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The Anglo-Thai Foundation
The Anglo Thai Foundation works in two areas of Thailand, both within the ’Isarn’ region, supporting school children, and university students, training to be teachers.(UK)
http://www.anglo-thai.org/
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Thai Mueang Volunteers: Volunteer to Teach
We are a small, community-based organization in Thailand, with the aim of bringing English to the children of under-funded government schools. We want volunteers to come to Thailand and interact with the children in order to : improve their English skills, remove their fears of speaking to people of other nationalities and encourage the children's imagination and creative thinking. Volunteers will be living and working within the community.
http://www.tmvolunteers.org/
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Goodwill Group Foundation
Goodwill Group is a private Thai foundation established in Bangkok in December 2000. The mission of the Goodwill Group is to improve the quality of life of young disadvantaged Thai women via English language school, skills training and career services.
http://www.goodwillbangkok.org/
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Human Development Foundation - Mercy Centre
Mercy Centre is a shelter for street kids. Four orphanages, a hospice, a home for mothers and children with HIV/AIDS, a 500–pupil kindergarten, a community meeting place, and a serene haven in the slums with small gardens and playgrounds. [Human Development Foundation]
http://www.mercycentre.org/
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The SET Foundation
The SET Foundation awards scholarships and other financial aid to impoverished students at high schools, colleges and universities. Students can receive cash grants to pay for uniforms, books, tools, bus fares, lunches or dormitory accommodations.
http://www.thaistudentcharity.org/
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Fernthai Volunteer Foundation
Volunteer Thailand Programs - Volunteering Work in Thailand with Fernthai Volunteer Foundation. Short-term volunteering in rural Thailand.
http://www.fernthai.org/
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Phuket International Women's Club
Phuket International Woman’s Club is an international woman organization in Phuket, Thailand providing friendship, fun activities and local support for children in completing education.
http://phuket.com/piwc/
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Population and Community Development Association
PDA operates a wide variety of programs designed to serve and assist the rural poor of Thailand. Our projects include : forest replanting, mobile health clinics, environmental education, etc.
http://www.pda.or.th/
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Fund for Educational Support to AIDS orphans
We support and undertake activities for the sake of public health, especially for people who are living with AIDS, in cooperation with the government and private sections.(Foster Parents Project)
http://www.cmnet.co.th/drsem/
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Hill Area and Community Development Foundation
...working in a participatory manner,both as hill tribe people and Thai, men and women, working and living together, assisting in the facilitation of development activities ...
http://www.hadf.org/
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Pavena Foundation for Children and Women
Pavena Foundation for Children and Women is non profit organization founded to help children and women who are in need of help, led by Mrs. Pavena Hongsakul, Bangkok Member of Parliament.
http://www.pavena.thai.com/emain.html
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Santisuk Foundation
The number of disadvantaged, non–educated, abandoned, and poor children can be also seen over every corner of Bangkok. We try to give educational and occupational support.
http://www.santisuk.or.th/e_index.htm
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Duang Prateep Foundation
We are a non–governmental organization based in Klong Toey Slum, Bangkok, Thailand, working to help Bangkok slum dwellers and poor communities throughout Thailand.
http://www.dpf.or.th/
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Life development Center
Life Development Center (LDC) was operating as a Non–profit organization. Ours goal is to promote health care , self–reliance and solidarity among Lisu communities.
http://www.ldcl.org
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DragonFly - Volunteer Thailand
This website gives information on how to join the Dragonfly volunteer community and make a difference! Volunteers work as English teachers, builders, childcare helpers, football coaches, or wildlife rehabilitation assistants according to their preferences. Working hours vary between projects from 15-40 hours per week, and volunteers may choose the durations of their stays.
http://www.thai-dragonfly.com/
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Camillian Social Center, Rayong
The Camillian Social Center in Rayong was built to provide shelter and care to homeless, indigent, and rejected people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Special emphasis is placed on women and children, as they are the most vulnerable members of the society.
http://www.camillian-rayong.org/
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Nabuur.com
Nabuur is not a Thai but an virtual organization, which matches online volunteers with local communities (Villages) in developing countries. Visitors are invited to become virtual neighbors of these Villages and help in their need of information.
