Sri Dong Yen School

The COVID-19 outbreak has left many deaths and illnesses in many countries. In Thailand thanks to an early implementation of a curfew and interprovincial lockdown, the effects of the spread of the virus were minimized. 

Kasemsri is 55years old and is HIV positive. She lives with her daughter (Pan), who is HIV negative, in Sankampeang, about 20 km from Chiang Mai City.
Her husband died more than 25 years ago, because of Aids.

Thank You Carol and Family

Every Tuesday, on their way to the northern border, the Rejoice pick-up truck can be seen making a small detour, to deliver essential provisions to Mae Ho day care nursery.

Animated, age appropriate, Videos

The Thai Department of Health have commissioned a series of animated, age appropriate, YouTube videos which we used for the first time a Baan Tung Looked School. The school is located in a small village about a half hours drive from Chiang Dao Hospital. Today, the class consisted of 32 students aged between 11 to 13 years old.

HIV Education Resumes

Today, August 26th 2020, is the first time in many months Rejoice was able to organise an 'Education and Prevention' meeting, to educate children on reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV.

Wendy's Handicraft Fund Raiser

 Wendy is a long time supporter of Rejoice and a member of "Friends of Rejoice Singapore", a social network of friends organised by her brother Wight. 

Mae Ai Home Care Visits

Today,14th July 2020, the staff from Rejoice Charity travelled to Mae Ai district, to visit patients in Mae Ai. Mai Ai district is located adjacent to the Myanmar border, from Chiang Mai the journey can take up to four hours passing through  Chiang Dao, Chai Prakan, and Fang districts along the way.

Although this is the rainy season the weather today is clear and slightly cloudy which allowed us to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

Visits to 2 Lahu villages

 Baan Mae Ya is a small, Lahu village half an hours drive from Chiang Dao Hospital.
On the 13th May Rejoice together with Kanda and Noi, HIV healthcare volunteers met at the hospital and visited the home of Anotai (HIV+ve) and her husband to deliver formula milk to their 4 month old baby boy, Chai.

Due to the Covid-19 virus, Chiang Mai Province had been locked-down since the 27th March 2020. As the lockdown was slowly being lifted, on 13th May 2020, the Rejoice Team visited Paitoon, a 12 year old orphan who is being cared for at a local temple, Wat Sridonchai, near Chiang Dao. Rejoice has been supporting Paitoon since he was 4 years old when he was living with his mother, grandmother and step father.

Covid-19 Strategy Meeting

April has been a very (un)eventful month.
Chiang Mai declared 'most polluted city in the world' on 6 consecutive days.  (Hazardous PM 2.5 levels).
Thailand in strict lockdown (covid-19) including a night time curfew and a ban on alcohol sales.
Rejoice not able to travel beyond Chiang Mai City Limits.
Rejoice Staff (3) on half pay.

AVERT

Avert is a UK-based charity that has been providing accurate and trusted information about HIV and sexual health worldwide for over 30 years.

Rejoice uses resources provided by Avert, and now that we are in the midst a new pandemic we would like to share their information and advice, not only to people living with HIV, but to everyone.

There is a lot of misinformation circulating about what the new COVID-19 virus is, how it’s transmitted, how to prevent it and how to treat it. .

Healthcare Volunteers' Meeting 2020

From Chiang Mai, it is five hours drive to Huay Muang Ngam Highland Agricultural Development Station near Thaton on the border with Myanmar.
This was the venue for the this years “Healthcare Exchange Meeting”.