I will talk about why they came here the difficulties they face and how they can be helped. I have some slides on Power Point that I am attaching for you. It s how we are serving our community. It is an interactive session and students can ask whatever questions they like and I will most certainly try to answer all of them. Our Project for Community Livelihood is called “Artisans”. we will be at the Organizational fair too.

During the ICE9ICS – SPARK conference on Saturday 16^th, 2019, CTF is organizing fun and interactive activities. We highly focus on the participation of the student; the 45 minutes session will lead the conversation on the social issue as well as the discussion on the solution. Role- play approach will be utilized in the session on the voluntary based. Please join us and be the change you wish to see!

Youths for SDGs is an organisation that raises awareness to SDGs to international highschool students through promoting discussions, teamwork, and creative solutions towards the SDGs. In the Youths for SDGs event, high school participants get to discuss, participate in fun activities to learn about the SDGs, and create solutions in teams for current local issues. In this Spark Session, we're bringing a taste of Youths for SDGs to ServICE! We will be doing fun ice breakers, discussing about a current local issue in Thailand, and brainstorming solutions for them. In the discussion, we hope you familiarize yourself with global issues and some solutions you can be a part of. Interested participants can also sign up to receive invitations to our next events. We are looking forward to seeing you in our session.

Thailand is a hub of illegal wildlife trade. Love Wildlife Foundation takes part in collaborating with the government and several organizations to cure this major conservation issues through conservation, education, and outreach efforts. In this session you will be getting to know more Love Wildlife’s Slow Loris Conservation Program and Habitat Improvement Program. Topics to discuss include basic slow loris ecology, biology, features, niche, illegal wildlife trade, pet trade, conservation status, population trend, environmental and anthropogenic threats, how we collaborate with the government confiscation center, requirements for wildlife in captivity, and how volunteers have been taking such a huge part to help with captive wildlife enrichment and rehabilitation. You will be as well getting to know steps to help with wildlife conservation as a citizen and as a student. Education and awareness raising campaign is something we need to get more across. Internship and volunteer positions will also be offered.

Cherish English Center is a non-profit organization which endeavors to provide support to local families through education and child care. Established in 2014, we serve more than 40 families on a daily basis, Monday through Saturday enabling lower middle income Thai parents to work while their children are provided with a light evening meal and quality education in both English and Thai. Most families have both parents working until 6 PM for six days a week and have a need for child care as well as help with making sure their children are doing their school work.

We have experimented with many programs and projects working with our kids. What makes a good project and how can you assess the success of a project? We will take a look at system planning and how to work with lower income students and families. We will also be able to talk with some of the students and get their opinions on what a successful program looks like.

A21 is a global anti-human trafficking organisation. A21 focuses not only the aftercare of survivors of human trafficking, but also on educating children using child-centric, play and activity-based programs. Our aim is to work with schools communities to spread awareness, equip children with the information they need to stay safe and encourage children to come up with creative ways to help prevent human trafficking and exploitation in their own communities. In this session we will be talking a little bit about human trafficking in the region and will also use this time to run a small concept hack with the students, to get them thinking and planning, practically, how they can be involved in the fight against human trafficking. In the sphere of human trafficking and exploitation, it is essential to not only raise awareness and equip children with the skills to prevent themselves from harm, but also to encourage them to become change makers themselves.

Partnership means everyone brings something to the table. When we think about people living with poverty, do we see them as partners in their own development?

ChildCARE Plus (CCP) is an education-based sponsorship program that works in 28 countries on 4 continents. Research shows that education is the best way to end the cycle of generational poverty. Here in Thailand, we have programs in 20 locations working with children, families, schools, and communities to partner with children as they work towards completing their schooling. The generosity of sponsors, the support of CCP, the care of community, and the hard work of a child, all come together to create meaningful change. It’s partnership in action.

In our SPARK session, we’re going to look at how a partnership perspective changes our expectations, engagements, and relationships. People living with poverty are not the recipients of charity, but are creators, innovators, and implementers of change as we all work together towards our collective well being.

Internships – The good, the bad and the INCREDIBLE!

Impact School of Missions

Internships can be a major win or a huge flop. When done right, internships are a massive value added for the intern and the hosting organization. Impact School of Missions (ISM) in a one-month training intensive for those who want to intern in Southeast Asia. We equip you to navigate new situations, cultural differences, various leaderships styles, and to have a greater understanding of self before you begin interning.

