Organiser/Founder’s Message

We are a private group that originated on Meetup.com in 2012. We support organisations in Thailand in various initiatives, such as preserving the environment, animal advocacy, medical charity, arts, handicrafts, children’s causes, and fundraising and charity runs. We held and participated in events on weekends because most of us work full-time. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, our activities were stopped, and our partners changed their agenda and priorities when the lockdowns were completely dismissed in late 2022.

I have been the group’s organiser but were supported by many co-organisers in managing events.  However, due to the challenges brought by the pandemic, I decided to return to my country in the third quarter of 2021; the same thing happened with my team, who went back to their countries.  Since then, very few events have been organised because not enough members are interested in managing them.

The Meetup group is still active, but we also keep our community group on Facebook. I am keeping this site to show my appreciation to all the generous volunteers who supported our events in Thailand several times in several years. This site will serve as a story page of all the events we participated in and a living network offering volunteer opportunities for people new to the country, both in Thailand and the Philippines. Our volunteer network provides both short and long-term activities, free and with payment, but we and the organisation do not offer visas to foreign volunteers.

I occasionally visit Thailand and would love to meet old and new faces in the group.  New leadership has taken shape to help this community continue its advocacies while I extend my efforts to serve my country.  If you need to know more about volunteering events, you may join our Facebook group, check our calendar, or message us using the chat box on this page (Media for A Cause page will appear).

Thailand will always be my home. But like other volunteers in our group who left, we need to welcome a new chapter in our lives and bring all the rich experiences we have had during our stay in the land of smiles. We made good friends, gave back, and created many unique and beautiful stories we carried into our hearts.

Keep living, keep giving.  Let there be love.

 

Cel 
Organiser/Founder
Bangkok Volunteers Meetup