The Kalbarri Rebuild Fund was launched back in April, with the aim to raise $100,000 to support locals to repair homes damaged by Cyclone Seroja. Thanks to...
Kalbarri Rebuild Fundraising Update
The Kalbarri Rebuild Fund was launched on Tuesday 13 April 2021, with the aim to raise funds to support Kalbarri locals in the rebuilding of homes destroyed...
Kalbarri ā in the weeks since Cyclone Seroja
Written by Grace Crogan - Kalbarri Rebuild Fund. So, I agreed to write this blog post some days ago. Itās now very late in the evening, again (how does that...
Letās Toast to a Better World
What if there was a way that you could make the world a better place by simply doing something as fun as enjoying a glass of wine? It sounds too good to be...
The Pandemic Might Hit us, But it Wonāt Break Us!
The world as we knew it is gone! Itās hard to come to terms with the state the world is in right now. People have been infected, more have been...
2019 in Review: The Lives we touched This Year
How time flies! 2019 is coming to an end. It seems like yesterday when we toasted to a new year and made new resolutions. Did you stick to your resolutions?...
How Can We Conserve the Dying Karen Culture?
The year is 1997. Shwe Maung, a Burmese army general, walks on a Karen flag and publicly declares, āIn 20 years, you will only be able to find Karen people in...
Another Win for Kong Dee and Echo International Aid
2019 seems like Kong Deeās year. You remember Kong Dee, right? In case you donāt know who Kong Dee is, he is the first beneficiary of our Scholarship Program....
Kong Deeās Success Story
What are the chances for a stateless boy living as a refugee in a small village in the Thai/Burma region to realise his dream and travel overseas? The...
Echo International Aid 2019 Annual Appeal
This week, we launch our annual appeal to help us raise funds to support refugees and displaced persons living in the Thai/Burma region. Since our first...
Life-Saving Emergency Medical Aid – We Need Your Help
Have you ever wondered about the process that displaced people follow to access medical care? Well, in a stable country, medical care is a basic need...
Education is the Key to Freedom
As the great inventor, George Washington Carver once said, āEducation is the key to Ā unlock the golden door of freedom.ā This quote paints a vivid picture of...
Echo International Aid: How it All Began
It has been a while since we updated our blog, and for that, we apologise. A lot has been going on but we remain on track, and our mission to help remains the...
Baby twins arrive with a little help from our friends
We are so excited to announce the arrival of baby twin girls Far Sai (ąøą¹ąø²ą¹ąøŖ) and Chun Jai (ąøąø·ą¹ąøą¹ąø). Without your generous support through our emergency...
Food drops and a trip to the Library in Burma
It is with great gratitude that we bring you exciting updates from our recent field trip to Burma, where we competed two food relief drops from your recent...
Baby Star makes a full recovery!
We have some wonderful news! Baby Star has made a full recovery! Her family are absolutely over the moon and immensely grateful. Last year when we met baby...
Thank you for your generosity – emergency medical aid appeal
Our 2 week emergency medical aid appeal has come to an end, achieving the target needed to deliverĀ critical medical aid for Kru (ąøąø£ąø¹ - teacher) Somsak. We...
Kathmandu School Latest Update
EDUC-Nepal is a school in Kathmandu that provides a free education to underprivileged children from the Basundhara squattersā area who would not otherwise...
Citizenship support update
Our Citizenship Support Program is assisting displaced persons become permanent citizens. We have an exciting announcement direct from the border of Thailand...
JOY 94.9FM radio interview – Emergency Medical Aid Appeal
Ryan joins Jason in the JOY FM studio this week to explain why your support is so crucial. Listen to Ryan's interview at JOY FM Asian pop radio podcast here...
Please help with our Emergency Medical Aid Appeal
Kru (ąøąø£ąø¹ - teacher) Somsak is a 53 year old teacher from Sanglkaburi, Kanchanaburi on the Thai/Burma border who has fallen ill on a recent trip to a local...
Kathmandu School Update
A long-overdue EDUC-Nepal building update: Lessons in frustration, patience and kindness! Over Summer I travelled back to Kathmandu, staying with my beautiful...
Helping Nong Joh
Nong Joh who was living with his grandparents who have now passed away. Echo International Aid is assisting him every month with money for basic living...
The story of Nong Jen
We first met Nong Jen in Sangklaburi in 2014, she lives with her mother and father in a small run down bamboo house on borrowed land not so far from the town....
