What is Sanuk? Answers from Volunteers and Supporters

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 [...]

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Helping Nu Nu Help the Kids

This week, we’re featuring a special post by Chris Castellani. For a while now Chris has has a playing a big role in ISOS as the coordinator of the Sanuk My Saturday program. Expect to hear more from her and enjoy this week as she recounts her journey to the edge of a refugee camp [...]

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Splintering Your Brand: A War On Three Fronts

In the last Splintering Your Brand post, I discussed How Too Little of You Hurts Your Message. This time I want to tell you my experience being splintered by overcommitment. Last February, I put together an art show to help Bangkok’s urban refugees. When I refer back to this period of my life, I think [...]

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BKK Urban Garden Project

We don’t usually think about overcrowded slums and packed out apartments when we’re discussing going green. However, ISOS is proud to announce it’s first “green” project to assist the urban poor. Project Managers: Dwight Turner, Hy Martin Target: The urban poor (Bangkok’s poorest residents including Thais, refugees, and Burmese migrants). Goal: Make a garden accessible [...]

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Spotlight: Living Water Center

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: [...]

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Spotlight: Makhampom Foundation

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. [...]

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Q&A: Ryan, A Chinese Refugee in Thailand (Part 2)

“I have learned something far more complicated than anything in a text book–surviving as a refugee.“ ISOS: Ryan, have you had any opportunities to go to school? I was 17 when I came to Thailand, I did not finish high school and the refugee center only provides very basic education to the refugee kids. As [...]

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