The Duang Prateep Foundation extends our thanks to the representatives from the Social Security Office (Bangkok Area 21) who recently gave an informative presentation to our staff on the benefits and protections accorded workers by the Social Security Fund.

As some of our dedicated band of volunteers at the DPF in Bangkok had never been to our New Life Project (Kanchanaburi) for abused children, Khru Prateep recently took seven of them on a day trip there to familiarise them with the centre’s activities and to meet the children during their school holi

Representatives from the Japan Asian Association and Asian Friendship Society (JAFS), and the Thailand Asian Friendship Society (TAFS) brought 13 participants (India, Nepal, Srilanka) from the Asian International Network Seminar 2025 to the Duang Prateep Foundation on 10 October.

On 10 October, 23 journalists from Southeast Asian countries visited the Klong Toey area to study the problems and impacts faced by community people in the extreme heat of summer.

On October 10, 2025, the Duang Prateep Foundation warmly welcomed Ms. Paritha Narula and her group, who brought joy to the young children at Duang Prateep Kindergarten by treating them to a delicious meal of Hainanese chicken rice.

On October 9, 2025, Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM), in collaboration with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and Bangkok Metro Networks Limited (BMN), organized the event "BEM Happy Journey at Metro Art" at MRT Phahon Yothin Station.

During the school break, Khun Rat, who owns a tie-dye fabric shop kindly came to teach the youth at the New Life Project in Chumphon Province how to create tie-dyed items such as handkerchiefs and shirts, based on their own ideas and creativity.

In line with the 2025 World Habitat Day theme of “Urban Crisis Response”, more than 5,000 people from 11 communities (under The Housing Network) marched from Bangkok City Hall to the Government Offices on October 6 to submit demands for housing fairness.

In memory of their late son, Alexis, the Echavarria family of the US generously make a special annual donation on the anniversary of his birthday to support the work of the DPF.

Congratulations to Ms. Chayakorn Thongchai (Pang), a DPF-sponsored student who has received support from Ms. Alix Sue Bishop from Canada since childhood.

At the kind invitation of U.S. Ambassador H.E. Mr. Robert F. Godec, Khru Prateep and DPF benefactor, Mr. Robert Wilson.

Khun Somkiat Limthong kindly arranged for the team to join the Deputy Director of Klongtoey District Office and the Director of the Bangkok Vocational Training School (Klongtoey) to hold a meeting and conduct a site visit.

We would like to thank Thai Namthip Co., Ltd. for kindly bringing the board of directors of Klongtoey Enterprise Co., Ltd. and the foundation staff to visit and learn about the environmentally friendly waste management system of Waste Buy Delivery Co., Ltd.

On September 21, representatives from ten housing networks and communities in Klong Toey came together to hold a forum and issue a press release titled “Home + Garden: Urban People Sharing for Sustainability.”

To celebrate their birthdays, Ms. Inju Lee and Ms. Inhwa Lee of the Korean Influencers came to the DPF on 15 September on a fourth visit to give free haircuts to 20 lucky elderly people.