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A Reminder of World Refugee Day 2010
This upcoming June 20th is World Refugee Day and people are organizing celebrations all over the world. To make sure we’re able to extend the sponsoring of food supplies we began last month, I’m organizing a small event to raise money to support them through the summer. Here are some facts about refugees and a [...]
Continue reading...Voluntouring in Mae Sot: A Little Ice Cream Goes A Long Way
13 June 2010
I hope you all enjoyed last week’s video and photo update. Here’s more: There are forty-one children at Future Light Children’s Home. We spent the morning playing games and doing art activities. The kids never grew tired of running around or hanging out with their new friends from Bangkok. Had any of them truly been [...]
Continue reading...Photo Update: Visiting Future Light Children’s Home
4 June 2010
Here's a video and some of the best photos from last weekend's trip to visit Future Light Children's Home in Mae Sot, Thailand.
Continue reading...What is Sanuk? Answers from Volunteers and Supporters
27 April 2010
Thanks for your responses on National Volunteer Week. Especially to Charlotte who wrote to say that in addition to her regular volunteering gig, she went to the Bangkok airport with supplies and toys for people who had been stranded by flight cancellations in Europe. There are more people out there like Charlotte who are doing [...]
Continue reading...The Best Way to Go to Jail in Thailand
16 March 2010
In the post about my top volunteering picks in Bangkok, I first mentioned visiting Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Center. Here are more details about how doing good may even lead you to go to jail in Thailand. The waiting room is full and tense. There is a mixture or people from all backgrounds, packed together in [...]
Continue reading...Because I’m a Girl
9 March 2010
Yesterday, March 8th, was International Women’s Day. Many organizations have identified investing in girls as not only key to improving the status of women, but essential to the success in the fight against poverty. Today, I wanted to share this 2 minute video that shares some of the facts revealed in Plan Interntaional’s Because I [...]
Continue reading...Top Picks for Volunteering in Bangkok
4 March 2010
Last Saturday our new location really jumped off to a great start. When we get settled in a little more you can expect a more detailed update from Chris. This week I want to tell you about Kirsty (aka Nerdy Nomad) whose hard work to produce an International Volunteering Ebook is in the final stretch. [...]
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17 June 2010
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