Donating Clothes and Used Goods in Bangkok

Hey everywhere I’ve enjoyed a few days off this month from our teaching project, but things are getting cranked up again soon. It’s been a tough time lately, especially for the refugee families we’ve been helping because of increased pressure to have them arrested and detained. Here’s a quick note about an opportunity in Bangkok [...]

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Microfinance Helping Women in Bangkok Step Ahead of Poverty

This week I’m happy to share a guest post from Marisa Deyoung, who volunteers for Step Ahead, an organization mentoring micro-entrepreneurs in Bangkok’s largest slum community, Klong Toey. Serving with Step Ahead in Thailand and previously in Northeast India has helped put a face and family to poverty for me. These experiences have also helped [...]

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Spotlight: Duang Prateep Foundation

The Story: One woman’s strength, Mrs. Prateep (aka The Slum Angel), has inspired and transformed the community in and surrounding Bangkok’s oldest and largest slum, Klong Toey. She has been on a mission to educate the urban poor since she was sixteen and now her organization cares for them beyond the classroom too. The Duang [...]

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