Gift of Happiness Foundation, Thailand.
- Gift of Happiness Foundation (GoHF) provides unconditional free professional comedy entertainment and very much more to thousands of needy people who never have anything much to be happy about!
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A legally registered not-for-profit, non-government charitable organisation in the Kingdom of Thailand.
Registration number: K T 1914. Tax I.D : 0-9930-00092-26-1 Member of the League of Foundations of Thailand. Mission Statement; To serve individuals and families living in the poorest communities in Thailand. Gift of Happiness Foundation (GoHF) provides positive sustainable development through educational comedy show productions *Edutainment provided by world class professionals and trainee entertainers. The charity also delivers many tons of educational materials, clothing, toys, medical supplies, toiletries and bedding to an average 2,000 needy people in Thailand, every month of the year. |
Registered Logo for Gift of Happiness Foundation
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The charity produces monthly aid giving projects that provide essential supplies to needy families, schools, medical centers and orphaned children in Thailand. GoHF is managed by a team of dedicated volunteers and is not tied to supporting just a few children at only one location. Therefore, this unique organisation has the freedom to provide joy to thousands of children in urban and remote locations throughout the country.
* Edutainment combines the words "education" and "entertainment." It refers to any form of entertainment that is educational. The goal of edutainment is to make learning enjoyable and fun. Edutainment is found inside and outside of classrooms and exists across several types of media. Some are passive, while others like the GoHF programmes are interactive.
Producing a high quality experience exclusively for children in need.
Gift of Happiness Foundation provides clothing, educational supplies, toys and comical live entertainment for poor children in Thailand
Quote, Anton Chekhov:
“People Don't Notice Whether It's Winter Or Summer When They're Happy”.
About Us
The idea of starting this charity was born in 1992 by British and Swedish born circus performers, Mr & Mrs Eddie & Charlotte Haworth when they were running their UK circus skill training workshops for disadvantaged kids in Liverpool, England. Read More...
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What we actually do.
The Foundation regularly gives simple interactive and educational comedy shows to those whose lives quite often contain little joy. We also give away tons of essential goods during our aid giving projects, delivered where it's needed most and at least once every month of the year. See About Us Who we help. Orphans, vulnerable street children, Bangkok slum dwellers, families living on garbage dumps, AIDS centers and facilities housing physically or mentally challenged children. We regularly serve medical centers, crisis centers for abused women and children, communities of migrant worker families and people displaced by civil war who live in refugee camps. |
Gift of Happiness Foundation helping people living on Garbage Dumps and remote poor communities in Thailand.
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What we actually give.
The charity gives children and their family’s basic necessities like clothing, bedding, medical supplies, educational equipment, toys, agricultural tools and tons more useful goods. The children always get to see a top class professional comedy show to leave them with a fantastic memory that no-one can ever steal from them! See Our Monthly Project Archives
The charity gives children and their family’s basic necessities like clothing, bedding, medical supplies, educational equipment, toys, agricultural tools and tons more useful goods. The children always get to see a top class professional comedy show to leave them with a fantastic memory that no-one can ever steal from them! See Our Monthly Project Archives
100% pledge; Donations go directly to fund our projects
A few facts about funding for the Gift of Happiness Foundation...
- In 2005, our Founder, Mr Eddie Haworth FRSA (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts) provided more than 500,000-THB ($15,964-USD) as required in legal fees and Government registration fees to set-up the Thai registered charity, Gift of Happiness Foundation.
- Eddie also provided the main 4x4 off-road capable vehicle needed for the charity to bring essential goods to remote parts of Thailand. He still covers repayments and maintenance costs for the latest 4x4 vehicle, purchased in 2018 at a cost of ฿1.2 million-THB ($38,300-USD). The money for all this came and still comes from Eddie Haworth's earnings as a Lecturer in performing arts and as a professional entertainer.
- Eddie is a Volunteer at the Gift of Happiness Foundation and he has never received a salary. He is not allowed access to the Charity Bank Account which is governed by the Gift of Happiness Foundation's, all Thai Citizens Board of Trustees.
- In 2014, our only corporate sponsor, Monroe Consulting Group gave the Gift of Happiness Foundation a brand-new truck and a pledge to provide monthly cash donations to cover the Gift of Happiness Foundation’s core running costs.
