Travellers around the world are being encouraged to stay home today, travel tomorrow. This is responsible advice during the Covid-19 crisis, but will have a negative impact on communities, organisations and places that depend on tourism.
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A group of volunteers recently launched a ‘Pantry of Sharing’ initiative, where they share non-perishable food items and basic hygiene supplies, including feminine hygiene products, toothpaste, and toilet paper, to others who are in need during the outbreak. The concept is based on a simple idea that those who can afford to give do so while those in need are encouraged to stop by and take what they need.
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Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has launched ‘Help the Heroes’, a campaign aimed at supporting those in need during Covid-19, with donations going to the Chaipattana Covid-19 Aid Fund (and other pandemics) and Thai Red Cross Society.
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Established five days ago on March 23 by Sati Foundation, Scholars of Sustenance (SOS) and Urban Studies Lab, Covid Relief Bangkok is a public Facebook group for coordinating relief efforts to the most vulnerable in the city. Using demographics data, the alliance of non-profits and urban development experts are working to transparently identify communities most in need, based on age, income and pre-existing conditions.
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