In the children's village in the mountains of Xieng Khouang, Laos, orphans get a new home and a new mother. There are very few orphanages in the poor country, so this is one of the only places the children can go. In the village, they join a new family and receive nine sisters and brothers along with a new mother. The mothers choose the path as a lifestyle. They choose to take care of the children until the latter is 23, chose not to have biological children of their own and choose never to get married. Instead they dedicate their lives to the well-being of the orphans, and to give the children a safe and loving childhood.