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Warm Heart was invited to participate in a Social and Community Support Project in Chiang Mai at a local public park. Shangri-La donated biochar to the local municipality for improving their landscaping, in particular a patch of dirt that will be planted with community gardens. The morning was spent in final clean-up of the park,…

December is a time for family and friends to gather together. People celebrate in many ways over the holiday season, depending on their cultural or religious beliefs. But everyone shares the spirit of the season. It is a time for gratitude, giving and sharing, joy, peace on earth, and spreading good cheer to your neighbors….

September 20, 2021 A giant step in solving the smoke problem Our goal has always been to stop the smoke that comes from the agricultural burning of crop waste. Here in Thailand, we have worked with farmers teaching them how to make biochar instead of smoke. In Africa, our program is spreading far and wide….

July 4th marks the beginning of our 13th year of building sustainable community development in Phrao and our local surrounding area. We had such a successful 12th year in spite of all the pandemic impacts we have all felt. We want to share our successes with you to hopefully put a smile on your face….

Agroforestry Project Update It’s time to start adding biochar in the soil. We put biochar around the newly planted trees to keep water, moisture, and nutrients for trees. Learn more about our Agroforestry Project.

It is wonderful how people have responded to awareness of how bad plastic is for our environment. One of the biggest achievements has been the reduction in the use of plastic bags, and other one-time use plastic products that are being replaced with natural materials better for the environment. This is especially true when it…

Small farmers around the globe produce a significant amount of gases that add to the problem of global warming. It is an important problem in the complexity of factors that feed climate change. The good news is this problem has a clear solution.  The answer is simple. Show the small farmers a way to turn…

This year has brought unprecedented challenges, demonstrations of extraordinary strength, moments of jarring failures, a realization of the things we take for granted, and – perhaps most importantly – a showing of the resilience of the human spirit. As people across the board are questioning what matters and what doesn’t, we are convinced that the…

The Virus It’s all we can talk about this “Covid 19” – and no wonder. What started just a short while ago in China has swept across the world. Countries are closing their doors. From Asia to Wall St., markets have crashed. So have airlines. Streets and stadiums, shops and shop floors are empty. Unemployment…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to teach English as a Second Language in a foreign country? We interviewed one of our returning volunteers about what his experience has been like teaching here in Thailand. What is your professional background, does it include teaching? Since my high school years I have been…

True, Styrofoam bricks are wonderful, but you shouldn’t get hung up on bricks. The real magic is in the foam cement itself. There are many things you can do with the stuff. Let’s start by reviewing the winning virtues of foam cement itself. Why is foam cement cool? Foam cement has many virtues best divided…

Warm Heart has a wonderful problem, but a problem nonetheless. Our girls are too successful! Instead of dropping out after 6th grade and getting pregnant at 16, our girls are all going on to college. The cost is killing us! Middle school costs an extra $500/year. High school costs an extra $1,000/year. University costs an extra $5,000/year.  We have 2…

You are simply amazing! Thank you! On November 27th,  GivingTuesday, we launched our Giving Season campaign through GlobalGiving. We had 3 goals, and we reached all 3 in the first 24 hours! Goal 1 – Raise $7,500 so we could finally do a much needed remodel on our kitchen. One of the motivations for moving this…

August 2018

[columns] [span8]   A jewelry and bead collection was recently donated to Warm Heart Worldwide in honor of Lisa Carp. Lisa Carp was a talented jewelry maker. Upon her death her daughter chose to donate her unsold collection to Warm Heart. An account has been set up at eBay where you can view and purchase…

In August we challenged the kids to create a self-portrait. The kids had 1 hour to work on their project. Needless to say this was a new concept for the kids, and we think they did an extraordinary job! With a little over 1,000 votes the winners were announced, And the self-portrait winners are… 1st…

Nagomi Art Dawn, a volunteer at Warm Heart from Singapore, introduced the children to Nagomi Art, a form of Japanese art healing founded in Japan, using pastels and fingers to create a gentle, transparent, warm and heart-touching art through simple yet unique ways of painting techniques. The kanji character of “NAGOMI” is ‘和’, which means…