In 2024, Yunus Thailand partnered with the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) from Embassy of Canada to Thailand | Ambassade du Canada en Thaïlande and Global Seaweed Coalition to kick start the transformative pilot project, "Seaweed Social Business," in Satun, Southern Thailand. This initiative has empowered local women, alleviated poverty, and fostered community resilience by equipping them with tools and knowledge to cultivate Caulerpa racemosa var corynephora, a lesser-known yet highly sustainable and nutritious feather seaweed species. Over the past 11 months, the project has achieved remarkable milestones, with 50 women-led enterprises officially registered as seaweed entrepreneurs—further cementing its role as a catalyst for change.

🇹🇭 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) students were welcomed to Thailand, set against the backdrop of bustling Bangkok, where the social business sector is taking off. As part of a program collaboratively run with Kenan Foundation Asia, students explored social business and health, visiting the hashtag#ZeroBahtShop, ARSA, the Population and Community Development Association (PDA), Museum of The Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine, and the Bureau of Reproductive Health, Ministry of Public Health where they were met with enthusiasm and warmth, and were introduced to operational details and contributions to an equitable society.

On August 7, 2024, Yunus Thailand proudly participated in the "Waste Hero Education Excellence Announcement" event, a significant milestone hosted in collaboration with Indorama Ventures, the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainability (SEAMEO SEPS), and the SEAMEO Secretariat at the Indorama Ventures headquarters. This event celebrated the successful partnership among Yunus Thailand, Indorama Ventures, and SEAMEO SEPS, underscoring our shared commitment to the 2024 Waste Hero Development Campaign and the 2024 Waste Hero School Competition.

Last week, Yunus Thailand had the privilege of presenting the White Paper on Catalysing an Innovation Ecosystem for People-Centred Justice in Southeast Asia on the second day of the UN Regional Conference on People-Centered Justice, held in Bangkok from 11-13 November. The regional conference gathered over 200 participants from across the Asia-Pacific region with a common vision of achieving just societies by leveraging people-centric approaches. The regional conference provided a space to gather wider insights from experts in various sectors across Southeast Asia and beyond during the panel discussion and a world cafe session organised by the UN Development Program’s Judicial Integrity Network for ASEAN.