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Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) is an independent international foundation based in Thailand which aims to reduce the impact of disasters in the Asia/Pacific region and in thus to support sustainable development. ADPC's work essentially revolves around the primary activities of...
Asia Foundation
The Asia Foundation is a private, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working to advance the mutual interests of the United States and the Asia Pacific region. The Foundation is committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia-Pacific region. It offers grants for projects...
Coordination of International Humanitarian Assistance in Tsunami-Affected Countries
Coordination of International Humanitarian Assistance in Tsunami-Affected Countries is an evaluation of the international humanitarian assistance following the tsunami. This evaluation covers three countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, with some additional observations from Thailand....
World Vision - Thailand
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Through emergency relief, education, health care, economic development and through raising public awareness they seek to promote...
Global Standards
Global Standards specialises in corporate social responsibility consulting in respect to international labour, environmental and safety standards for export manufacturers in Asia. On its website, the organisation posts resources in respect to the Vietnamese Labor Code, local Vietnamese labor laws,...
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Thailand
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a Swiss-based humanitarian organisation with offices in many countries worldwide. Its mission is to work on a strictly neutral basis to protect and assist people affected by armed conflicts and internal disturbances. It directs and coordinates...
Peace Corps - Philippines
Peace Corps is an NGO which organises American volunteers' participation in projects around the world. Collaborating with local community members, volunteers work in areas like education, youth outreach and community development, health and HIV/AIDS, the environment, information technology, and...
ActionAid - Thailand
ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide. It operates in more than 30 developing countries- working alongside poor and marginalised communities to help them fight for and gain their rights to food, shelter, work, education, healthcare and a voice in...
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Thailand
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Today, FAO is one of the largest specialised agencies in the United Nations system and the lead agency for...
Flood Observatory - Dartmouth
Flood Observatory - Dartmouth detects, maps, measures, and analyzes extreme flood events worldwide using satellite remote sensing. Imaging of selected river reaches is used to detect floods and extreme low flow conditions. The Observatory also provides yearly catalogues, large-scale maps, and...
Home of the Open Heart
Hope of the Open Heart (HOH) operates a home caring for HIV positive babies in Chiang Ria, a province in Thailand worst hit by the AIDS pandemic. It also offers self-contained cottages for HIV positive mums to live independently with their baby, then hospice care when they are no longer able to...
Oxfam UK - Thailand
Oxfam International is a development and relief agency that helps people in the struggle against poverty by finding lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. Oxfam UK is part of Oxfam International, a confederation of 13 organisations working worldwide to combat poverty and to promote...
CREATE International
CREATE International (CI) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation based in Australia and is part of Youth with a Mission International. CI is committed to overcoming the social and cultural barriers to illiteracy in many parts of the world, but especially in India and South East Asia. CI...
New Life Foundation
The New Life Foundation was established in 1964 under the patronage of H.R.H. The Princess Mother. During the past 39 years, the Foundation's main activities have been to help underprivileged Thais with a physical or mental handicap in 3 villages located in Northern part of Thailand. The New Life...
Christ Church Bangkok
Christ Church Bangkok is a faith-based community group which supports numerous orphanages and was involved in the tsunami response in coalition with a number of other organisations to aid those affected.
Banking With The Poor Network
The Banking With The Poor Network (BWTP) is a network of some 20 national policy institutions, commercial banks and NGOs involved in microfinance and microcredit from eight countries in Asia - namely Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Its...
Mercy Centre
The Mercy Centre is an NGO in Thailand that provides an emergency shelter for small children who are at risk of either direct abuse or abuse by severe neglect. Mercy's team of dedicated care-givers provide a clean, safe home, good food, medical care, clothing, education, and lots of love. The...
Draft Two SFTMS (Sustainable Fair Trade Management System) Standard
SFTMS is the new worldwide standard for the independent certification of organisations which demonstrate Fair Trade business practices. The requirements of this standard are applicable to any organisation applying Fair Trade principles in all its business processes regardless of the nature of...
World Food Programme (WFP) - Thailand
Set-up in 1963, WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. WFP uses its food to: meet emergency needs and support economic and social development. It also provides the logistics support necessary to get food aid to the right people at the right time and in the...
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) - TRAINS (TRade Analysis and INformation System) - Thailand page
The TRAINS country notes summarise the trade control measures, tariffs and other import regulations.