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Happy Days in Kok Khong
Last year we completed our project of building a safe and secure home in Kok Khong village for Phueng and her two girls. When we started working with this family, they were a family of four. Right before preparing to go ahead with construction, the father passed away....
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Off to a Great Start!
Our Teachers for Thailand campaign this #GivingTuesday, which kicked off end of last month, is off to a great start! We went to Kamplafa School today to meet with Director Kittichai and give an installment of donations to support his teachers. We were also able to...
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Double your Impact
#GivingTuesday is almost here! As promised, we are giving you a limited time opportunity to scan the database of companies that participate in matching donation or gifts programs. From now until December 10th, you can use this tool for FREE! Click here to find out if...
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#GivingTuesday 2019
Nestled right in there with Black Friday, Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years is #GivingTuesday, a reminder that life isn't all about "me, me, me". This global movement takes a step back from the frenzied consumerism and reminds us to transform how we think about,...
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Loy Krathong Festival
Loy Krathong Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights or Lantern Festival, is one of Thailand's largest festivals! Loy means "to float" in Thai language, and krathong has no direct translation but refers to a small lotus shaped floating raft. The base is most...
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Baby Clothes Needed!
I would like to start this post with a huge THANK YOU to both the Price family and friends in Ireland and to Kerry Holtcamp in the USA for your generous donations. We couldn't have made our Fresh Start for Moms and Newborns program a reality without all the baby...
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Host a Party, Raise Some Money
Please, for the love of, I don't know...charity, SOMEONE host a costume party fundraiser! Halloween is the perfect time for it. Being in rural Thailand, not many people celebrate Halloween anyway, dressing up is not a thing, and getting a group of people to my house...
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Fresh Start for Moms and Newborns
We have recently launched our Fresh Start For New Moms campaign! Our goal is to go to the local hospital at least once every month and pass out "new mom" packages to women who have just given birth. The packages include 3 or 4 sets of newborn outfits (including...
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Gift of Giving: Part 2
In an earlier post we talked about how your donations are used in Thailand, but what about in Guatemala? While our programs in Thailand get more popularity due to the volunteers we take on, our Guatemala programs are almost exclusively funding based and donation...
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Our Oldest Yaai
Yaai "Charlie", usually referred to and simply known as "yaai", is an independent and unstroppable centenarian powerhouse living in rural Isan, Thailand. We have been coming to see her for years now, and she normally lives with her son and daughter. She has lived a...
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Buengkan Road during Monsoons
The Gift of Giving
Volunteering is a fun, fully immersive way of giving back globally while learning from and engaging with other cultures, but donations are equally as important for Mundo Exchange! Your donations, both monetary and materially, act as the fuel that keeps our ongoing...
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