 years old. Don Chan Temple humble accommodation – operates solely on donations and is staffed primarily by monks. The daily cost of providing the children with lunch is about 52,500 baht per week. August 2012 contribution of 261kg of organic vegetables and culinary herbs – over 3000 kg in-total throughout the garden project’s first year – served as a significant contribution to the temple school’s humanitarian initiatives.