Imagine Thailand works in 4 regions of Thailand, building relational bridges…creating opportunities for people to move from crisis to peace…helping people help themselves.  

Mae Sot…

2 million people from Burma have entered Thailand, fleeing from a cruel military dictatorship. Many live in refugee camps while others move to border towns to survive on their own.  Mae Sot hosts around 70,000 Burmese migrants.  12,700 of these migrants are children.  In Mae Sot, Imagine Thailand works in over 70 migrant schools installing water systems, providing teacher resources, and creating lifebooks for these stateless children.  Recent changes in the Burmese political landscape has provided a small measure of hope for everyone.   

Bangkok

Thailand’s capital city of 15 million people, Imagine Thailand’s headquarters, and home of Peter and Cavelle Dove, our directors.  In Bangkok, our team has been invited to run leadership development programs in various departments at numerous universities.  Our own Passport Cafe provides an excellent venue for young adults to discuss the issues of the day while enjoying a specialty coffee and scrumptious desert.  Our newly created British Pie Shoppe sells delicious meat pies and provides employment for a number of Thai young adults.  

Takua Pa

In the south… in a region deeply impacted by the 2004 tsunami, Imagine Thailand runs an afterschool tuturing program bridging the educational gap for students who have lost family members in the tsunami and who have been relocated. Our recent implementation of  the Khan Academy learning program in this area has provided over 60 enthusiastic children with exciting, progressive learning opportunities.  English camps in elementary schools and high schools round out our involvement in this beautiful region of Thailand.   

Deep South

In the southern most part of Thailand in an area that resembles Iraq or Afghanistan, thousands of people have been killed in the past few years through terrorist bombings.  The goal of the insurgency in this area  is independence from Thailand.  Imagine Thailand is creating a community development plan that will give victims of violence hope and a way to move from surviving to thriving.  Our goals include educational sponsorships, income generation projects,and teaching English.