Coordinator's Corner

Welcome to our very first Bulletin! We hope this finds you happy, healthy, and safe. If you are not very familiar with us, you may want to check out our website.

During the last several months TRAGAST has begun to mature, and we are attracting new members every month. We are actively working to increase our numbers so that we can do more in the fight against human trafficking. Basic information is in the article Join Rotary/RAGAS/TRAGAST in this bulletin. I would love to answer any questions you may have.

On April 28^th TRAGAST will host an awareness event in Bangkok. We hope that you join us and if that isn’t possible, please consider supporting us by sharing this with your friends. Our hope is to repeat this event in other parts of Thailand. If you are interested in helping organize a similar event your city, please let us know! With your help we can make it happen!

As stated on our website, Our focus is Training to Prevent Child Human Trafficking.

The article “Train the Trainers” exemplifies our support for The Peace Culture Foundation and their excellent work in the prevention of child human trafficking

Please help us raise awareness of human trafficking by sharing this bulletin with your kind friends and colleagues!

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS EVENT

We are excited to inform you about this opportunity to sponsor our Bangkok Human Trafficking Awareness Event. Thailand Rotary Action Group Against Slavery Team has obtained a unique license from Angel Studios, the film’s producer, to exhibit the film on April 28, 2024, at the River City Bangkok. We are anticipating up to 100 attendees. Attendance for this private screening is complimentary. Please join us and forward this to your friends and colleagues.

Following the screening of the film, we will have a premiere event dinner for those who are interested. The contribution for attending the dinner will be as follows:

For those registering on or before 15 April:
Rotary / Rotaract / TRAGAST members	฿1,250
General Public	฿1,350
For those registering on or before 25 April:
Rotary / Rotaract / TRAGAST members	฿1,500
General Public	฿1,750
Registration at the door on 28 April if available	฿2,000

We also have three different levels of sponsorship which include preferred seating for the film and the dinner as well as public recognition for your support.

VVIP Sponsor Package – ฿12,000 Donation

Four (4) seats at VVIP Table with dignitaries

Four (4) seatings for dinner afterwards

Inclusion of name/logo on event webpage (VVIP section)

Inclusion of name/logo on Event Banner (VVIP section)

Certificate of thanks issued at the event.

VIP Sponsor Package – ฿7,000 Donation

Two (2) seats at VIP Table

Two (2) seatings for dinner afterwards

Inclusion of name/logo on event webpage (VIP section)

Inclusion of name/logo on Event Banner (VIP section)

Certificate of thanks issued at the event

Gala Sponsor Package – ฿2,000 Donation

One (1) seat at VIP Table

One (1) seat for dinner afterwards

Inclusion of name/logo on event webpage (Gala Sponsors section)

Inclusion of name/logo on Event Banner (Gala Sponsors section)

Certificate of thanks issued at the event.

All sponsorship proceeds will go towards the TRAGAST charities which seek to protect children from human trafficking. We directly support the Peace Culture Foundation which trains schoolteachers and administrators, government officials, and parents to identify and act to prevent grooming activities and thwart child traffickers here in Thailand.

Sponsorship donations must be received by 21 April in order to ensure proper recognition. We hope we will be able to count on your support. Please contact us for further information.

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Join Rotary / RAGAS / TRAGAST

Some time ago I asked my son to consider joining Rotary. His reply “Why should I do that”? Years later I’m thinking about the conversation and realize I never gave him a compelling reason. In the meantime, I have become much more focused and more determined. Today I might say “My passion is saving children from human trafficking and Rotary helps”! Let me share with you some of my rationale and passion:

Rotary: My guess is that many who read this are active Rotarians. They will know what I feel and are invited to provide any feedback. You may initiate the process of becoming a Rotarian at https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/join In the end joining Rotary is by invitation. There are Rotary clubs near you, Rotary clubs that meet online and there are cause based Rotary clubs dedicated to fighting modern slavery / human trafficking. See the listing at https://tragast.org under resources.

RAGAS: The Rotary Action Group Against Slavery - We are a global, action-driven network of Rotarians dedicated to freedom fighting, justice, seeking, problem solving and advocating for basic human rights working together to abolish modern slavery. To join simply go to https://ragas.online. There are many reasons to join, one that is quite popular at large gatherings is the fact that joining RAGAS helps your Rotary Club achieve a Club Excellence award, at least in Northern Thailand. My reason for belonging is that it’s a small thing I can do to help prevent children from becoming trafficked!

TRAGAST: Our mission is Enable and Assist our community to take action to eliminate human trafficking through awareness and specific projects, especially prevention. You can make a real difference, TRAGAST can help. Please join us!

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Train the Trainers

On February 9^th and 10^th The Peace Culture Foundation sponsored and conducted a two day workshop “Train the Trainer”. The idea was to prepare youth leaders from 15 Provinces in Northern Thailand. 46 Amazing young people participated, 6 of those were high school seniors! Some have already begun to raise funds to continue this critical work in their own communities.

Peace Culture Foundation has 3 senior trainers, 5 trainers who are university students and 5 trainers-in- training. All 13 were present at event!

During the workshop they were taught:

Violence Against Children & Women
Characteristics of Perpetrator
Online and In-person Grooming
Bystander Intervention Strategies
Reporting and Available Support
Preliminary Survivor Support
Peer Advocacy Working with Children
Implementation Plans

Under the guidance of Dr. Sombat Tapanya and his team these youth leaders will be training other young people. More “Train the Trainer” workshops will be conducted in the near future. They have become the main priority for training, more efficient and more cost effective than concentrating on individual communities and schools.

Sadly, there have been a rash of sexual assaults against children in Chiang Mai area schools in the past few months, enforcing the importance and urgency of the training programs facilitated by Peace Culture Foundation.

TRAGAST is both proud and grateful to have the Peace Culture Foundation Training as our main action project.

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