Our Charities
From Phuket Pride 2012 the PLU raised 145,000 Baht and along with other events run during Phuket Pride week over 300,000 Baht was raised for charity.
Our target for Phuket Pride week 2013 is to raise 1,000,000 Baht for charity and through our web site and other media, we ensure that these charities are fully aware of the importance that our sponsors play in helping us achieve these goals.
Our current chosen charities are:
The Life home project is a registered charitable foundation that is registered under Thai law. It is non-denominational, non-profit charitable organisation. The projects main goal is to help to improve the situation of those in Phuket, primarily women, who are HIV positive and their children (who may be HIV positive themselves) as well as other disadvantaged children.
Phuket is currently one of the highest areas in the country for HIV/AIDS infected people.
The public Health department indicates that 60% of all new HIV infection occurs in teenagers between 15-25 years old. The Life Home Project is addressing this alarming issue with its outreach program, by providing workshops and community awareness days out in the community of Phuket in the dangers of unprotected sex.
The Phuket Loves You Club (PLU) intend to raise money to support many of the wonderful projects that the Life Home Project runs, but the two we are most keen to support is their Scholarship Program and their Day Care Centre.
The PLU fully supports these programs in wishing to obtain a better future for the kids, helping them to break the cycle of poverty or stigmatization in which they are trapped. We along with the Life Home Project believe that the best way to achieve this is to provide access to education in order to give them the opportunity to have a brighter future and better life.
The Scholarship system is based on a ‘Godparent’ for each child who would pay for the scholarship for one year of education. The PLU intends to become a ‘Godfather’ for many of these children
