Contribute to Engage Thailand
Help us in our fight for Thailand’s better future – one with democracy, justice, and human rights for all. You can contribute to either of our missions below through a one-time donation or a recurring donation, starting at $15 per month.
1.
Build a network of Thai diaspora to raise
awareness about Thailand
We believe that a strong Thai diaspora community can help highlight the plight of human rights and democracy in Thailand.
Support Thai Political Prisoners
Engage Thailand collaborates with Freedom Bridge, a Thailand-based foundation, to help support Thai political prisoners who remain behind bars because of their speech
2.
Your support can help Thai political prisoners
What we do
Engage Thailand collaborates with the Thailand-based Freedom Bridge, a local organization that provides support to incarcerated Thai individuals indicted or convicted in cases related to freedom
of expression or assembly.
Your contribution will be directed to Freedom Bridge, which helped more than 62 detainees since its inception in May 2024.
The support package include:
- Essential living items worth up to 2,000 baht as well as food assistance
- A monthly deposit of 3,000 baht
- Stipend and funding for family members or relatives in need including
children and ill members
- A one-time support payment of 5,000 baht upon release or completion
of sentence
You can learn more about the support package here
Let's build a community of Thai diaspora
to help Thailand's democracy
What we do
Facilitate a visit of Thai activists to the United States to meet with Thai community abroad
Thai activists are an important bridge from Thailand to abroad. Engage Thailand helps facilitate their visit to the United States and organize a meet up event where they can interact and share their experience with the Thai diaspora community.
Raise international awareness of the situation in Thailand
The global spotlight must shine on the plight of Thai human rights and democracy. Engage Thailand, engage and advocate with the international community and
like-minded individuals to share our concerns on Thailand.
On November 27, 2024, Engage Thailand organized a documentary screening of "The Last Breath of Sam Yan" at Metrograph in NYC. The screening was accompanied by two Thai activists and producers of the documentary:
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and Settanant Thanakitkoses talked about their activism experience.
Our past work:
On November 13, 2024, Engage Thailand Founder Sirikan "June" Charoensiri gave a talk at Cornell University where she shared the ongoing challenges facing Thai human rights and democracy.