governmental organization industry community development founded 1991 thailand headquarters mae yao chiang rai province thailand website themirrorfoundation.org the mirror foundation formerly known as mirror art group is a non government organization based in northern thailand in the chiang rai province s sub district of mae yao . the organization s aim is to help the hill tribe people around the area with issues such as citizenship drug abuse erosion of culture and the trafficking of women and children through several projects . founded in 1991 by mr sombat boonngamanong the foundation has for over 15 years worked to promote the rights of the hilltribes . with its bannok.com website it has recruited local volunteers and donations to help out at the hilltribe villages . the organization and its website which is among the most popular in thailand according to the 2006 book empowering marginal communities with information networking are cited as an example of the effective use of the internet to facilitate indigenous peoples access to the political arena and ... raise awareness about indigenous peoples issues at the national level . 1 the 2001 book towards financial self reliance a handbook on resource mobilization for civil society organizations in the south offered the organization as a case study in mobilizing resources for community development through the internet . 2 projects edit ongoing projects of the foundation include helping to mediate the process of applying for thai citizenship between the hilltribe people and the government . 3 4 attempting to locate and re unite missing persons many of whom are victims of human trafficking with their loved ones 5 and raising awareness of such trafficking . the project to combat trafficking in women and children helps educate the public about issues related to trafficking including raising public awareness that giving money to child beggars may fuel crime as many of the child beggar operations are conducted by people who exploit the children for their own gains . 6 7 the foundation also runs an ict project which teaches computing skills to local hilltribes around the chiang rai region and also to the people affected by the tsunami in late 2004 . 8 the foundation also runs the hilltribe life and cultural centre at ban jalae and the virtual hilltribe museum at www.hilltribe.org which combined serve as vessels to preserve the culture of the hilltribes for future generations . 9 the foundations website in addition to providing information about the foundation and the issues it seeks to address also serves as an outlet for hilltribes people around the area to sell their arts and crafts online . 1 10 past projects of the foundation have included the tsunami volunteer centre tvc which was set up in 2005 in collaboration with the thai health promotion foundation in phang nga to help with the relief and rebuilding efforts in support of the people and area affected by the tsunami in late 2004 . 11 12 references edit a b rahman hakikur 2006 . empowering marginal communities with information networking . idea group inc. p. 138 . isbn 1 59140 699 4 . holloway richard 2001 . towards financial self reliance a handbook on resource mobilization for civil society organizations in the south . earthscan . p. 147 . isbn 1 85383 773 3 . silp sai 2006 11 15 . proposals seek changes to thai citizenship law . the irrawaddy . retrieved 2008 10 26 . macan markar marwaan 2002 04 10 . thailand native hill tribes lack basic rights of other thais . inter press service english news wire . retrieved 2008 10 26 . hongthong pennapa 2008 05 08 . the fight to rescue those who ve disappeared . the nation . retrieved 2008 10 26 . xiaodan du 2007 01 20 . migrant workers and trafficking iii human trafficking in asia . cctv international . retrieved 2008 10 26 . staff 2005 02 26 . cash hand outs only fuel crime trafficking . . bangkok post . retrieved 2008 10 26 . abennet 2006 06 16 . microsoft battles slavery in asia . it world . retrieved 2008 10 26 . chinvarakorn vasana 2007 06 02 . we care the living museum . bangkok post . retrieved 2008 10 26 . macan markar marwaan 2003 07 15 . hill tribes try high tech to preserve way of life . interpress service . retrieved 2008 10 26 . barnes pathomkanok 2005 07 17 . ngo workers committed to fight for just causes . the nation . retrieved 2008 10 16 . staff 2005 01 21 . tsunami aftermath volunteers adjust to morgue shift . bangkok post . retrieved 2008 10 26 . external links edit the mirror foundation official website the mirror foundation s guesthouse in chiang rai city official site bannok.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the mirror foundation & oldid 744138985 categories charities based in thailandchiang rai provinceorganizations established in 19911991 establishments in thailandhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate 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