SILC is also proud to provide financial support for various projects as needed, with money raised from the SILC Bazaar, membership contributions, SILC tea towel and Bilingual Bites book sales, fundraising events, and private donations. Previous charities and community projects have included:

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Place of Grace

Provides a safe place for young people in the Mahathai area of Bangna. SILC helped by improving the facilities for the youngest with a new plastic playground.

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Nightlight

Working with women trapped in prostitution, Nightlight aims to break the cycle of sexual exploitation. SILC gave funds to help volunteers build a relationship with those at risk of by offering vocational opportunities.

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Steps with Theera

A vocational training center and coffee shop. The team provide hands-on, work based life skills for  young adults with learning difficulties. ​Our financial donation allowed the team to buy equipment for events and event preparation. Support their lovely coffee shop on Ekamai 10.

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Visit https://stepswiththeera.com/ to know more.

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Ruth Center

Founded in 2008, Ruth Center’s goal is to work with slum communities in Bangkok to improve the quality of life for the elderly and seek long term solutions to their care. In Bangkok alone, there are over 940,000 elderly, many destitute, lonely, without family or anyone to help them.

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SILC’s financial donation allowed the center to build a communal kitchen for the ‘grandmas’ to make banana chips that they package and sell. Also SILC donated a much needed kettle and rice cooker for one of the grandmas.  

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How can I help or find out more? Visit https://www.ywamthai.org/ruthcenter/

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Samaritan Creations 

Samaritan Creations is a group that reaches out to women working in the sex industry, offering them alternative employment, housing, training and education.

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SILC’s financial donation purchased kitchen equipment (including a food processor and a bagel toaster)for their cafe, which trains the women in all aspects of catering and service thereby offering more women the possibility to find better job opportunities.

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Visit their ‘Beautiful Creations’ bakery and cafe on 88/20 Soi Bangna-Trat (15 minutes from UdomSuk BTS) or find out more at http://www.samaritancreations.org/

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Heavenly Homes

SILC provided a teacher sponsorship and Christmas gifts to this orphanage who give shelter, safety, food and an education for 85 children in need in the Thai/ Myanmar border town of Mae Sot.

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Noh Bo Academy

SILC sponsored 4 Karen teenagers in the north of Thailand who were displaced from their homes. These teens face an uncertain future but they are determined to study and are very pleased to be able to attend school. Each scholarship covers accommodation, food, clothes and schooling for the year.

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J Square, Bangkok

We funded sponsorships for 2 children, covering tuition, uniforms, shoes and books.

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United Neighbors of Hope 

UNOH also work in the Klong Toei slums and their aim is to improve lives by assisting the locals to initiate and manage a wide range of projects including micro-enterprises. We responded to the changing needs of UNOH as they requested.

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​Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities (CCD)

​The Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities (CCD) has been providing care and support to abandoned children with disabilities in Thailand regardless of gender, nationality, creed or religion since 1986. 

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SILC have been long term partners in CCD's work and over the years have helped to provide specialist equipment for individuals such as wheelchairs and cushions, helped to fit out a 'Soft-Play' room at Rainbow House and to sponsor outings for dozens of children with disabilities to places such as Siam Ocean World. As well as all these SILC members have also spent many, many hours volunteering at Rainbow House, supporting the staff there in their ministry to some of the most marginalized individuals in Thailand. In 2014, we paid for their Rainbow Camp, taking 150 disabled kids and their carers to the seaside for 3 days.

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For further information visit the CCD website.

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Immigration Detention Center (IDC)

​People (often refugees and asylum seekers) who are in Thailand illegally and either can’t afford or don’t want to return to their country, are detained indefinitely. ​Conditions are tough, with around 1000 detainees far from home and separated from their families. ​The team leader of community team visits the IDC most mornings. The more volunteers that come, the more detainees we can give the opportunity to get out of their cell and into the visitors hall. If two visitors visit two members of a family on the same day, then those who are separated by gender can be reunited for a while.

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SILC served as their connection to the world and brought them fresh food & various necessities for the detainees in most need (including toiletries & dry food).

 

Camilian Homes

​A residential and day care facility in Latkrabang for children with disabilities. It depends almost entirely on donations. SILC’s financial donations over the years have provided much needed everyday items like diapers, rice, oil  and milk. They often looks for volunteers.

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Visit www.camillianhomelatkrabang.org

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Fatima Center

​Part of the Good Shepherd Sisters of Thailand is a non-profit organization providing opportunities for women and young girls at risk in the community to break the cycle of poverty.

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SILC has donated an oven to allow the centre to provide baking classes, and a new source of income for the ladies there. One of our volunteer members previously provided weekly baking sessions.

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Visit goodshepherdbangkok.com/

 

Courageous Kitchen

​Courageous Kitchen is an NGO which helps educate and offer a safe place for refugee children. Their motto is  ‘Leaders in the kitchen are leaders in the Community’.

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SILC sponsored 3 months of cooking classes and English classes to help the refugee teenagers learn a trade and keep themselves healthy.

Visit http://courageouskitchen.org/ to find out more.

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