Events 2012-2022
- Baan Gerda (Core Initiative)
- Baan Din Thai
- Paper Ranger
- Rubber Bands Exercise
- Khlong Toey Music Program (Paintbrush Foundation)
- Bring the Elephant Home
- Thai Volunteer Service
- Jungle Aid
- Charity Runs
- Elephants World
- Operation Smile Thailand
- Morn Arsa, PAWS BANGKOK, CSTHAI
- Other Events
Baan Gerda is a humanitarian non-profit organization that looks after AIDS orphans in Thailand. It is a project of the Bangkok-based Children’s Rights Foundation. The small village community cares for over 70 children who were born with HIV and whose parents died of Aids. The organization has no political or religious associations. The children’s homes have been built on land donated by a famous monk in the Lopburi province, approximately 230 kilometers north of Bangkok, Thailand. The regular visits with children ceased in early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, only exclusive visits have been organized by previous and regular volunteers who still live and work in Thailand. Visit their page to learn how to help: https://www.baangerda.org/
TOTAL TRIPS ORGANISED: 47 (2013-2021)
A local NGO holding regular volunteering activities from mangrove planting, check dam/cob shelter making and coral reef restoration. Baan is a thai term for “house” and Din means “soil”, the organization is running for several years providing structured activities and working along with thai government and its attached agencies. Completely grassroot in its nature, volunteering with the organization takes you to the real feel of Thailand, its people and the places. Visit their website (Thai Language): http://www.baandinthai.com
ACTIVITIES ORGANISED:
CORAL REEF RESTORATION: 17 TRIPS (2012-2021)
MANGROVE RESTORATION: 9 TRIPS (2014-2020)
COB SHELTER BUILDING: 16 TRIPS (2013-2019)
SCHOOL PAINTING (BRAIN-BASED LEARNING): 6 TRIPS (2015-2019)
CHECK DAM BUILD, MINERAL LICK AND SEEDBOMB TREE PLANTING: 6 TRIPS (2015-2020)
SEA TURTLE TANK AND BEACH CLEANUP: 4 TRIPS (2018-2020)
FIREBREAK CUTTING: 1 TRIPS (2020)
If you want to spend a very productive Sunday making recycled notebooks out of one-sided A4 paper, in the company of like-minded people with an intention of preserving the environment, then come and join their monthly event in their office, in TK Park in Central World, or book your company’s CSR. Fun is embedded from folding the paper, punching the holes, binding the sheets and if you want to show-off the “Picasso” in you, sketch on the notebooks too!
Website: http://www.paperranger.org/
NOTEBOOK MAKING ORGANISED: 54 EVENTS (2013-2021)
An initiative started by an Ajarn Dr. Maytee Thammawattana from Burapha University, benefiting elderly people/monks and providing physical therapy for patients. It has 19 models and serves the elderly people in nursing home and ischemic patients with problems with their legs, shoulders, arms, hands and fingers.
Check their facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/RubberBands2013
EVENTS ORGANISED: 22 EVENTS (2013-2022)
The Paintbrush Foundation is a non-profit organization established in October 2012 with the aim of creating positive social change through music and the arts. Inspired by the Playing for Change (PFC) movement and related Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF), the Paintbrush team began by arranging free music lessons once a week for underprivileged kids in the Khlong Toey slum community. Soon after, PFCF offered its support, and in June 2013, Paintbrush became the 9th music program to be officially endorsed by the Playing For Change Foundation. Fast forward nine years later, the Paintbrush foundation is open 6 days a week, and teach western music, Thai classical music, visual arts, dance and English to about 70 children. Learn more: https://paintbrushfoundation.org/
EVENTS ORGANISED: 11 EVENTS (2014-2018)
The first activity with the Organization started 6 years ago with their check dam making and tree planting in Salakpra Wildlife conservation forest and Erawan Nature Park. The forests are haven for wild Elephants and the Organization is preserving the habitat to reduce human and animal conflict when the dry season strike the year. They create check dams to store water for the elephants and trees as their food.
Website: http://www.bring-the-elephant-home.org/en/
EVENTS ORGANISED: 9 EVENTS (2012-2014)
Thai Volunteer Service (TVS) began in 1980. We used a small classroom of Social Research Institute in Chulalongkorn University as our office for the Thai Volunteer Service Project. The place gradually became too small to accommodate young leaders from various universities throughout Thailand. As during 1980s, it was the changing period not only for Thailand, but also different countries around the globe. University students were eager to come and participate in discussion about democracy and social change.
Website: http://www.thaivolunteer.org
ACTIVITIES ORGANISED: 9 EVENTS (2014-2019)
A private charity bringing essential support to displaced people in and around Thailand. Our mission is to provide medical aid, education, support and micro-business opportunities to improve the lives of people living in remote locations in and around Thailand. Many of the communities that we support have extremely restricted resources which might mean that it is a constant struggle to feed their families, find clean drinking water or access even a basic level of healthcare.
Visit their website: https://www.jungleaid.org/
VILLAGE TRIPS ORGANISED: 24 EVENTS (2013-2014)
Charity Runs to support HIV-infected orphans, blind youth, and cancer causes were organized and joined by Bangkok Volunteers. Organisers vary from UN agencies, corporations, and Thai foundations.
RUNS ORGANISED: 7 RACES (2013-2019)
A day visit of structured activities taking care some retired elephants (one baby is included too!), from preparing and cooking their food, cutting banana trees, feeding and also bathing them is one wonderful experience a volunteer (or a tourist) will never forget. Located in a remote sanctuary where every visitors can walk and mingle among the elephants, surrounded by fantastic landscape of mountains, trees and a river, this is one trip everyone should try!
Website: http://elephantsworld.org/
DAY VOLUNTEERING ORGANISED: 7 TRIPS (2013-2019)
The first mission in Thailand was undertaken in 1997 with great support from the former Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Anand Panyarachun. In 2001, Operation Smile Thailand was registered and established as an official charitable medical foundation to help indigent patients in remote rural areas across Thailand. Owing to the tireless devotion of our medical volunteers, non-medical volunteers, and staff, more than 17,750 life-changing treatments were provided. Bangkok Volunteers contributed to the annual color fun runs organised by students from international schools in Bangkok. Visit their website: https://operationsmile.or.th/
FUN RUNS SUPPORTED: 3 EVENTS (2014-2016)
Another grassroot volunteer group that supports wild animal sanctuary cleanups including sea-turtle tanks in the coasts and island of Rayong, Thailand. The organiser includes activities such as beach cleanups and usual visits to tourists spots in Thailand after every event to provide volunteers a whole-day experience of travel and giving back.
Visit their page to learn more (Thai language): Morn Arsa Facebook
ACTIVITIES ORGANISED, WILDLIFE FACILITY CLEANUP 7 EVENTS (2019-2020)
DOG AND CAT SHELTER CLEAN UP: 7 EVENTS (2013-2018)
SEED BOMB TREE PLANTING by Arsa-DD: 4 TRIPS (2016-2017)
OTHER EVENTS IN BANGKOK AND RURAL AREAS: 4 EVENTS (2013-2015)