Khun Luang, a pioneer for sustainable organic agriculture practice, Naka village in Ranong
We focus on the people that others forget. People in poverty. People who face discrimination. People whose voices are ignored.
We help people fight for the rights that they are denied. Simple things, like the right to eat. The right to stay on their land. To an education. To have a say in the decisions that shape their lives.
We’re not about giving handouts or telling people what to do, because in the long run we know that doesn’t work. Instead, we use our resources, influence and experience to help people find their own solutions.
We listen to what people really want and need. We help communities take action together to hold their governments to account, and we give local organisations our support where they need it. Together, we’re making a lasting difference.
Thailand’s constitution guarantees the right for children to receive a minimum of 12 years of free, quality education. Yet, nearly one million Thai children, particularly those from the marginalized sectors, do not attend school.
ActionAid Thailand aims to strengthen the capacity, skills and knowledge of women and girls, as well as allow them to grow in confidence, so that they can design their own lives, live without fear of violence and participate effectively in decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods.
We've been working towards reinforcing a community sharing spirit in the three southernmost provinces where over 4400 people have been killed since violence escalated in 2004.
On November 1, 2010 a tropical depression, which was about to become a cyclone, hit the southern part of Thailand causing a heavy storm and flash floods in many areas including the three southernmost provinces.