- The following core running costs are covered by Monroe Consulting Group and Eddie Haworth's earnings...
- All transport purchase and maintenance costs, administration costs, staff salaries, office/warehouse rent, utilities, insurance, telephones, office stationery, maintenance services, advertising expenses, IT services, Bank charges, Audit, payroll, accountancy fees and Government charity-registration fees.
Our Founder, Eddie Haworth describes why he’s so passionate about this little charity?
Eddie Haworth Founder at Gift of Happiness Foundation
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I was born in the industrial, filthy, polluted North West of England in 1952 where I spent my childhood learning how to survive the rigors of living in one of Britain’s most deprived areas. This was during a time when children like me were often left to get-on with the business of growing up virtually alone while our parents went out to work for 12 hours a day in the dark satanic mills, factory or coal mines.
However, I think I was still quite a happy child living the same life as all my friends and family who knew very little about how green the grass may be in more affluent parts of the world. I was happy at least until the age of six, but that’s when my innocence and childhood was ripped away from me by the first of many evil men who’s selfish aim was to steal the very soul of any child, alone and vulnerable enough to be drawn into their grasp. It wasn’t until I reached my early 40’s, when faced with a life threatening trauma that I realised I’d never really had a happy childhood or even a stable adult life. I reached that realization following some expertly administered therapy that I needed to help recover from years of mental instability, alcoholism, depression and attempted suicide. Through the therapy, I learned to face up-to the mistakes I had made and the pain I suffered. Then in my early 50’s I started to discover the mistakes have made me smarter and the pain has made me stronger. |
“That’s when I stopped being a victim and started being a survivor.”
More importantly I learned to spot damaged or lost innocence in those who may not yet know how their own childhood is being, or has already been stolen from them. So now I use my training and experience in delivering empathy and pathos via the art of performance, as a tool to help fix so many broken young souls I choose not to ignore. Even better, I enjoy giving the little things that I’m able to give, knowing that the special people who receive those little gifts, may one day look back and realize they turned-out to be some of the big things in their lives.
"The beautiful thing about giving happiness is that nobody can take it away from those who receive it".
These simple lessons on how to think "out of the box" have been shown to help children find new and positive ways to turn a bad situation into a good one. Lessons on how to be happy also help develop positive dispositions and attitudes towards learning many other life skills needed to overcome some of the difficult tasks ahead.
And Finally...
When I am on my deathbed, what others think of me is going to be a long way from my mind. How wonderful it will be to let go knowing that I may not have wasted my re-born years wallowing in selfish thoughts or deeds. I may even get a revengeful crinkly lip when I think of how I survived the evilness of those cowards who tried to control my innocence. I conquered them all and learned how to turn the bad, sad years into something wholesome and good to pass-onto other innocent souls.
“Now my passion is to continue GIVING HAPPINESS until the final curtain closes my Clown Parade”.
More importantly I learned to spot damaged or lost innocence in those who may not yet know how their own childhood is being, or has already been stolen from them. So now I use my training and experience in delivering empathy and pathos via the art of performance, as a tool to help fix so many broken young souls I choose not to ignore. Even better, I enjoy giving the little things that I’m able to give, knowing that the special people who receive those little gifts, may one day look back and realize they turned-out to be some of the big things in their lives.
"The beautiful thing about giving happiness is that nobody can take it away from those who receive it".
- I believe the body heals with play, so I unconditionally give them toys.
- The mind heals with laughter, so I give them happy memories that no-one can ever steal from them.
- And the spirit heals with inspirational positive thought, so I insist on giving them the self-confidence to engage in child-centred, simple comedy acting!
These simple lessons on how to think "out of the box" have been shown to help children find new and positive ways to turn a bad situation into a good one. Lessons on how to be happy also help develop positive dispositions and attitudes towards learning many other life skills needed to overcome some of the difficult tasks ahead.
And Finally...
When I am on my deathbed, what others think of me is going to be a long way from my mind. How wonderful it will be to let go knowing that I may not have wasted my re-born years wallowing in selfish thoughts or deeds. I may even get a revengeful crinkly lip when I think of how I survived the evilness of those cowards who tried to control my innocence. I conquered them all and learned how to turn the bad, sad years into something wholesome and good to pass-onto other innocent souls.
“Now my passion is to continue GIVING HAPPINESS until the final curtain closes my Clown Parade”.
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