There are many organizations looking for interns and we will look at options available in Southeast Asia and show you how you can get involved. In this session we will look at what makes for a good internship and what makes you a good intern. More than adding to your resume, internships can open doors you did not even realize were there.

APCD main missions are as follows;

1. Training and Capacity Development: The activities are focuses on persons with disabilities, family members and staff of government and non-government organizations working with and for persons with disabilities.
2. Networking and Collaboration among different stakeholders who working with and for persons with disabilities in different levels, international, national and community levels.
3. Disability Inclusive Business: the program promotes the business pattern which could be participation by persons with disabilities as active actors.
4. Information and Knowledge Management: The activities is facilitating on how to manage and develop the knowledge with sharing it to the society.

The sessions we will conduct at SPARK event will be focused on these following points;

1. Students will watch the VDO about employment of persons with disabilities through the Disability Inclusive Business project (60+ project).
2. Students will learn about how to assist persons with disabilities especially persons with visually impaired and physical disability.
3. Conclusion on how to assist persons with disabilities.

Shark Guardian is a UK Charity for shark and marine conservation worldwide leading conservation activities, educational programs, research projects and shark diving expeditions. Come and learn more about sharks, how they are part of the Sustainable Development goals and how you can get more involved to help save sharks.

Operation Smile is an international non-profit medical charity founded in the U.S. in 1982 with the aim of providing safe surgeries to underprivileged children and young adults at no cost to address facial deformities such as cleft lip, cleft palate and burns. This aim has taken Operation Smile across the globe with a presence in 38 countries.

Operation Smile Thailand has created long-term sustainability by providing educational opportunities to our in-country medical volunteers. This will benefit the planning of medical treatment for patients with cleft lip and cleft palate as well as patients suffering from burn injuries - another area of our expertise. These educational programs range from international medical conferences that involve the exchanging and sharing of new techniques and knowledge, to training programs for medical professionals such as international life support trainings, which are made possible by being a global partner with the American Heart Association.

We will explore together some of the challenges faced by people living in poverty in Bangkok’s largest slum community of Klong Toey. Students will learn about the work of SCB, and how this social enterprise is giving dignity and employment to those in poverty and addressing our obsession with fast fashion in sustainable and creative ways. Come ready to hear first hand from women who have been impacted by this project and with open minds to consider how you too can make a difference.

Are we helping or hurting? This question is critical for all stages of a developmental program. To genuinely help those in need, we must be smart about our methods and structures.

It’s tragic that, despite the best of intentions, many efforts to help actually perpetuate the very needs we’re trying to eliminate. We give hand-outs as an act of compassion, but in doing so create dependency. We lavish gifts in a show of generosity, but in doing so reinforce the recipient’s sense of inadequacy and lack of self-worth.

Learn from the mistakes the facilitator, Michael Killar, has made in over 14 years of aiding women leaving the Thai sex industry. Examine some of the common criticisms and limits of socially responsible business approaches. Explore how to incorporate staff, volunteers, and supporters in ways that benefit instead of exploiting those we seek to serve. Join Michael in his exploration of how to help without hurting.

One of the key starting places for every business is the Value Proposition - what value are you bringing to the market? We will discuss how social enterprises need to consider key elements of businesses to succeed. Using the Value Proposition Canvas

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Misconceptions around disability have led to limited options for this community in all walks of life. Understanding the challenges, bias and stereotypes that exist towards people who are different, will help to ensure that we create a more inclusive society as we move through our lives. Learn about Steps with Theera's mission and how you can be part of their movement.

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons, that they may heal, learn, and determine their own future. In this session, you will learn about the situation of the refugees and the work of JRS in the world, in Asia Pacific and in Thailand. Through games, videos and presentations, you will learn the reasons of displacement, the different pathways of forced migration and the link between JRS’ work and the SDGs.

Refugees face unimaginable circumstances. It can feel impossible to have hope and purpose.

In this SPARK session you will learn about Urban Refugees in Bangkok, LRI uses an Advocate process to build relational support networks, and how LRI is helping to with the housing and educational issues facing the AS/R community.

Together, we can create a new future.

Our Land Thailand will lead a session about tree planting.

Students will learn how to make their own seed bombs