The Karen Hilltribes Trust

The Karen Hilltribes Trust is a charity "dedicated to working with the Karen people of Northern Thailand to help themselves build a better future".[1]

The charity has three main focuses:

The Trust's vision is to "see the Karen people empowered to help themselves in a sustainable way"[2]

The trust is a registered charity, no. 1093548. In 2008 the trust's income was just under £360,000[3] and since inception has raised over £1.5 million.[4] Currently, the charity has raised over £2.5 million.[5]

History

The trust was founded by Penelope Worsley in 1999 after the death of her son Richard Worsley, who had previously spent six months volunteering with the Karen people during his gap year. After joining the army, Richard died in a car crash in Germany in 1996, following this the Karen dedicated a water system to him in a remote village.[4]

Collaborating charities

Media links

Penelope Worsley on Home Truths, BBC Radio Four

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.karenhilltribes.org.uk/ 24/08/09
  2. ↑ http://www.karenhilltribes.org.uk/about-us/welcome 24/08/09
  3. ↑ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1093548&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2008/10/31/karen_hilltribes_feature.shtml
  5. ↑ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/charity/8953951.Karen_Hilltribe_children_dance_at_Monks_Cross/