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, we’ve worked alongside girls, families, and communities across Thailand and the Mekong region to create safer pathways and stronger futures for those facing hardship.

Programs

Practical action. Local leadership. Lasting change.

We respond to real needs with practical, locally led programs that strengthen families, build safer communities, and create opportunities for girls to build stronger futures.

Join OTV

Change starts when people choose to care.

Give. Volunteer. Share our work. Build a relationship with us.

Whatever you do, you can help prevent exploitation, break cycles of poverty, and create opportunities for girls and families.

Why OTV? Because too many responses come after the harm is done. We focus on what happens before. Working in villages to protect girls, strengthen families, and break cycles of poverty.

Idea Lab is where we identify challenges, test ideas, and improve how we work at OTV.

Travel with founder Justin Whitecross across Thailand—walk villages, meet families, and see what it takes to run OTV. A trip you won’t forget.

Here’s what’s happening

Toilets in lower northern and northern Thailand: Building and repairing safe, clean toilets for children and families.

Earthquake Relief in Myanmar: Helping families hit by the March 2025 earthquake.

Pattaya Street by Street Program: Supports vulnerable girls and women across the city, providing care and support.

Myanmar IDP Relief Program: Providing urgent emergency aid to displaced families in Myanmar.

Supharat’s Activity: A weekly gathering where girls come together to learn skills, build confidence, and receive financial support, using creative writing to create messages and labels for rice bags that are filled with rice and delivered to families in need.

25kg Rice Program: Getting food to families who really need it. We deliver 25kg bags of rice, along with eggs and canned fish.

For more information about any of these programs, send us a message at hi@onethousandvillages.org

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

eight 12

Our giving community, Eight12, sits at the heart of our work. This small but committed group supports our mission to protect girls and young women from exploitation and trafficking, and to strengthen communities across Thailand and the Mekong region.

Want to learn more? Contact us → hi@onethousandvillages.org

Donation

All donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible in Australia. Donations are processed through our ATO-endorsed DGR fund.

Meet Justin

“Forget the odds!” Justin knew it seemed impossible—but he went for it anyway. Want to meet Justin? → Contact us