From a lack of access to basic healthcare to communities back-sliding into poverty, the pandemic has revealed a shocking lack of equity in a country that has increasingly failed to provide assistance to citizens who are most in need of help. 

 

In the midst of it all, philanthropic groups and individuals have increasingly taken matters into their own hands. Some are helping local food vendors stay afloat. Others are providing medical assistance to Covid-19 patients. All rely on goodwill donations and volunteer support to continue offering their services.

 

Here is a list of some great organizations you can contact if you feel compelled to pitch in.

 

 

The Duang Prateep Foundation has been serving the community since 2012. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, it has served as an information and distribution center. Recently the organization partnered up with the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok to donate relief supplies, like 30,000 disposable masks, 5,000 tubes of alcohol gel, 5,000 hand gel dispensers, and 400 pulse oximeters for children, teens, and adults. The foundation also distributes survival bags, meals, and more, round-the-clock; engages children in skill-building activities; and helps rebuild homes. Money donations help fund these activities as well as survival bags for those most in need now.