Mundo Blog
Bringing Electricity to Pal
Today the village of Pal is home to about 100 familes. During the Civil War in Guatemala it was one of the Comminities of Persons in Resistence, and they spent nearly 20 years in hiding and fearing for their lives as government forces swept the countryside trying to...
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...
Adopting Village Elders
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...
Scenic Buengkan
Snapshots 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...
A Happy and Healthy Yaai
Many people know Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat in Thailand have our volunteer program, where we connect international volunteers with local village schools. We also focus on local connections and local volunteers! Of our various community development programs...
Protecting Yourself When Donating
People are in need across the globe, and nonprofits are responding! Natural disasters, political turmoil, starvation, and more are being addressed by charities (Mundo Exchange included) who are asking for donations to fight these issues. But without personally...
First Sprouts
Earlier this year we did a donation matching fundraiser with doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation to raise funds for a community greenhouse in Guatemala. With the help of our donors we managed to raise nearly $10,000 dollars together, and doTERRA matched it for a total of...
Temple Schools in Need
This temple school in a small village of Buengkan Province is a for kids in poverty to come and recieve an education. There are, on a good day, about 16 kindergarten students that attend. All of these kids come from families who cannot afford the public school fees...
Resuming Our Fresh Start Program
Last year we started our Fresh Start program for new moms in poverty in Buengkan Province. We were going to Buengkan Hospial once a month and giving new moms and families care packages. Unfortunately we had to suspend this particular program earlier this year when...
The “New Normal” in Thailand Schools This Year
Every country is dealing with the virus differently, and one major concern is the decision whether or not to send kids back to school. Case numbers have remained consistently low for months and the Thai goverment has decided it is safe to open the schools with social...