Northern Thailand 028

The Golden Triangle

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February 4th 2009
Today, we went to the Development and Education Program for Daughters and Communities Center, which houses and teaches k-6 to girls in the community to educate them and keep them out of the sex trafficking business. They also work with young boys, and have a 24/7 hotline and a radio station. They also work with AIDS awareness and prevention. The director explained to us the cycle of how the chi ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more