Chiang Rai
Center,
Thailand
The Chiang Rai Center was the very first IHF center, founded in 1984. The Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand face many challenges, and it is the mission of the Chiang Rai Center to equip our children with the skills and attitudes they need to have equal opportunities for their future, like other Thai citizens.
The children are taught English language skills and receive help with homework, including the chance to learn from native English volunteers, which gives them a big advantage over their peers.Â
IHF Chiang Rai provides a family support network. By providing a safe place to live and giving these children a well-rounded education we hope to empower these children, and liberate them from marginalization and poverty.
The IHF Chiang Rai Center is situated on the outskirts of Chiang Rai town. Our center works with the indigenous Hill Tribe people living in the tumultuous borderlands between Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), and Laos, and extending as far as China and Vietnam.
The IHF Center in Chiang Rai is a Children’s Home currently serving children from the Lahu and Akha tribes.
Most of our children are Christian, with several Buddhist exceptions, both religions being equally accepted at the center.
