Rejoice Charity – Chiang Mai
ANZWG has been supporting Rejoice Charity almost since its inception nine years ago with monthly funds for milk powder and support with one off projects. Bangkok Guide has placed an advertisement detailing their good work and contact details free of charge in our last four editions. A large proportion of the funds raised from Melbourne Cup 2004 went into their building fund for their new complex in Chiang Mai. Over the years the amount of money donated monthly for the purchase of milk powder has varied, some years we have given up to B50,000 per month. ANZWG currently funds their total cost of milk powder for HIV affected babies or babies of HIV affected women. This is presently an ongoing commitment of B15,000 per month or B180,000 annually. There story is below:
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Rejoice Charity is a grassroots HIV project based in Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand, near the foot of the famous Doi Suthep Mountain and temple. It was founded on January 11, 1998 and have been fully operational for just over 9 years. They have 7 full-time staff and a number of part-time local and foreign volunteers.
Rejoice's goal is to provide a much-needed medical and social support system to poor, ill and underprivileged people living in Chiang Mai's villages and other peripheral communities throughout the province. Their care programme addresses the diverse array of basic medical and social needs demonstrated by the men, women and children infected with, or affected by, HIV.
By providing access to basic health care in the village communities, they also aim to improve health standards through medical services, education and skills transfer.
The charity supports people living with HIV so they can continue working to provide for their families. It also helps orphaned children return to school to receive the education they need and deserve in an environment of support, acceptance and encouragement and they seek to help people break out of the vicious circle of poverty associated with this disease.
If you’d like more information or to donate directly to this organisation please visit their website. www.rejoicethailand.org
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