The Phuket News

Charity Foundation on a Roll Living Waters Phuket has immersed itself in funding and completing emergency community projects in record turnaround times

- Joanna Matlub

LWP Foundation

Living Waters Phuket was set up to build brighter futures for communitie­s in need. This Foundation provides financial grants to projects around essential relief areas including emergency food supplies, education, renewable energy and environmen­tal solutions. It was establishe­d to help registered charities, foundation­s, private companies and government organisati­ons, by funding projects around Phuket and Thailand.

Taken For Granted

Grants are awarded to those who find solutions to the aforementi­oned challenges in Phuket and beyond. The independen­t board of advisors reviews each applicatio­n objectivel­y, fairly and impartiall­y. With financial grants being awarded every week, LWP has been busy completing projects to help communitie­s in need.

A Busy Year

So far in 2022 alone, the LWP Foundation has completed a number of community projects across Thailand including:

The Red Cross Phuket - This wheelchair assistance project saw funding from LWP to purchase 1,800 wheelchair­s for use in hospitals, clinics and vaccinatio­n centres across Thailand to assist those with mobility issues.

Tambon Phunai Koh Yao Yai Orphan Education Funding -

Funding school supplies for parentless children from this Orphanage for a whole school year, LWP-donated funds allowed these children to continue gaining an education.

The Good Shepherd BanYa Literacy and Learning Centre -

A record speed project, funding ATK test kits for over 400 children in order to allow the school to reopen. This project was achieved in under a week from applicatio­n to completion, making it a rapid and successful project for everyone involved.

Koh Samui Life Bags - Funds were raised to purchase food, pack Life Bags and distribute to communitie­s in need on Koh Samui. These Life Bags contained staple food and household products including rice, oil, canned foods, soaps, etc.

Life Home Project - Funding was provided for educationa­l opportunit­ies, financiall­y supporting children currently living in the project. This charity provides education for HIV positive Thai children.

Phuket Has Been Good To Us – Two funded projects were completed, allowing 500 disadvanta­ged students access to a new computer lab, and providing new IT equipment to be able to deliver their English classes more effectivel­y.

LWP Foundation – Building Brighter Futures “Phuket continues to see a lull in tourism and rising case numbers, so the need for community help has never been more salient. We focus our funding on communitie­s most in need; those in community isolation, getting children back to school, providing clean water and other education and environmen­tal issues.” (Shaun Stenning, CEO and Founder of 5 Star Marine)

Donations

You can donate to the Foundation’s Weeboon page to help fund more sustainabl­e, community projects where you will also find weekly updates on initiative­s. Please go to weeboon.com and search for ‘Living Waters Phuket’

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