by Kayla Hughes | Jun 14, 2021 | Adopt an Elder, Covid Care Packages, Thailand, Uncategorized
Helping families with care packages and protecting kids with face masks. Buengkan covid numbers have remained relatively low thanks to everyone in the community being diligent about wearing masks, staying home, and following local leaders advice and regulations. We...
by Kayla Hughes | Jan 20, 2021 | Adopt an Elder, Covid Care Packages, Thailand, Uncategorized
When we first started visiting Yaai we didn’t yet know Nong. Our main focus was on taking care of Yaai and her two grown kids who lived with her. An elderly neighbor would occassionally come over to see what was going on when we were there, but she didn’t...
by Kayla Hughes | Dec 29, 2020 | Adopt an Elder, Covid Care Packages, Thailand, Uncategorized
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...
by Kayla Hughes | Dec 1, 2020 | Adopt an Elder, Covid Care Packages, Thailand
“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....
by Kayla Hughes | Oct 15, 2020 | Culture and Community, From the Field, Guatemala, Uncategorized
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...