Our friends Jim and Sheryl Tewksbury, a thousand blessings upon them, founded an organization called Global Campuses Foundation, with campuses in Vermont and Thailand.
We visited the Chiangmai campus with them.
Jim and Sherry
The Global Campus participants are people with various disabilities, who teach one another skills and attitudes that will help them become more confident, self-reliant and effective in the world. The participants determine their own curriculum, based on what they want to learn, and what they have to share. They teach one another skills including English, sewing, music, art, Thai language, craft making, small business management, auto repair, how to be a radio DJ, etc.
More importantly, they strive to raise self awareness and self confidence, focusing on disability rights, accessibility issues and advocacy, and women’s rights.
The curriculum is offered at the GCF campus facility as well as in city venues and outlying rural areas.
Ka and Non, who manage the Chiangmai campus, made us feel very welcome.
Ka and Non
Ka and Geng, the campus photographer made tea for us to enjoy while we watched a PowerPoint presentation Non had put together about their program.
Non displays the Queen’s Trophy, a much esteemed award presented to Global Campus Chiangmai.
Khun Yai is working on starting up a campus in her small rural village.
Khun Yai
Yai’s scooter has been cleverly redesigned to accommodate her wheelchair.
- Kate and Grady, USA
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