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 […]
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 […]
Family Aid and Development Project
We are very excited to announce the beginning of a new project in Songpinong! Together with our friends at the Child Rights Protection Center (CRPC), we have put together a Project Team that has planned out the […]
November 25: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
On a belated note, November 25th was The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Center for Girls teamed up with MDTs in a campaign aimed at raising awareness of gender-based violence in Chiang […]
Cycling For Change
We are almost finished with the first year of our Women for Change Project, supported by our international partner Diakonia. In November, the 32 participants led a campaign in their community to raise awareness of human trafficking, […]