After two days, the Mission Team will go to Chiang Mai, where they will be meeting with Garden of Hope. Established in 2005, Garden of Hope reaches out to women, children, and youth involved in, at risk of, or affected by prostitution, sexual exploitation and/or trafficking by developing Christ-centered relationships and offering alternative livelihoods and resources for personal development so they may experience a life of restoration, dignity, and hope that will lead to the transformation of Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand for God’s glory.On the international level, Garden of Hope equips national leaders with training, logistical, and financial support to address human-trafficking in their communities. The Garden of Hope International team conducts outreach in border areas and works to secure safe living situations for each individual.
At the local level, participants in Garden of Hope programs are taught marketable skills such as baking, cooking, sewing, customer service, English and computer training, as well as provided opportunities for income generation through small business opportunities.
How do these participants come to Garden of Hope? Volunteers builds relationships with women in the bars of Chiang Mai, who are involved in prostitution or are at-risk of entering prostitution. It is hoped that, through these contacts, the women might choose new options in life. Volunteers also conduct outreach to children who spend time in the bar areas selling flowers or trinkets to provide income for their families. These children are vulnerable to trafficking, prostitution, and child pedophilia.
For more information about Garden of hope, you can visit their website, or e-mail them at info@justfoodinc.org
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