Author: Center for Girls

August 25, 2017

“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 […]

August 15, 2017

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 […]

July 4, 2017

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 […]

June 26, 2017

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 […]

May 20, 2017

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 […]

March 15, 2017

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 […]

February 14, 2017

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 […]

January 31, 2017

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 […]

January 24, 2017

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 […]

January 17, 2017

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 […]