Support Community Development in South-East Asia

Firstly, all the team at The Branch Foundation would like to thank you for your generous donation towards promoting sustainable community development in Southeast Asia. We generate a large majority of our funding through GlobalGiving and without the support from people like you, we simply would not be able to carry out the work we do.

Over the past few months, we have been busy providing educational opportunities at the Koung Jor Shan refugee camp and to migrant populations in Chiang Mai province. These activities range from paying local teacher wages through to helping students apply for universities via CV writing in English and Interview technique classes.

In just over a weeks time we will be holding another teacher training session at Koung Jor Shan refugee camp with the focus on ensuring the teachers are able to make the most of the new English language text books we recently provided. We are also reaching out to other organisations in the area in order to prepare for a new round of 'Future Planning' workshops for their students who wish to progress further with their education. These workshops have proven to be very successful in the past, with one student writing the following in our assessment form:

"Learning how to write a CV has shown me that I have many skills to offer future employers and practicing interview skills has made my confidence grow".

We sincerely hope that you continue the journey with us to ensure that marginalised people in the region are given the same opportunities available to the wider population around them.

With gratitude,

Tom Rosen and The Branch Foundation Team