By Tamsin Haigh | Project Leader
The first half of 2015 is passing quickly and Thai schools have already been on their long holidays. We were able to fit in a few more training sessions before the end of term in March - with 55 girls in one school taking part in our signature Preparing for Success workshop and 286 girls taking part in the Prevention of Danger and Basic Self-Defense courses.
Since schools closed, we have been reflecting on the past year and preparing for our new season of training. In one of the schools we work in, a staggering three out of four students were planning to move to look for work in Bangkok. Many girls feel that they have to do this out of necessity, so that they can make a good life for themselves and support their families back home. Moving from rural life in the poor Northeast of Thailand to the city of Bangkok is a massive transition, and presents many new challenges that the girls will not have faced before. Your support helps us teach these young girls how to protect themselves from potentially life-threatening situations. They gain practical self-defense skills and build a level of awareness that they are unlikely to gain elsewhere.
The girls really enjoy these unique workshops and, as more schools and communities hear about the training on offer, the demand only increases. With your help, we will support thousands more girls and women across Ubon and further afield – as they plan for their futures. We are deeply grateful to have you a part of our community.
From all of us at Goodwill,
Thank you!
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