Description
One Sky is a Thai Foundation working to meet the needs of vulnerable children in the Thai-Burma border district of Sangkhlaburi. One Sky aims to keep families together by providing a range of comprehensive services to vulnerable children and their families in child protection, education and health care support, alternative care, and income generation. One Sky's services are centered around several areas of work including:
- Child Protection: Tackles risks faced by children in Sangkhlaburi, focused on two key areas: immediate protection, risk reduction
- Education Support: Tackles barriers that stop children in Sangkhlaburi from attending school, focused on: facilitating education enrollment, minimising dropout, and widening access to education for children in remote areas
- Healthcare Support: Helps to support sick children in Sangkhlaburi, focused on: ensuring access to quality medical care and preventing future ill health by tackling root causes of disease
- Alternative Care: Helps to prevent family separation, instead promoting family and community based solutions for children who are unable to live with their parents.
- Income Generation: Provides opportunities for struggling families to earn a reliable income. One Sky operates a broom-making business, providing safe employment for vulnerable families.
Key Area(s) of Work
Child Protection
Education
Family Strengthening/Family Preservation
Family-Based Alternative Care
Health/Medical Care
Prevention of Family Separation/Institutionalization
Implementation
Directly
Location
Thailand