New Life Center Foundation

The New Life Center Foundation works exclusively with young ethnic minority women throughout the Mekong sub-region who are at risk for, or victims of, human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual abuse. Since its inception in 1987, the NLCF has partnered with the Royal Thai Government and international NGOs to provide legal, psychological, and repatriation assistance.

The New Life Center Foundation provides:

• education (promoting literacy and life-skills from elementary to university levels)
• vocational training (providing specialized training which results in viable employment and work skills)
• therapeutic activities (art therapy, music, dance, baking, martial arts, individual counseling)
• handicrafts & income generation (cultivating traditional tribal embroidery and creative thinking skills through the production of handicrafts, home décor, and jewelry)
• housing (safe shelter, medical care, nutrition)

The NLCF believes in grass-roots activism, empowering individuals and families at a community level, and engaging local faith-based communities of various creeds and other organizations to create a world without exploitation. NLCF staff, stakeholders, and former and current residents participate in numerous community networks and committees, including:

• Mekong Consortium on Safe Migration, Trafficking and HIV/AIDS (www.minorityleadership.org)
• Chiang Mai Coordination Center for the Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR) and TRAFCORD (www.trafcord.org)
• United Nations Inter-Agency Project to Combat Trafficking in the Mekong Sub-Region (www.uniap.org)
• Upland Holistic Development Program (www.uhdp.org)