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Thailand - Related documents
At first sight: Community photography for development in action
30 September 2009
Bom, an 8-year-old boy, was given an opportunity to express himself and challenge his curiosity by using a professional camera for the first time in his life. (UNV/ATD Foundation)
Bangkok, Thailand: As a UNV volunteer Intern at UNESCO Bangkok I saw that my colleagues were perhaps missing the grassroots experience in the community they were working in... That’s why I decided to try to develop a volunteer project that could involve members of my host UN organization. Read
Countries:  Italy
Creating gender knowledge among Thai youth
29 July 2009
Flaminia Maietti is a UNV volunteer Intern with UNIFEM in Thailand and is fully funded by the Italian Government. (UNV)
Bangkok, Thailand: As part of the UNIFEM team, and first of all as a UNV volunteer, I helped facilitate the training and had the chance to meet young students dedicated to gender issues and committed to ending violence against women. Read
More about: Education  Gender  Youth
Countries:  Italy
Turning an ideal into reality
12 March 2009
Fully funded by the Italian Government, Paola Piccione served as a UNV volunteer Intern with UNDP in Thailand. (UNV)
Bangkok, Thailand: At the beginning of my assignment, I wondered about the rationale for posting me, a UNV volunteer, in a country which has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals. But despite all the achievements of the past 20 years, development challenges and inequalities still persist in Thailand... Read
More about: Governance  Poverty
Countries:  Italy
Volunteering to protect children in Thailand
13 February 2009
Mae La camp, Tak Province, Thailand: Volunteers from a number of organizations teamed together to help vulnerable children in Thailand. Read
Supunya Yonpiam, Thailand, Water and Sanitation Engineer, UNMIL
17 September 2008
UNV Supunya Yonpiam from Thailand is a Water and Sanitation Engineer for UNMIL in Liberia. Due to her white lab coat, her team nicknamed her 'Water Doctor'. (UNV)
Monrovia, Liberia: If you notice the white gown I wear for my own safety, it is also sponsored by Medical Centre (Star Base) in addition with a lot of lab consumables.  So my team nicknamed me 'Water Doctor'.  Now, I'm the only 'Water Doctor' at UNMIL, and I hope I'll have an opportunity to share and transfer my skills, knowledge and experiences to enlist more.  This is one of my expectations from volunteerism. Read
Countries:  Liberia

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