“Woman for Change” Elected as Village Women’s Representative
Another success for the Women for Change project, and great news for the people of Baan Faen Village! Earlier this week, on the 22nd of August, Center for Girls was proud to attend a lively […]
20 Years Of Empowering Women And Children: CFG Celebrates Anniversary
This week, we are celebrating 20 years of Center for Girls (CFG)– 20 years of empowering women and children, a commitment to reducing gender-based violence, and education within our community about Human Trafficking. Congratulations to CFG’s […]
Wonder Women for Change
On Saturday 21, 2017, Women For Change participants from Sathan and Huay So attended a private screening of “Wonder Woman” in Chiang Rai. In total, there were 80 attendees, comprised of women and girls from the […]
Human Trafficking in Thailand: Chiang Rai Province
Silk scarves billow in the wind, warm and sticky like sweet corn. A woman, presumably Laotian, clothing vibrant, embroidered hot pink and neon green, pours a peach-colored liquid from a platter of some unidentifiable meat […]
Every Human Deserves Dignity: Emergency Cases
Chiang Khong is a border town located near the Golden Triangle. As such, it is home to different marginalized ethnic minority groups, migrants, and refugees. Many of these people are stateless with little to no […]
CRPC Daughter Obtains Thai Citizenship
We are very excited for our partner, Child Rights Protection Center (CRPC), and their daughter who has recently received official statehood! Check out their post about it: We are pleased to announce that one of […]
What Is Human Trafficking?
Today, we have a guest blog post by international staff Emily Prey on human trafficking. A lot of people have the wrong idea of what human trafficking actually is (thank you Liam Neeson and Taken […]
Body Positivity Workshop
Last weekend, Center for Girls’ international volunteer, Emily Prey, led a Body Positivity Workshop at the CRPC shelter. Adolescence is a particularly impressionable time and we, as adults, need to make sure to set a […]
Vocational Skills Training in Songpinong
Last week Center for Girls partnered with the Starfish Foundation in Chiang Rai to provide vocational skills training to a group of Lahu women from Songpinong Village we reached through our Women for Change pilot […]
National Children’s Day
Every year on the second Saturday of January people all over Thailand come together to celebrate “Wan Dek”, or National Children’s Day. Children’s Day is observed nationwide in order to give children the chance to have fun […]