Winnie Cain of the Akha Women's Foundation Interviews Athu Pochear of AFFECT Segment 1

This is an interview with Winnie Cain of the www.akhawomensfoundation.com and Athu Pochear of AFFECT www.akhathai.org. Winnie's foundation is a non-prfit 501 (c3) founded to empower the Akha women of Thailand by providing them with vocational and primary health care programs. The Foundation provided funds to build a hostel where 25 Akha girls live while attending high school. If not for the hostel, many would be unable to attend school. The foundation is now working to raise money to build a clinic where the Akha women can learn skills to support their families, and where the traditions of Thai/Akha massage and herbal medicine will be taught and practiced. It will be a place where visitors can learn more about Akha culture and study with the villagers. By providing the opportunity for the Akha people to share their unique knowledge, we help them preserve their way of life and cultural heritage. Please visit our website and contribute to this worthy cause.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Akha
• women
• Winnie Cain
• Athu Pochear
• massage
• clinic
• traditional culture
• humanitarian aid
• affect
• thai massage
• thailand
• hill tribes people

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Keep up the great work! Good luck with your spa and clinic projects!