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In Search of Sanuk Cheers the Elderly
On April 4th, 2009 a few volunteers from In Search of Sanuk joined with the Time Bank Society to bring the Song Kran festival to the elderly women at Baan Bangkae 2 on the outskirts of Bangkok. Take a look: Song Kran is time where people return home to their families and spend some time [...]
Continue reading...Spotlight: Duang Prateep Foundation
Monday, March 23, 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...The Girl Effect
Monday, March 9, 2009
Self Explanatory, Check it out. If you don’t have flash click here.
Continue reading...Living Water Donation Drive “The Heat Made Me Do It”
Friday, March 6, 2009
The end of the scorching Thai year is approaching! Join In Search of Sanuk (ISOS) as we relieve the economic heat off of Bangkok’s Burmese migrant workers by donating new and used items. “…economic downturn is making everyone sweat, especially the people at the bottom of the ladder.” When: From Now Until Song Kran 2009 [...]
Continue reading...Spotlight: Living Water Center
Friday, March 6, 2009
The Story: We heard about Living Water Center (LWC) after 100 Friends got word of our work with the Bangkok Refugee Center. LWC specifically aims to meet the needs of Burmese migrants who find themselves in Bangkok. Target: Migrant workers in Bangkok who are working in the construction industry, factories, and industries involving children. Goal: [...]
Continue reading...Spotlight: Makhampom Foundation
Thursday, March 5, 2009
The Story: The Makhampom Foundation brings theatre to communities giving them the ability to tell their stories and create a dialogue about communities issues. These topics include HIV awareness, conflict resolution, drug abuse, and other issues needing attention in these communities. Goal: Strengthen communities to produce their own local media through varied means, usually theatre. [...]
Continue reading...Coin In Hand: Flipping the Fate of Poverty (Part 2)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
“Our backs to the sun, our faces to the earth, forever.” The next time Megan and I were taken to Ayutthaya, we had been told that we were going to be helping at an English camp and to pack a few days worth of clothes. The two of us sat in the back of an [...]
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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