Mundo Blog
Dam
We walk into the yard of a village home, a patchwork of tin, wood, and bamboo. "Dam" (pronounced dAHm), a member of a small village in Buengkan Province, rises from her bench to greet us. She is a single grandmother raising her three grandchildren. Dam has, like many...
Bringing Career Dreams to Life
Our student scholarship program in Guatemala has provided kids and young adults an otherwise unavailable opportunity to complete their studies. Many of these past students have returned home to pursue their dream of better serving their communities. A...
Seeds of Hope Taking Root
Snapshots of the greenhouse in Chajul, Guatemala from start to finish! What a journey! Local leaders in Chajul maintained hope and optimism all the way from the idea of a community greenhouse to the physical creation of it. Your donations, a matching donation from...
Bun Mee
The day we arrived at the house, her niece greeted us in the yard. She lives with her son, who was away visiting the doctor. He has cancer and is often away working or receiving cancer treatments. Bun Mee was feeling unwell that day but she would be glad to see us. At...
Nang Wanni and Fon
Nang Wanni is a 74 years old mother to three grown children. She also acts as secondary caregiver to her two grandchildren. Nang Wanni's husband passed away some time ago, and all but one of her children has moved away. Her son lives nearby and has two children. He...
Pa Ruay
"Pa Ruay" lives in a small village in the Kok Khong district, sometimes alone and sometimes with her son who struggles with alcohol. Her husband died about 20 years ago. While her home is small and simple it provides shelter from the sun, winds, and rain. We found Pa...
Bringing Electricity to Pal
Electricity is something many take for granted, and I'm willing to guess most of us have never really gone without it. Until fairly recently the people of Pal would tell you a different story. Today the village of Pal is home to about 100 familes. During the Civil...
Thailand Protests
Starting around June or July and escalating rapidly this past month, there have been mostly student-led protests around the country, primarily in Bangkok. The protestors are primarily calling for Prime Minister Pratuth to step down, re-examine the constitution and...
Adopt an Elder In Need
Elders in rural vllages live in conditions that you would not commonly see in western cultures. Not to say one is right and one is wrong, but they are both indeed vastly different from each other. When I close my eyes and think of my grandma, I envision her in her...
Beautiful Buengkan
Photos of Isan life....from rivers to fields and forest roads.
Ongoing Collaboration in Guatemala
While Mundo director Dr Joan Williams hasn't been able to visit Guatemala yet this year due to Covid-19 and travel restrictions, our local friends and partners have been working harder than ever to keep their communities safe! AMACHAJUL is a local nonprofit...
Family Support Covid Care Packages
Families are struggling, and we need your help. Many of the families we assist in Thailand live on or below the poverty line, and have consistently struggled to make ends meet. Now due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Thailand's borders closing, many of those already...