“Sweets and Smiles”: Sharing of Lifelong Social Activists

On March 22, 2024, The Fort hosted an in-person conversation entitled "Sweets and Smiles": Sharing of Lifelong Social Activists" organized by the Coalition for Refugees and Stateless Persons to learn from two nonprofit leaders, Naiyana Thanawattho, Executive Director of Asylum Access Thailand, an organization dedicated to helping refugees access assistance and protection mechanisms in Thailand, and Kimberly Quinley, a co-founder and Executive Director of Step Ahead, an organization that is dedicated to strengthening families and communities. More than 13 participants joined the in-person event.

Speakers at the event included:

  • Naiyana Thanawattho, Exective Director of Asylum Access Thailand and

  • Kimberly Quinley, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Step Ahead

Moderator:

  • Puttanee Kangkun, The Fort Director

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