By Jan-Peter Kelder | leadership Siam-Care
In Thailand, places such as shopping malls and sport venues have all reopened for people to visit. Prison doors, unfortunately, are still closed. The number of Covid-infections in prisons is still relatively high, and thus no one is allowed to visit. But our staff is just waiting around, but finds creative ways to reach out the inmates...
Internet is a blessing in these days. Our staff is now training the juvenile inmates through zoom-sessions. It is not ideal, we would much rather visit and encourage them in person, but it is better than doing nothing. We currently organize online sessions for youth in 4 different prisons. Not all prison-staff allows us yet to train their inmates, or they don't always have the technical facilities to allow us to train inmates.
Other than online training, we still are still handing out face masks. Unfortunately, many inmates still get infected, as most prisons here are overcrowded, and practicing social distancing is hardly possible. We can't do much at the moment, which is frustrating, but handing out facemasks is one thing we can do.
Thank you for making this possible with your support. These inmates are the forgotten ones of the Thai society and need love and help. You make it possible for us to reach out to them. Hopefully we can do this in person again, as soon as possible!
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