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Organization	Family Connection Foundation
Region	Thailand
Website	Website
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ProjectLeader	Timothy Dunham

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Home of the Swallow serves disadvantaged women in Thailand who experience unplanned pregnancies and are facing cultural, financial, or familial pressure to abort or reject their babies. Using a holistic approach, Home of the Swallow provides opportunities for education, counseling, life and job skill training, parenting classes, and emotional support within a safe and encouraging environment. We hope to empower the women to become independent, loving mothers to their children.

Challenge

Home of the Swallow serves disadvantaged women in Thailand who experience unplanned pregnancies and are facing cultural, financial, or familial pressure to abort or reject their babies. In Thai society, there is a significant stigma associated with being a single mom. Some of the women we work with have intact families who cannot accept their daughters being pregnant and unmarried. Many have grown up in orphanages themselves. Almost all have been victims of one or more forms of abuse.

Long-Term Impact

As we invest in the women, they understand their value, grow in confidence, and are able to safely provide for their families. This breaks the cycle of children being placed in orphanages despite having one or more living parents or relatives (which is very common in Thailand) and will have a profound impact on future generations, complete with purpose, hope, and bright futures. Since HoS was established in 2007, we have provided residential care to 65 women and 81 children.