http://www.nabuur.com/
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Thai Population Association
The Thai Population Association (TPA) is an organization founded by a group of academics and specialists who are concerned with problems related to the size, quality and distribution of population in urban and rural areas.
http://www.thaipopulation.org/
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Travel to Teach
Travel to Teach is an international non–profit organisation, which provides affordable volunteer opportunities in areas such as English and IT teaching, conservation, eco–tourism and community development. Projects in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
http://www.travel-to-teach.org/
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VolunThai - Volunteers for Thailand
VolunThai looks for volunteer teachers for its homestay programmes in rural Thailand. Volunteers have to pay a modest fee to participate. Conditions apply.
http://www.volunthai.com/
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Amnesty International (AI) Thailand
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide voluntary activist movement working for human rights. It is independent of any government, political persuasion or religious creed. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights.
http://www.amnesty.or.th/
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Thai-Experience.org
Thai–Experience.org volunteers travel to teach in Thailand. They are involved in many different tasks. They teach English, teach computer skills, new skills to handicapped persons and more. This international program is open to volunteers from all countries.
http://www.thai-experience.org/
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Learning across Boundaries in Greater Mekong
This web site gives a brief overview of the current thinking informing the Southeast Asia Regional Office of The Rockefeller Foundation,, describing the rationale and approach of current grant–making initiatives and providing information about the funded programs. Special emphasis is placed on the recently launched ’Learning Across Boundaries in the Greater Mekong Sub–region’.
http://www.rockmekong.org/
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Ecpat International
ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes.
http://www.ecpat.net/eng/index.asp
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Thai Tribal Crafts
THAI TRIBAL CRAFTS, a tribal–owned self–help marketing agency, has a bountiful supply of handicrafts from the mountain villages of the hilltribes of northern Thailand.
http://www.ttcrafts.co.th/
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One World Photography
Worlds leading news wire, photography and film production company in business to fight for human rights accross the worlds developing nations
http://www.oneworldphoto.org
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Unesco Bangkok
Today, UNESCO Bangkok is the site of regional programmes for Education, Culture, Social and Human Sciences and Communication/Information/ Informatics throughout Asia and the Pacific.
http://www.unescobkk.org/
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United Nations Border Relief Operation
Webpage for the United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO).
http://www.mindspring.com/~tappms/unbro.htm
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The Redemptorist Center Pattaya, Thailand
The center has 144 air–conditioned rooms with cable TV, refrigerator and telephone. Also 44 rooms are especially equipped for our disabled visitors.
http://www.redemptorists.or.th/
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Kenan Institute Asia
A Thai non–profit foundation. Human resource development. Information and communication technology. Environmental Management. Business practises.
http://www.kiasia.org/
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Potential of Disabled Persons
Foundation to Encourage the Potential of Disabled Persons, Chiang Mai, Thailand. We promote and encourage the health, education, employment, and dignity of northern Thailand’s disabled persons.
http://www.infothai.com/disabled/
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Foundation for the Education of Rural Children
The Foundation for the Education of Rural Children is a non–profit NGO whose projects improve the educational opportunities for rural children in north Thailand.
http://www.thai-rural-education.org/
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Golden Jubilee Network
Welcome to the Golden Jubilee Network,
an online mass–educational project
initiated by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Describes Royal Projects.
http://kanchanapisek.or.th/index.en.html
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Center of Education for Advancement of Lanna Women
The Lanna Women Center operates in 9 provinces of the Upper North of Thailand.The center works closely with women’s organizations, women’s leaders, female teacher organizations.
http://web.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~thiesmey/cmulanna.html
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World Vision Foundation of Thailand
At present, World Vision Foundation Thailand, operates 70 programs in 37 provinces and there are 85,656 needy children being helped (as of October 1, 2003).
http://www.worldvision.or.th/
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Sop Moei Arts
A co–operative with unique collection of items inspired by tribal skills of the Karen people.
http://sopmoeiarts.com/
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Kid's Home - Family Service Co. Ltd.
Our company provides not only baby–sitting services and maid services, we also teach the basic knowledge of child care to all of our staff. We screen for the right persons and select only quality persons to serve our valued customers.
http://www.thaikidshome.com/
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Christian Care Foundation
Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities in Thailand (CCD) provides care and support for abandoned children with disabilities, regardless of gender, nationality, creed or religion.
http://www.ccdthailand.org/
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