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➤ New Life Center Foundation

New Life Center Foundation is an organization that helps tribal people to prepare
for legitimate occupations by offering educational opportunities to those who had little

or no previous formal schooling. It also provided shelters to women and girls who have
experienced abuses and exploitation including trafficking.

The following are the summary of the participantsû experiences and leanings:

■ Most of victims are young women from Thailand or other countries
around Thailand. They were poor and uneducated, growing up in hazardous
environments with drugs. Needless to say, there was no protection.
■ We were shocked and felt sympathy for them because the young girls

have been very hurt throughout their lives.
■ Since they are from different backgrounds and use different languages,
there were a great deal of difficulties in communication at the initial stage.
However, they built solidarity and a sense of togetherness despite such
barriers in communication.
■ They have learned craft skills which made them more confident in their
lives. Learning also made them feel that there is something fair in society

and they have been taken care of.
■ We felt this kind of work to put those victims to the right track is very
honorable work and need to be paid more attention.
■ We also recognized the issue of citizenship is not only for the ethnic
minority but also for children. Children have a double vulnerability that they
are not regarded as citizens as well as being the weakest members
of society.
■ Another problem is the gap between law and actual protection. Even if the
laws of Thailand are strong in protecting ethnic women, the process hardly

goes forward and lack of response and support from government further
harms their struggles for survival.

➤ One Stop Crisis Center, Nakorn Ping Hospital

Founded in 2003, the center has provided physical as well as mental health care to the victims
of domestic violence.