News at Pratthanadee

Q: How does it feel to be back in class? A: It is really wonderful to be back in class and see everyone at the foundation again, both the staff and the students. In class, we can see each other's...

The Pratthanadee Foundation recently hosted makeup artist Ms Sasinipa Siripitukdet and her crew at our office. They held their "Makeup Your Life Thailand" workshop for our students from the ‘Better...

Q: How does it feel to be back in class? A: Good! During the lockdown I taught via LINE – making teaching videos and having Q&A sessions with some of the students. This was a useful fill-in in...

Arun Naulnom, or just Arun to her classmates and teachers at Pratthanadee, is originally from Phetchabun, a province close to the north of Thailand. A single mother of two, she’s been cleaning...

Last year, we kickstarted a project sponsored by the folks at JD Sports. They were drawn to our mission of empowering underprivileged girls and women as this dovetailed with the causes they were...

How did you first find out about Pratthanadee and what attracted you to support them all these years? I’ve been volunteering since June 2017, so it’s been almost 2 1/2 years. I’ve been teaching...

It was a difficult few months for Praew (Pongsa Phimmasone) when Bangkok was under partial lockdown. The 27-year old massage therapist, like several of her classmates at Pratthanadee, found herself...

How long have you been volunteering at Pratthanadee Foundation? I've been with the foundation for almost two years. What is the best thing about it? The best thing about volunteering here is that I...

Nong first came to Bangkok in 2008. She tried her hand at many things until she landed a job as a massage therapist at a hotel in the tourist district of Sukhumvit. This was the best paying job she...

For two decades we have trained underprivileged girls and women in the kingdom almost uninterrupted through political upheavals, floods and the like. Never have we experienced anything close to...

Like most residents in Bangkok, Sopacha Ratanaanan (Meaw) has been homebound for several weeks now because of the government’s advisory for everyone to stay home to stem the spread of the Covid-19...

From 13th to 14th January 2020, with the financial support of Estēe Lauder Companies, we conducted the project ‘Better Me for Girls: Raising and realizing of Girls in Northeast Thailand’ through...

สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ สวัสดีปีใหม่ไทย ขอส่งความปรารถนาดีและความห่วงใยที่แสนอบอุ่นไปถึงทุกคนนะคะ ขอให้สุขภาพกายใจสมบูรณ์ แข็งแรง ขอให้มีแต่ความสุขเนื่องในวันสงกรานต์นี้ไปจวบจนตลอดปี ตลอดไปค่ะ ✨♥️...

We first heard from HelloBody early this year. Isabella, its project manager, wrote to us on the possibility of a partnership for International Women’s Day. We didn’t give much thought to it...

We first heard from HelloBody early this year. Isabella, its project manager, wrote to us on the possibility of a partnership for International Women’s Day. We didn’t give much thought to it...

We kicked off the new year with much love and support from the folks at Estēe Lauder Companies. Not only did they fund us to run two workshops in northeast Thailand, they hit the road with us to...

We kicked off the new year with much love and support from the folks at Estēe Lauder Companies. Not only did they fund us to run two workshops in northeast Thailand, they hit the road with us to...

I’ve been involved with Pratthanadee to varying degrees since I first came to Thailand nearly 20 years ago.  Having moved to Phuket in recent years, I’ve been wanting to catch up on how the...

From 1st July to 30th August 2019, with the financial support of the Irish Aid In-Country Micro-Project Scheme (ICMP), we carried out the project entitled “Empowering Girls in Rural Northeast...

"Hi everyone, My name is Grace. I am a 4th year student from Chiang Mai University. I started my internship at Pratthanadee Foundation on early May this year and today, 8th August, is my last day...

Donation Amount: 200,000 baht Objective: To have 12 women go through the Better Me Program. This 9 monthtraining plan aims to raise and realize aspirations, empowering women to take positive steps...