We will deliver our interview article from Japan!
We interviewed Asian Women & Children’s Network (AWC) or so-called “mother-like organisation”, which is working on solving the violations of human rights for the people who were left in weak positions in the rapidly developing Asian society. AWC was established 20 years ago with the belief to make actions for these people as a mother as well as a citizen of Asia.
Today, we interviewed Mrs. Hiroko Yamamoto, who is the secretary general of AWC.
Duang Prateep Foundation (DPF) is one of the biggest NGOs in Thailand. The office is located in Klong Toey slum, which is the largest slum in Bangkok. Its activities support people living in the slum such as providing educational support for poor children, infrastructural improvement, and disaster management.
On 8th Feb, 2017, we visited the office and interviewed one of Japanese staffs, 硯山昌寛 (Shokun Suzuriyama).
We will deliver our interview article from Japan.
We interviewed Sun And Dear, a non-governmental organization, which aims at creating the society where all children in Southeast Asia can be happy regardless of where they were born or the environment they live. Mr. Keisuke Wano, the representative of Sun And Dear, has wanted to solve the poverty since he did volunteer activity as a live-in staff at a facility for children in Thailand during his university days. In 2015, he established Sun and dear in order to realize his hope.
Today, we had an interview with Mr. Wano.
Asian Women & Children's Network
Sun And Dear
Maletfan
The Education for Development Foundation
The Education for Development Foundation (hereafter EDF) was established in Thailand in 1987 as a branch of Minsai Center in Japan, which aims at supporting children who cannot get enough education. EDF is primarily working on scholarship program for children and collaborative CSR activities of both domestic and international companies.
We had an opportunity to talk with Mr. Anuchat Khongman who is in charge of the project with Japanese companies, and Mr. Reiji Ueda who is the fundraising advisor of this organization.
In the mid-March of 2017, we visited “Maletfan”, an educational NGO authorized by the Thai government. The name, Maletfan means a seed of dreams in Thai. Maletfan has been working for improving educational problems in Thailand where nowadays the gap between the rich and poor is widening. They support not only “Children” but also “Adults” who can bring a strong influence on education, such as parents and staffs working at educational institutions. Maletfan has organized some workshops targeting at people concerned about education, promoting picture books for children, holding exchange events between Thailand and Japan.
In 2017, it has been five years since Maletfan was established in Thailand. We had a chance to conduct an interview with Ms. Kumi Matsuo (松尾久美), a Japanese staff of Maletfan.
