Why Northern Thailand?
Our heart is for the Hill Tribe People of Northern Thailand:
Some chilling statistics about Hill Tribe poverty and sexual exploitation in Thailand
The average Hill Tribe family makes less than $500 per year and struggles to provide food, medical care and education for their children, an average Hill tribe person makes 12 times less per day than an average Thai person.
Many Hill Tribe members, refugees, and migrants are undocumented and have no legal status
Many are taken advantage of by human traffickers who force them into prostitution or slave labour
1 in every 3 sex workers in Chiang Mai comes from a hill tribe family
Thailands Health System Research Institute estimates that child prostitutes make up 40% of the prostitutes in Thailand
11% started working in the commercial sex trade before the age of 16 and large numbers are under 18 years of age
80% of women working in the sex trade are from rural areas
87% have completed less than seven grades at school
35% cannot read or write
How We Help:
We rescue girls who are vulnerable to being taken into sex and drug trafficking.
We provide a safe and loving family style environment.
We teach life skills,( sustainability), and English to "At Risk" Hill-Tribe youth.
We provide the full cost of an education to grade 12 and beyond.
We provide food and personal hygiene supplies to poor remote villagers.
We help provide desperately needed supplies to victims of the disputes in Myanmar.
We are involved in a variety of ministry and outreach opportunities in this region. Current projects include Life-Line Youth Development Centre with mentoring and family care for Hill Tribe girls, ESL education programs with churches, hospitals, and schools, outreaches to Hill Tribe Schools and villages including living improvements, food, clothing, and healthcare programs.