About PULSE Volunteering ProgrammeLaunched in April 2009, PULSE is GSK’s new initiative that empowers employees to make a significant difference in impoverished communities, at home or abroad. Transformational change can happen when employees use, share and pass on their professional skills and knowledge during a 3 or 6 month immersion experience within a non-profit or non-governmental organization (NGO). Volunteers address a clear NGO need whilst developing their own leadership capabilities.
“There will be a real opportunity and a chance for those people who really feel they want to give something back to society to do that. It is a great chance for our company and the individual to add tremendous value which otherwise
The name PULSE suggests the positive ripple effect that will emanate from the “pulse” of GSK volunteers working within impoverished communities – either in their own country or across the globe. PULSE volunteers will be answering a call to “Be the Change”. In this way, the PULSE programme and volunteers will be catalysts for philanthropic, personal and business benefit and development
GSK has created a range of ways for employees to “Do More” through volunteering and financial support to communities, as shown in the spectrum above. The PULSE programme, represented on the right-hand side of the spectrum, is an intensive option for employees to “Do More” through volunteer partnership with a humanitarian NGO
About NGO (PATH Organization) PATH: A catalyst for global health
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, PATH helps provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. PATH improves global health and well-being.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, since its inception in 1977, PATH operates 19 offices in 14 countries. PATH’s 2005 budget is US$99 million, which is provided by foundations, the U.S. government, other governments, multilateral agencies, corporations, and individuals. PATH’s ten-member board of directors consists of representatives from countries where PATH works, including the United States. For more information, please visit www.path.org.
PATH in Thailand PATH is recognized by Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), previously called the Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation (DTEC), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. PATH has been active in Thailand since 1980 and has collaborated with health and development ministries and local provincial government offices, universities, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in developing communication interventions to enhance the quality of life of the underserved segments of the population, particularly women and children. Our strategies focus on multidisciplinary perspectives, community-based interventions, participatory learning and action, as well as institutional capacity building.
PATH’s current programs and activities in Thailand• Technical support for the mobilization and design of behavior change communication for adolescent sexual health, including the reduction of HIV/AIDS risks.
• Promotion of youth sexual health and sexual rights through school education, youth-led activities, and contemporary media including website and interactive computer technology (ICT) in the format of interactive role-play games.
• Promotion of sexual health for high-risk groups such as MSM (men who have sex with men) and transgender people.
• Facilitation of client-friendly health delivery systems and improving access to health services for HIV prevention, sexual health, maternal and child health, and immunization among youth, migrants and families, including ethnic minorities and refugees.
• Technical support and policy advocacy for strengthening primary health care systems, and environmental sanitation to protect the health status of ethnic workers and communities, including refugees.
• Technical assistance to government and NGOs in research, analysis, development of sustainable models of community-based interventions, public education, information, education and communication (IEC) materials, institutional capacity building, and program evaluation.
• Field testing of new health technologies developed by PATH in Seattle, including technology introduction and transfer to both the public and private sectors for sustainable development.
My assignments (Srisaket province site)
• Youth sexual reproductive health services.
• Promoting sexuality education in schools.
• Assist the People living with HIV/AIDS network to deliver Parenting education to improve parent child communicated of sexuality.
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Where is Sirsaket province? 
It has located in northeast area from Bangkok, Thailand.
On Saturday 7, I arrived Ubolratchathani Airport, Ubolratchathani province where’s distant from BKK around 600 km (Northeast area from Thailand) then went to the capital city of Srisaket province where the PATH office has located (60 km distant from Ubolratchathani province).
Week#1: August 2010 On Sunday 8, I went to the temple for prayed respect the lord of Buddha that is the prior moral and our faith for Thai people who came from other areas that should visit once time , I also discoursed with the deputy abbot he appreciated with me whilst talking about volunteering and PULSE assignment , I would love to be back the temple for meditation on holidays. The one symbol is very important and don’t miss it for praying respect is The Srisaket city pillar shrine (Thai called Lak Muang, and all provinces in Thailand have its similar shrines were built in strategical provinces to symbolize the central power).
On Monday 9, the first day of my assignment I met Teenpath team and my supervisor we had a meeting and provided presentation, materials for workshop on 10-11 August.
On Tuesday and Wednesday 10-11, I had training with the leader network for HIV/AIDS , with parents, and with the representative of Ministry of Public Health we did workshop regarding sexuality youth behavior . We also mobilized and designed how to change communication for adolescent sexual health behavior and how to reduce HIV/AIDS risks.
This workshop we have received more learning and understanding both children and parents, all participants did feedback, some activities we pretended to be children that why we could feeling children side, some parents cried whilst did workshop and their do more understand with their children.
Even 3 days I have been working with NGO team, with the network of HIV, with parents and with the representative from MPH , I was very appreciated with them that they sacrificed working with social and helping other, I touched them what were they feeling with their children, how much of loving and also always willingness for protection their beloved children.
One of my impression, almost parents they are famer they used motorcycle long distance over 100 km round trip, even the weather was hot sometimes raining but they were effort to do this workshop and whilst the workshop they did great participation. I love it that is meant the efficiency communication.
Almost of them said be thankful for PATH team for providing this training “that was very wonderful and so great knowledge” they never known before and also they will open minded about sexual health education and will be continue teaching and giving education to their children and other.
Note:
NGO : Nonprofit organization
GSK : GlaxoSmithKline (Thailand) Limited.
PATH : NGO partner for GSK
Teenpath : part of PATH project which has been working for adolescent sexual health education.
Network of HIV/AIDS : The leader in community who have worked for helping and collaboration about HIV/AIDS prevention and reduction.
Parent : The parent who have children and adolescent.
MPH : The Ministry of Public Health
The representative of MPH : The representative officer who have working for Ministry of Public Health (Province , District and Sub district ministration organization, hospital, Social development service etc.)
เป็นเวทีที่รวมผู้เข้าร่วมประชุมเกือบ 300 คน ประกอบด้วยอาจารย์ที่ทำงานด้านเพศศึกษา และแกนนำเยาชนจากทั่วประเทศ
· การให้โอกาสกับนักเรียนที่ท้องในวัยเรียน สามารถเรียนร่วมกับเพื่อนได้ (ยังเป็นที่ถกเถียงกันอยู่ในแง่ของความอับอาย การเสียชื่อเสียงของโรงเรียน โดยไม่รู้ว่าเด็กๆ ที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากการถูกให้ออกนั้นบางคนหมดอนาคต และเสียอนาคตที่เกิดจากการไม่ได้เรียนหนังสือ )
