Life, interrupted.
Nong first came to Bangkok in 2008. She tried her hand at many things until she landed a job as a massage therapist at a hotel in the tourist district of Sukhumvit. This was the best paying job she could secure to send money home as well as pay off a mountain of debt...
HelloBody, Danke Sehr!
We first heard from HelloBody early this year. Isabella, its project manager, wrote to us on the possibility of a partnership for International Women’s Day. We didn’t give much thought to it thereafter as it was just exploratory and besides, the cosmetic company was...
It’s Not Ok To Be Locked Up!
We kicked off the new year with much love and support from the folks at Estēe Lauder Companies. Not only did they fund us to run two workshops in northeast Thailand, they hit the road with us to see for themselves how we reached out to underprivileged high school...
“Change Starts From Myself”: Iangkham Romkhao
Iangkham Romkhao, known as Iang, is a 35 year old massage worker from Chiang Rai. Her family is originally from Issan, having moved to Chiang Rai because of the drought. Iang has three siblings, but she was the only one who had the opportunity to study at the...
