Volunteering Teams for Decolonial Solidarity
Tracing Roots is a three-year humanitarian aid volunteering journey in Northern Thailand, built around three pillars: women’s empowerment & cultural preservation, environmental awareness & disaster reduction, and livelihood improvement & advocacy. Through decolonial solidarity, hands-on action and cultural exchange, volunteers and local communities co-create solutions that strengthen resilience, dignity and local voices.
Project Streams:Â
LEARNING RESOURCES
Here you can find the key Intellectual Outputs of the “Tracing Roots” Project
Creative Advocacy Projects
A series of co-created advocacy projects turning community experiences into creative actions that amplify voices, raise awareness and promote inclusion, dignity and solidarity.
Online Diaries
A series of publications made by the volunteers, sharing their experiences, emotions, and journey first-hand.
Video Summaries
A series of videos produced at the end of each year, encapsulating the volunteering experience in Chiang Dao and surrounding area, the people met and the impact left behind.
Activity TimelineÂ
Online Kick off Meeting
Volunteer Selection and Preparation
Volunteering Team Year 1
Follow-up Phase and Evaluation
See for youself
project partners
The organisations and people behind the project who we join forces with and grow together.
Makhampom Foundation
Thailand
Association Oriel
Italy
Wheeling2Help
Greece
Roes Cooperativa
Greece
The Tracing Roots project is approved by the EACEA National Agency under the project number: ESC-HUMAID-2025-VOLUN-101251934 and it is co-financed by the programme of the European Commision
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