Visit the new
Hope Cards
website to view a
beautiful selection
of hand crafted
greeting cards.

Meet the Artists

Of all the ladies
making cards,
Khiat is the
poorest. She is
also the
most diligent.

read more

What do you do if you live in a slum, have small children, and your husband leaves you? He doesn’t give any financial support, and you can’t get a job because you never finished grade 7. Even if you could get a job, who would look after your children? If you send them upcountry to the grandparents, it means you will only see them maybe once or twice a year. You certainly can’t afford a babysitter.

That’s when Hope Cards steps in.  It is no accident they’re called “Hope Cards”. They’re called that because that is what they are. A sign of hope. A sign of caring.

Right now, over 18 slum women make beautiful mulberry paper cards, last year (2004) making 35,001 cards! They are sold both in Thailand and overseas, and the market is growing because each card  is a work of art. It is so much fun watching the ladies gain skill and confidence! The group also becomes an informal counseling center, with Hope Cards leadership continually trying to find ways to give the ladies marketable skills. But the best part is that the ladies can make the cards in their homes, enabling them to care for their children. Families stay together. That’s what L.I.F.E. is about  - Love in a Family Environment. Because that’s where hope lives.

Opportunities At Hope Cards For You

Current staff needs:

1. Co-ordinating staff
2. Marketing staff (Thailand and overseas)
3. Accountant

Contact HOPE CARDS at:
Hope Cards
Box 30
Phrakhanong Post Office
Bangkok 10110
Thailand

Email: hopecards@ywamthai.org

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