Prevent Trafficking of Thai Kids Through Education

After living in Chiang Mai, Thailand for almost ten years, I am still astonished by the resilience of the Thai people. I see it everyday as they work hard to make ends meet; the average daily wage being 363thb/day in 2024 (https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/minimum-wages).  I saw it during COVID and now most recently, during the devastating flooding in northern Thailand last month. 

Besides our center getting about eight inches of water, almost every TawSaeng family was affected by the floods; they lost beds, kitchen cookers, school supplies and uniforms, etc.  If they didn’t have a second floor in their house to move things up to, they lost even more.  We are so thankful that none of the students or families we work with lost their lives or were injured.  But the Thai people don’t give up.  They support one another and help each other recover, and they do it all with smiles on their faces.  Their attitude is that “everything is okay because we are okay and we’re together.”  They still have hope.

We visited with each family to assess their needs and have already made deliveries of groceries and cooking supplies.  Over the next month, we plan to deliver the needed items that each family needs. 

Would you like to make a great impact amongst the Thai people affected by the 2024 floods?  We are seeking people to partner with us to provide the much needed items to help them rebuild their lives.  We continue to care for, serve and educate students and families affected by human trafficking, floods, poverty, marginalization, etc.,  Won’t you join us?!

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Things have been busy around TawSaeng.  The new Thai school year began in May and just before the students went back to school, we doubled our program space.  We previously only had one space for teaching.  Which meant we had all our students, about 30, ranging from grade 3 all the way through university in one room.  This greatly limited our effectiveness in teaching the students specific to their skill levels.  Well, we are so excited that by renting another space for TawSaeng, we are now, not only able to break down into separate classes by skill level or topic, but we can and have added new students!

TawSaeng provides students with opportunities to practice and grow in their confidence to speak English.  They receive help with homework and assistance for school scholarships, which covers tuition, supplies, uniforms and school lunches.  Every student who is part of the TawSaeng program is cared for and mentored.  We build relationships with their families and serve their communities through food assistance and encouragement.

Without a program like TawSaeng, students might be swayed into the life of drugs or gang, but we give a safe place for students to come after-school; many of our students have been coming to TawSaeng for over 10 years.  TawSaeng is like a second family to them.  We are thankful for our new space so that more students can come to TawSaeng.

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