by Kayla Hughes | Jan 16, 2020 | Culture and Community, Education, Environment, Environmental, Guatemala, Uncategorized
In 2018, Mundo Exchange collaborated with doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation to raise money for ACEFOMI to purchase land for CEMIK. ACEFOMI would use that land to build a new community learning center as well as demonstrative garden. With the money raised, we were able...
by Kayla Hughes | Nov 12, 2019 | Adventures, Culture and Community, Environment, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
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....
by Kayla Hughes | Sep 1, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Education, Environment, From the Field, Guatemala, News and Updates, Uncategorized
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...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 15, 2019 | Environment, Environmental, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Monsoons are back and wet as ever.
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 26, 2018 | Adventures, Culture and Community, Environment, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
Fire from Water? Every year, on October’s full moon night, a natural mystery unfolds from the depths of the Mekong River. October full moon marks the end of Buddhist Lent, and on this night small balls of fire shoot up from the Mekong River. The heart of these...
by Kayla Hughes | Sep 3, 2018 | Environment, Environmental, From the Field, News and Updates, Thailand, Uncategorized
With 9 provinces, 41 districts, and over 72,000 people affected by flooding this monsoon season in Issan region alone, Mundo Exchange has been very busy! Mundo Exchange, our Thai partners Laekplian Lokgatat, and local volunteers have been working hard to visit...
