Discovering the Karen: follow me to Thailand!
Hi!
My name is Silvia, I am Fundraising Manager at The Karen Hilltribes Trust.
The Karen Hilltribes Trust is a small International charity which exists to help the marginalised Karen communities of northern Thailand build themselves a better future.
We do this through sustainable, community-led projects, all under our three main programme areas: Health, Livelihoods, and Education. All of our staff in Thailand are Karen and our projects address the needs of the Karen people.
Despite access to WASH facilities being a human right, 40% of Karen communities in Mae Hong Son still lack access to adequate drinking water and waste disposal.
This makes Karen communities vulnerable to many preventable diseases including diarrhea, typhoid, stomach ulcers and parasitic worms. Frequent or chronic infections can also cause impaired growth and brain development contributing to reduced performance levels. Poor health can result in low enrollment, attendance, and retention rates lead to poor long-term educational and livelihood outcomes, helping continue the cycle of poverty.
We work with Karen communities to address these critical health issues by installing innovative gravity-fed clean water systems, building and repairing sanitation units and providing hygiene education sessions.
Help KHT provide clean water to Karen communities this 2023! Even small donations are extremely important!
Follow me on my coming trip to Thailand: I will leave London on 12th January coming back on 3rd February 2023, I'll visit all KHT projects in Mae Hong Son, I will work together with KHT local staff and will be able to meet the communities benefiting from the projects we are designing and implementing together. You will get some updates about my trip, with photos, stories and short videos about our projects and the Karen communities, on this page and on our social media too! Don't miss them!
Join KHT in raising £1,000 to support our Health and WASH projects. These funds will help us improve water and sanitation services for Karen communities.
Thank you
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Organizer
Silvia Bonotto
Organizer
England
The Karen Hilltribes Trust
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