Thai Song

“Emitting Hope & Freedom”

Thai song is a fair trade business dedicated to empowering Thai women to overcome poverty, improve their community and better their environment by providing dignified employment. We seek to bring economic freedom and hope for women living in poverty in the slums of Bangkok. Our women handcraft high-quality, eco-friendly products out of recycled plastic collected in their neighborhood.

Thai Song is a business for people, rather than profit… A business built on love that pursues empowerment. Instead of just offering employment, we offer a chance to be part of a community seeking a brighter future. We are a business that is involved in the lived of the women of the community expressing genuine care, experiencing real relationship, and believing in their ability to impact their own situation.

The Women of Thai Song

Lek – at 49 is still a fighter. She has deidicated herself to the care of her 28 year old mentally handicapped son. Lek has never given up despite the many trials she’s faced and she’s vowed to never give up as long as she still has life.

Mai – is no stranger to hardship. At 42 years old she works relentlessly to sustain the lives of four family members. She is the only caretaker of both her 17 year old mentally handicapped daughter and her 1 year old grandson who was born from rape.

Tae – at 28 years is full of hope despite a painful past. After abandonment from her own family, Tae passed through numerous orphanages where she experienced mistreatment and hardship. She now dedicates her life to ensuring a bright future for the next generation.

Plastic Bag Project

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Hope Cards (Repost)

Today Honor and I had the privilege to join Niti on a visit to a ministry known to the globe as Hope Cards. As we took the taxi into Bangkok I had no idea where we were headed or what it would look like, but as we got closer it became more and more evident that the work they were doing was quite necessary. We continued turn after turn into one of Bangkok’s slums, built over a swamp of sewage and trash, until eventually the taxi rolled to a stop and we hopped out. After Niti made a quick phone call we headed into a very neat and tidy building that stuck out like a pearl. Along every wall we saw countless hand made cards, and each table showcased even more works in progress.

After a short interview with Natia, the coordinator, this is what I understand about Hope Cards. They see a number of women in the communities surrounding searching for jobs, to no avail. Therefor they decided to make the jobs. These women have been given the opportunity to make cards of every kind, from “Happy Birthday” to “Get well soon, for customers around the globe. One of the major benefits, besides having an income, is that the women get to take the materials and work from home. They just return the completed cards to the headquarters, and receive their pay. Since 1999, Hope Cards has been hand making super-gnarly cards that are brightening a day somewhere around the world, and changing a life right here in Bangkok.

Although they aren’t necessarily my specific style, I picked up a few Hope Cards myself, because my mother eats this stuff up. If she ever stepped foot in this shop she would come out with only the clothes on her back and bags of hope cards.

Prayer Requests:

1. Pray for continual card customers from all over the globe, as to help keep the ministry going strong.
2. Pray for this not to be just a business opportunity for these women, but also a chance to realize the love of God.
3. Pray for the development of new designs. They have over 200, but the customer base wants more, which isn’t bad news at all.

AND IF YOU WANNA BUY ‘EM»           http://www.hopecards.net/