This Thailand-based charity relies on the support of donors in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. With an extensive remit to care for orphaned and vulnerable children beyond the seaside town of Pattaya, some 80 miles south of Bangkok, funding and sponsors are needed for children living with HIV/Aids, tsunami-affected young people and other vulnerable groups.

The Trust’s projects include a street kids home on the outskirts of town and a drop-in centre in the middle of town, a school for blind children, and a vocational school for young disabled people which is a flagship for the whole of Asia.

Winning a finalist award in 2006 from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ voluntary sector wing, Fifth Estate, for its overall strategy and creative mix of communications techniques in the ‘on a shoestring’ category, Third Sector PR achieved a media partnership, a high-profile reception, the support of Cherie Blair with a visit to Downing Street, awareness raising through the Flora London marathon, school projects and latest website design.