Diapers and Care Packages for Elderly Patients

"The Volunteer Visit Project (โครงการอาสามาเยี่ยม) is one of the Mirror Foundation’s initiatives. It has been operating since 2011, during the major nationwide floods, by visiting the elderly, the sick, the disabled, low-income individuals, and their families to 'heal and encourage' them and to provide support resources for their daily lives. Currently, the project assists impoverished patients, the poor, and the elderly across the country."

"The activities carried out by the Volunteer Visit Project extend beyond adult diapers. They may also include diapers for disabled children in impoverished families, and essential goods (rice, milk, snacks, porridge, canned fish, eggs, dried food, household supplies, etc.). These items are equally crucial for vulnerable elderly, sick, disabled, and low-income families, as the monthly consumption cost for these supplies and for feeding the family constitutes a significant financial burden."

"The support provided in the 'Care Packages' (ถุงกำลังใจ) for each case includes not only consumables but also items such as mattresses, pillows, mosquito nets, etc."

"Currently, the project delivers essential goods to approximately 300 cases of patients, the elderly, the disabled, and low-income individuals monthly. Each case receives 10 kilograms of rice per household, along with the 'Care Packages' (ถุงกำลังใจ) survival kits containing dried food, totaling 300 kits per month. Therefore, these 'Care Packages' are extremely important and necessary every single month, significantly reducing the financial burden on vulnerable households."

Benefits of the Activities:

• To participate in sharing essential goods with those in need.

• To participate in visiting and encouraging the sick, elderly, and disabled in low-income communities.

• To alleviate the monthly costs of essential goods and consumables for vulnerable households with insufficient income.

• To open up opportunities for community participation in volunteer work and to provide a space for the elderly in the communities to engage in activities together.

Expected Outcomes:

• The elderly, the bedridden patients, and vulnerable family members will experience increased morale and happiness.

• A collaborative network will be established among the elderly in nursing homes and those living in communities. This network will serve as a base for assisting and developing the quality of life for the elderly in vulnerable households—a major challenge currently facing Thailand and the world.