Child Protection Thailand Project #28056

Prevent Trafficking: Educate 130 Thai Children

by Global Relief Association for Crises & Emergencies, Inc.

Project Report | Apr 13, 2021
Celebrating the School Year Completion

By Angie Sullivan | Cofounder, Project Leader

Nutritional snack time generates lots of smiles.

The children of GRACE are celebrating the end of an extended school year. What an impact the pandemic had on everyone's schedules. The school year, typically mid-May through mid-March, began in June, adjusted through a couple of shut-downs, and finished last week. Now, it's time to celebrate!!

Parents and guardians are sharing their child's scores and gaining hope the children will succeed in whatever they set their mind to complete. Past are the hopeless expectations of simply desiring their child survives. Now, parents anticipate and encourage the children to dream, set goals, and attain their goals. The parents know the benefit of an after school program customized to each child's educational need. They understand the benefit of their child learning and comprehending the global business language of English. They witness their child growing in social and community skills. They appreciate the opportunities supporters, like you, continue to provide for their child. They celebrate having nutritional and wellness support which directly improves the health of their child. They applaud learning about the threats lurking online and welcome internet safety courses. They have a community focused to promote the overall wellbeing of their children.

You ensure these things and more with each donation. You enable transportation from school to the GRACE centers. You feed the hungry and alleviate hunger. You provide access to adequate health care. You matter. Thank you!!

Now, the children will take an abbreviated summer break during which time the GRACE centers are open for day camp. The children enjoy advanced classes, creative arts, and lots of fun activities each weekday while their parents are working. You ensure these children are not left alone. Your donations provide child protection and prevention from exploitation and potential trafficking predators. Yes, you matter!

Advocating with you for these,

Angie

Cozy reading stations enhance participation.

Children excited to finish the school year.

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Dec 17, 2020
Because You Matter, Too!

By Angie Sullivan | Cofounder, Project Leader

GRACE Family Resource Center Khao Noi Group Photo

The birth of compassion leads us on journeys of selflessness and hopefulness. A need, a practical need, clearly exposed thrusts the observer into a critical decision.... and action.

At times we absorb an injustice so great that we act with a simple acknowledgement. Other times these, seemingly unchangeable, tasks unleash our inner advocacy and compassion. Such is the case when I recognized the tremendous number of marginalized children in Thailand falling into the pits of poverty, illiteracy and hopelessness.

I did not stop at acknowledging an injustice. Countless hours of research deepened my desire to make a difference. Given your connection through GlobalGiving to make a difference in our world, I do not hesitate to assume you have experienced similar situations. Thank you! Because they matter to you and YOU MATTER to them!

So, what's been happening to prevent trafficking of Thai children? MUCH! Since establishing the first family resource center in Thailand, 233 children have received nutritional, wellness and educational support. More than 90,000 hours of tutoring during the after school and day camp programs have effectively improved comprehension. Test scores are higher. Children are desiring to read. Access to computers and a staff desiring to provide essential skill training have established much more than a bit of knowledge... it has build the confidence and hope of children and parents. Grateful parents and guardians have gained understanding of the impact. In their despair they didn't allow themselves to dream a different outcome for their children. They understand, too, that YOU MATTER!

The staff who have grown in understanding and compassion for the vulnerable have greater assurance knowing you support their selfless work. They know it works because of you; YOU MATTER!

May this season of your life find great encouragement as reflections of making a difference remind you that YOU MATTER!

Kindest regards and blessings,

Angie

GRACE Family Resource Center Korat Group Photo

Nutritional sets distributed monthly to families

Reading comprehension has significantly improved

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Aug 24, 2020
Children Return to School During Pandemic

By Angie Sullivan | Cofounder, Project Leader

Sending care hearts

Excitement filled the air and helped to overcome the lingering fear of the pandemic. Schools in Thailand reopened in June with an altered schedule. Some of the schools shifted the children into the facility with alternating days and hours. We had children attending during the morning hours for three days each week and some attending evening hours five days weekly. We had several selected to attend during the afternoon hours three days each week. Seem chaotic?

Well, it worked! The care to resume social gatherings, including school, proved to reinstate normalcy with minimal negative impact of COVID-19's pandemic. The afterschool programs at GRACE altered, too. Afterschool access changed to provide services before school and during days altered out-of-school. The staff flexed their times and meet the needs.

Last week, schools resumed pre-pandemic schedules. The afterschool program altered to provide afterschool services five days each week and until later each day in order to accommodate the need to access tutorial assistance, computer class skills and English language classes.

Your ongoing financial support provides these services. These days have increased vulnerabilities. Due to the financial challenges, a couple of families moved from the cities to rural provinces of their homeland. Simultaneously, new children and families have registered in the programs.

The eagerness of learning and anticipation of being with friends and their GRACE family brightens the faces of many children and parents/guardians. Thank you for providing such great hope.

GRACE Shuttles Children to After School Program

Girl completing math assignment

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