Welcome to She Thailand

Started in 2006, SHE (Self Help and Empowerment) is a Christian charity committed to helping women and children at risk in Thailand, many of whom are trapped in the commercial sex trade. SHE is dedicated to providing employment, vocational training and counseling for women who want to help themselves out of this industry. All proceeds go directly to helping them find employment, community, friendship, restoration, and above all restoration of their own value.

Mark, Sharon, and visiting teams spend most nights building relationships with women working in the hundreds of bars in Phuket, Thailand. Once a relationship is established after a few visits, Mark & Sharon share the vision of SHE with the women and let them know that there is a way out: they can have a salaried job making jewelry with SHE if they are interested. The only condition of employment is that they must quit their job at the bar completely.

Recent News

Last Updated: April 2012

The MTS school has finished their 3 month lecture phase and have started their outreach phase. The first house is built and painted on the land and we are busing working on the coffee shop (made from rice bags and soil)! Night ministry is going well, teams from AIM are making many friends. The English outreach programme continues to do well, and Liz has been able to talk into the women’s lives as she gains trust with her students.

Please join us in prayer for the following ministries & goals we have for 2012:

our Mission Training Schools (MTS)
moving to our new land in Koy Sirey & the building of the new centre
more volunteers to come and serve
more long term volunteers/staff
the start of the Hotel Training Program
favor with the English Classes in Patong (Pray for an actual classroom)
English being taught to the local Government officials, through SHE.
more women choosing to come out of the bars
more opportunities to make & sell our jewellery, journals and bookmarks.
our Thai Staff-pray they will grow more in love with God and learn to trust Him in new ways.

Thank you for joining us in prayer for the many things going on at SHE. We are excited for the many things God is doing in and through us here at SHE!

Jewelry Making Programme

This programme was started to help the many girls who work in the bars and clubs. These women are trapped by poverty had no other alternative, but to work in the bars at night. This jewelry programme provides alternative employment for the women and a safe place to learn a new trade.

Please browse through the beautiful hand made jewelry in our online store by clicking below...

The Biddells

Mark and Sharon Biddell are the co-founders of SHE. They and their four children, ranging from the ages of 10-20 (Jake, Luke, Joshua, and Sophie), moved from the UK to Thailand in May of 2006. They have worked in full-time missions now for over 10 years focusing on community development projects. Mark says “we have been based in various places over the years from Newcastle UK, working with Mercy Ships and specifically the Africa Mercy, field assignments in Togo, Benin and Ghana in Africa and also twice in the USA completing training schools with YWAM”. They were sent out by Lymington Baptist church in the UK. This is where they both came to know the Lord.

For more news and updates on the Biddell family, please visit www.biddellnews.com.

Quotes...

I love Mark and Sharon so much because they change my life, and I do not want to leave them. I want to stay with them forever. I am happy to make jewelry with SHE. And I happy to see so many team come here. That be family.

-- Glon, 25

I use believe in Buddha, but now I believe in God. He showed me his power and helped me change my life.

"[Working in the bar] was hard with my soul, because we have to go with the customer. I am feeling bad, because sometimes we want money and have to go with customer, and that is hard. But when we here at SHE we have salary. No money in the bar if I no go with customer - I have no money. Here not a lot of salary but on my soul it feel good. Here- [putting hand over her heart] feel better.

"When working at the bar sometimes sad because we have no customer and we sad- no money no nothing, no friends. I had lot of friend, but not good heart. You can find many friend but no good friend. SHE make me have lot of best friend. Good heart.

-- Wan, 24

I do not like working at the bar. Many, many men, I don't like that. Sharon and Mark go talk about making jewelry and ask me if I want to work with them. First, I say I have to think about jewelry. I work more and more at bar. I be tired. I want to stop. The bar no good. I left bar for one month, have no job no money. Then I think I have Sharon. I call Sharon and tell her I want to work with her. Then I come to work at SHE.

"Yes, I like to work here, many friends here. I love Sharon and Mark. I do not want to go away. I love here, I want to work here.

-- Kae