The Human Development Foundation
- The Human Development Foundation
The Human Development Foundation is a non-profit and non-denominational organization in Bangkok, Thailand. It was established by Roman Catholic Redemptorist Father Joseph Maier [ [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week740/profile.html PBS Story, Father Joe: Slum Priest] ] in 1975[ [http://www.aegis.com/news/ips/2005/IP050509.html Inter Press Service, HIV/AIDS-THAILAND: Mercy for Children in the Heart of a Slum] ] .]The organization and its Mercy Centre (the first and largest free AIDS hospice in Klong Toey slum, Bangkok, founded in 1993 [ [http://www.mercycentre.org/En/info_help_human_development_foundation_school_family_health_welfare.aspx?Mid=22&Tid=13&id=41 Radio Netherlands on Mercy Centre - 2006] ] ) declare their aim to provide help in building and operating schools, improving family health and welfare, protecting street children's rights, combatting the AIDS crisis, responding to daily emergencies, and offering shelter to orphans, street children, and to children and adults with AIDS.
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* [http://www.mercycentre.org/ The Human Development Foundation and Mercy Centre web-site]
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