On 6 June 2020, staying safe from Covid-19, we loaded our first container bound for Thailand: 472 bikes. Our new partner there is the TVA Community.
In October we got this progress report from our partner in Thailand:
From: <sakhutar@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Reporting
Date: October 7, 2020 at 3:58:26 AM EDT
To: “‘David Schweidenback'” <dschweidenback@gmail.com>
Cc: “‘nguyen Van Hanh'” <hanh@dariu.com>
Hello David and Hanh,
I’m very sorry for the late response, as we are in a very hectic situation here in Bangkok. Since covid crisis and our country has been locked down, all business activities have been disrupted heavily. Until now the situation still has not improved.
We have the received the donated bicycle container just last month. For the import process, the donation product was fully investigated by our customs department. We are now storing the bicycles in our warehouse.
Though some parts of the country have been slowly opening up from the lock-down, we prefer to wait until the country is fully opened up. Then we will start to distribute the bicycle to areas where they are most needed. We will make sure to take photos and send you an updated report.
Again, very sorry for keeping you waiting for such a long time.
The TVA Association, located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand, is a non-profit division established under the Trans Valley Asian Community (TVA Community) which is based on an Eco-social Enterprise concept — profit, people, and planet.
Operating since 2018, the TVA Association has been working to deliver outreach activities with local and international affiliates, including:
The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) is a global consultant organization with presence in 50 countries. ICMCI aims to promote qualified management consultants to support a wide range of businesses. We now have 50,000+ consultants around the world, including Thailand.
The Global Ecovillage Network supports sustainable communities, bridging among policy-makers, governments, NGOs, academics, entrepreneurs, activists, community networks and ecologically-minded individuals around the world. We are the official country members of the Global Ecovillage Network, which has 53 countries members. As of today, there are 10,000+ eco villages around the world that have already been developed as sustainable communities.
The Dariu Foundation (TDF) of Switzerland seeks to empower the poor, especially low-income women and disadvantaged children, using microfinance and education. We work with with The Dariu Foundation to provide microfinance services to low income families, digital and computing skill training courses to children, and scholarships for the most disadvantaged children in rural areas. In Vietnam, more than 400,000 children have been included in TDF projects; we are now planning projects in Thailand, where we aim to benefit 10,000 children by the end of 2020.
Donate bicycles and sewing machines to developing countries
On 6 June 2020, staying safe from Covid-19, we loaded our first container bound for Thailand: 472 bikes. Our new partner there is the TVA Community.
