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Choose Your Focus
We're all locked down because of covid-19. Instead of focusing on the negatives, take a moment to look around you and focus on the beauty! I have no doubt we will once again be back in motion and back on the fast track of living, so enjoy where you are while you are...
Care Packages in Guatemala
We have raised nearly $3,000 for Guatemalan families living in Chajul! Many families have been unable to feed themselves with the lockdown due to travel restrictions and price gauging on staples such as corn. With your donations we have been able to send funds to the...
Thailand Care Packages
As you may have read from our ongoing projects and urgent needs page or our facebook, we have been raising funds and creating covid care packages for the most vulnerable individuals and families in our province here in Northeast Thailand! We are making care packages...
We Appreciate YOU!
Thank you for all that you have done! We hope you know that you are remembered, appreciated, and loved by the Mundo team, partners, and locals you lived, worked, and experienced life with in both Thailand and Guatemala.
A Temporary Time Out in Guatemala
Earlier in the year Mundo Director Joan planned to go to Guatemala and oversee the construction of the greenhouse we recently raised the funds for. However, as concerns about covid-19 continued to grow she delayed her trip....and we're glad she did! Guatemala has...
Joining the School Next Year
Great news: Kamplafa was able to hire a new science teacher for this upcoming school year! Your donations have gone toward sponsoring a science program for the kids at Kamplafanatawee School. With your help we can support Director Kittichai, and he was able to hire a...
Kamplafanatawee Graduation
Earlier this month we went to watch twelve students graduate from primary school. While some may think that graduating from sixth grade is no big milestone, it certainly is for these kids! Kamplafa is a small, village school and most students come from families living...
Travel Advisory Thailand
Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 and how rapidly it has been spreading, we at Mundo Exchange advise against all unnecessary travel to Thailand at this time. We receive various degrees of information from many sources both local and international,...
A Quick Word on Covid-19
As many of you are well aware, the new strain of coronavirus, Covid-19, is hitting countries across the globe. Despite widespread panic, and without trying to downplay it's potential danger, covid-19 is not a death sentance. Most of the fatalities have been people...
Collaboration Across the Seas
Fun collaboration across the globe! Mundo Exchange and ACEFOMI are just embarking on the construction of a green house in Chajul, Guatemala with the help of a local agrarian. One of our interests is learning about how to make organic compost with worms and manure. A...
Low Cost, Long-Term Volunteering Opportunity
We are offering a long term volunteer opportunity in a primary school to the right volunteer! This opportunity is a minimum of 4 months, or one full school term at a primary school. Location: a rural village in Nong Khai Province, Thailand Begins in...
Exploring Buengkan Province: Phu Langka
Phu Langka National Park sprawls about 50sq km across both Buengkan and Nakon Phanom Provinces. It's caves, waterfalls, cliffs, reservoirs and outcrops are home to an abundance of wildlife, with temples and pagodas sprinkled around the base and hidden within the...