Tag: Center for Girls

March 27, 2023

Field stories: “I am so happy and I feel like I have found my purpose”

Mrs Achara Wang* is a 55-year-old woman living in a village in Northern Chiang Rai. She has one child, is separated from her husband, and works as a voluntary guidance teacher in a community area, […]

February 2, 2023

2022 Highlights

2022 was a busy year here at the Center for Girls Foundation. A lot of good work has been done, the highlights of which we will look at here. But first, a reminder of our […]

December 11, 2022

Human Rights Day, Are We Doing Enough?

International Human Rights Day is observed on December 10, and marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by The United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

December 5, 2022

Taking to the Streets of Chiang Khong to Eliminate VAWG

On Friday 25th November 2022, a sea of orange took over the streets of Chiang Khong to spread awareness of the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 days of […]

April 11, 2022

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year is, notably, the 21st anniversary of the event. It began in the 1970s with small grassroots movements, and the opening of the first rape crisis center: […]

March 22, 2022

We Won the Robert D. Stillman Dignity Awards!

Center For Girls (CFG) is thrilled to announce that we won the Robert D. Stillman Dignity Awards from Global Fund For Children! We are honored to receive this award as it honors organizations responding to […]

November 8, 2021

Gender Inequality – What Are We Doing?

Globally, violence against women and girls is a major issue and is caused and perpetuated by gender inequality.  Affecting not only women and girls, gender inequality negatively impacts the wellbeing, life quality, and opportunities of […]

August 14, 2020

Center For Girls Celebrates 23 Years

On August 9th, 2020, Center for Girls (CFG) celebrated its 23 year anniversary. When CFG first started, it was met with opposition by many in the city of Phan. In 1997, the idea of female […]

July 24, 2020

Center For Girls’ 2019 Annual Report

“In 2019 we continued implementing impactful programs throughout northern Thailand that assist and empower those most vulnerable in our communities; we trained more watchdogs to identify and appropriately intervene when violence against women and children, […]

March 8, 2020

CFG Celebrates International Women’s Day

Today, March 8th 2020, is International Women’s Day. On this day, let us remember all of the amazing women that have helped shaped our world. Let us also remember the importance of continuing our fight […]