What happens to a girl in Thailand matters just as much as what happens to a girl in Brisbane—or anywhere else in the world.

OTV protects girls from exploitation and creates pathways out of poverty.

Our Impact

Breaking cycles. Building futures.

For more than 20 years, OTV has worked with girls, families and villages across Thailand and the Mekong region to prevent exploitation and create pathways out of poverty.

Through practical support, education and long-term relationships, we work to make girls safer, strengthen families and create opportunities for better futures.

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Programs

Practical action. Local leadership. Lasting change.

Our work takes different forms, depending on what girls, families and villages need. From meeting basic needs and supporting education to building confidence and local leadership, we focus on practical steps that reduce risk and create safer futures.

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Join OTV

Be part of the work.

There are different ways to stand alongside OTV. You can give, volunteer your time, share our work or contribute your skills.

We’re looking for people who want to build a relationship with OTV and help us keep doing what matters.

Find your way to get involved →

Why OTV?

Too many responses come after the harm is done. We focus on what happens before.

We work to reduce girls’ vulnerability to exploitation by supporting girls, strengthening families and working alongside villages to create safer futures.

Finding better ways to do the work.

Idea Lab is where we explore challenges, test ideas and learn from experience. We look for practical ways to strengthen OTV’s work and create better outcomes for girls, families and villages.

Come and see the work firsthand.

Visiting OTV is an opportunity to meet the people we work alongside, learn about life in the villages and see our work in context.

We want visits to be meaningful, respectful and guided by the needs of the communities we work with.

We’re working toward a day when girls across the Mekong are safe from trafficking and exploitation.

eight 12

A committed community behind the work.

eight12 brings together people who believe in what OTV does and want to help make it possible. Their ongoing support helps us protect girls, support families and work alongside villages across Thailand and the Mekong region.

Contact Justin about eight12 → justin@onethousandvillages.org

Donation

Support OTV

Your support helps us protect girls from exploitation, support families and work alongside villages across Thailand and the Mekong region.

Every contribution helps us continue this work.

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Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible in Australia through the One Thousand Villages Fund.

Meet Justin

OTV was built on a belief that the right thing to do is the right thing to do — so we do it.

For more than 20 years, Justin Whitecross has worked alongside families and villages across Thailand and the Mekong region. OTV’s work is practical, often challenging, and built on relationships that take time.

Get in touch with Justin → justin@onethousandvillages.org