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Lives discovered through the WE Inspire project

It is difficult to predict the challenges women face living in a land where they are almost invisible, especially as undocumented individuals without a Thai ID card. However, the

The group of the youth leader of Kokchan Pencak Silat club

The youth leaders of Kokchan Pencak Silat clubs are local children endeavoring to practice Pencak Silat. The group includes five males and five females

How One Woman Revived Her Health and Inspired a Community

Ms. Wanla Kamnin operated a bustling beauty salon in the heart of Bangkok’s impoverished Klong Toei community for years. Her bubbly personality and proficiency

“A happiness that never ends”

One man’s mission to transform his community through financial literacy Every night before bed, no matter how exhausted, 43-year-old Thammasak Maknakorn sits down and

How the Power of Saving Transformed One Woman’s Life

The bank came knocking on Ms. Somsri Khamsri’s door with a short message – her house was now theirs. After receiving the jarring news,

The smiles of Female Sugarcane Growers under “Sustainable Business with Coca-Cola” Project

The four participants sat together on a long couch, smiling and laughing with each other as they celebrated their big win. Ms. Bangorn Tankrue

Empowering Female Farmers to Support Sustainable Economic Development

Eight months ago, Rojana Boonpetch or Jeed was deep in debt and struggling to find a way out, much like the other sugarcane farmers

Secondary student puts the King’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy into action to develop her community

Miss Duangrudee Wongthanu, or “Aim,” is a grade 11 student and leader of the Chik Kala Team at Kanthararom School, Kanthararom District, Si Sa

Fostering Change in Vietnam Women’s Union

When Ms. Huyen, Chairwoman of Thong Nhat Commune Women’s Union, first became involved in the WILL project two years ago, she was unable to

Using Youth Leadership Development to Solve Community Problems

When Nung Ning of Wat Bang Khu Wat School first became involved in the Thaibev Leadership for a Better Quality of Life project, she

Developing Community Tourism is a Journey

Thanakan Kaewpan has been a member of the Leeled Community-based Tourism for Conservation Club for 13 years. The group is led by the dedicated

How the Principles of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Helped One Woman Turn Her Life Around

Originally from Kalasin province in northeast Thailand, Kanokwan and her husband came to Bangkok to work. Kanokwan, a housekeeper, and her husband, a motorcycle

Financial Literacy – A Vehicle to Reducing Household Debt

As a mother and laborer at an automobile factory in Bangkok, Chutimon has little free time and lots of responsibility. Outside the workplace, she