Party for a Cause: From Brunswick to Nepal
Echo International Aid heldĀ another pop-up bar on Friday 18 November 2016 at the Brunswick Town Hall. The event raised funds to build an earthquake-proof...
Video blog: Field trip to the border
Fred and Jeremi took a field trip to the Thai/Burma border this month, to check on the progress of projects in the area. On the agenda was having a look at...
Thanks for your help to build a school library in a remote village
Echo International Aid's A-Team Fred and Jeremi recently took a trip to a village over theĀ border in Burma (Myanmaar) to check out Ā work on the new school...
Kong Dee is now in his 3rd year of university
Kong Dee is now in his 3rd year of university in Knachanaburi city 5 hours from his home town in Kongmonta. He returns home as often as his studies permits to...
Welcome Echo’s newest board member.
Say hello to Echoās newest board member!Ā Echo International Aid would like to welcome its newest board member, Emma McDonald. Emma is a Masters of Teaching...
In this podcast our co-founder Jeremiās has another chat on JOY with David and Sue about how the Echo organisation works with displaced refugees on the...
Watch the video highlights of our 2016 fundraiser
The music was pumping, the drinks were flowing and the money just kept rolling in, $10,628 to be precise! A great night was had by all at the Old Melbourne...
Thanks to everyone for supporting our Old Melbourne Gaol fundraiser
Echo International Aid's first pop up bar fundraiser at the Old Melbourne Gaol has proven to be a complete success -$10,628 raised for building and...
In this podcast on JOY94.9, Gazman speaks to Ryan Stevens, one of the founders of Echo International Aid and event organiser of theĀ annualĀ Pop up bar...
Join our event live on Snapchat
If you can't join us in person at our very first Annual Appeal Pop Up Bar at the Old Melbourne Gaol on Friday 22nd July, you can get to know us better on...
Aid gives refugees a fresh start
Jeremi recently caught up with Belinda Mackowski and spoke about his work with Echo International Aid and his passion toĀ help refugees. "It has now been two...
Party for a Cause in Melbourne
Echo International Aid is set to host a Pop up bar at the Old Melbourne Gaol on Friday 22nd July 2016 to raise funds for Echoās 2016 annual appeal. The...
GENESIS Network matches Echo dollar-for-dollar
To coincide with Echo International Aid's annual appeal and upcoming fundraiser at the Old Melbourne Gaol, U.S based GENESIS network has pledged to...
Echo International Aid Annual Appeal
This week we have launched the organisationās first annual appeal. We are seeking to raise funds for urgent projects that will support Karen, Burmese refugees...
Meet The Genesis Network
In mid March this year, IĀ took a quickĀ trip to Sangkhlaburi on the border of Thailand and Burma. It was to be the first face to faceĀ meetingĀ with Adam...
The greatest gift
As a parent you want to empower your kids to make change, to be kind and considerate, grateful and generous. Doing the Rice Drop in Sangkhlaburi was the...
Food drops, fund through Echo or DIY
Before one of the trips to our focus area on the Thai/Burma border I was approached by one of my work colleagues about facilitating a food drop which she...
Echo International have teamed up with Asian Pop Radio to build awareness in Australia. In this podcast, the host of Asian Pop Radio J-Jon, speaks to the...
We are Echo International
Find out what bought us to the Sangkhlaburi District in Northern Thailand where over half of the population is made up of ethnic groups displaced from nearby...
In this podcast, founders Jeremi and Ryan speak about the work they are doing in Thailand and how others can get involved. Asian Pop Radio is a weekly program...
School supplies for Tee Lai Pha
The village of Tee Lai Pha is one the furthermost villages from Sangklaburi next to the Thai/Burma border. A new school building was funded by Genesis Network...
The Blow Waves release Island and donate all proceeds
The Blow Waves were a five-piece new wave band from Australia who played over 100 live shows around Australia, Europe and the UK from 2006 until they...
Who is Kong Dee?
Kong Dee is a 19 year old living in Sangklhaburi on the western border of Thailand. He was born in the Karen village Goh Mon Tha and is of Karen ethnicity. He...
The trip that changed it all
After a couple of directionless months in Thailand it was meeting Davee from Kid Launch that changed everything. After many hours searching the internet for...
Arriving in Sangkhlaburi
I had successfully gathered my essential supplies (thongs, a bag & mozzie repellent) and I was jungle bound baby! I caught the next available mini-van,...
Landing in Bangkok
I was two thirds of the way through my "trip of a life time". I had been sleeping on couches, floors, and the occasional hotel bed for the past 8 months. I...