Freedom Restoration Project Thailand

MISSION & OVERVIEW: Freedom Restoration Project’s (FRP) mission is to eliminate gender-based violence and empower women through sustainable, survivor-centered programs. We are a survivor- and women-led non-profit organization with deep cultural understandings of Thailand’s border communities and provide services as the only counseling service and residential shelter for gender-based violence survivors in Mae Sot. OUR CLIENTS: FRP’s clients are women and children who have been abused or live in at-risk situations, specifically from the marginalised migrant community along the Myanmar-Thailand border. OUR PROGRAMS: FRP focuses on prevention, response, and advocacy to end violence against women. By improving mental health, education, and safe living, we empower women to build their own path to independence. FRP’s programs include: - Long-term and short-term residential shelter for women and children - Peer support groups and one-on-one counseling - Weekly classes on parenting, violence elimination, human rights, among other themes - Violence prevention trainings for Mae Sot-area organizations and schools - Paths for employment through sustainable livelihood programs for financial independence