Participant Experiences
What People Say After Joining Our Programmes
These are perspectives shared by participants after completing their workshops. We've kept their words honest and their situations recognisable.
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Participant Reviews
From People Who Were Where You Are
Siriporn Phungthong
Bangkok · Retired teacher, age 58
I joined the Scam Awareness programme after my neighbour lost a substantial amount to a phone investment scheme. I wanted to understand how it happened. By the end of the second session, I realised I'd nearly fallen for something similar myself two years earlier. The printed reference card is now on my kitchen wall. I've shared what I learned with my sister and two friends.
Scam Awareness Programme · February 2026
Wanchai Charoenwong
Bangkok · Small business owner, age 52
The debt programme was exactly what I needed. I had three different loan products and genuinely didn't understand how they compared. The facilitator was patient with questions that probably seemed basic. I walked away with a prioritisation worksheet that I actually used — I didn't expect to feel that clear-headed about it afterwards. The one-on-one session at the end was particularly useful.
Navigating Debt Programme · January 2026
Nattaporn & Chalee Petcharat
Samphanthawong · Couple, ages 47 & 50
My husband and I have always handled money separately and rarely talked about it properly. After the third session of the Family programme, we had a conversation about our children's education that we'd been avoiding for two years. It wasn't the programme that resolved it, but the structured approach gave us a way in. We completed the full ten weeks and we both think it was worth every baht.
Family Communication Programme · December 2025
Malee Kamchai
Bangkok · Civil servant, age 45
I was nervous going in — I thought it might feel like a lecture or that I'd be the least informed person in the room. Neither was true. The group was varied in background and the facilitator drew on that well. The scam scenario exercises were eye-opening. I work with the public and have already used what I learned in a conversation that may have helped someone avoid a scheme.
Scam Awareness Programme · January 2026
Anan Saengkaew
Bangkok · Freelance consultant, age 61
At 61, I've made most of my financial decisions through intuition and advice from friends. The Debt programme showed me there were real gaps in my understanding — particularly around refinancing. I wasn't expecting to feel relieved afterwards, but I did. The atmosphere was calm and the facilitator never made anyone feel their question was trivial. I'd recommend it to anyone approaching retirement with existing obligations.
Navigating Debt Programme · December 2025
Pornthip Limthong
Bangkok · Homemaker, age 54
My daughter encouraged me to join the Family programme with her. I was unsure — I don't like formal settings. But Baan Mangkon doesn't feel formal. It's a real conversation, guided well. The inheritance session was the hardest for us but also the most useful. We'd been avoiding the topic for years because neither of us knew how to start. The facilitator helped us find a way in that felt respectful.
Family Communication Programme · January 2026
Detailed Journeys
A Closer Look at What Changed
From Anxiety to Clarity: A Debt Programme Story
Starting Point
A participant in their mid-50s held a mortgage, a personal loan, and two credit cards. They were making all minimum payments but had no idea how interest was accumulating or how to create a manageable path forward.
Through the Programme
Sessions on interest mechanics clarified what was actually costing the most. The debt mapping exercise revealed that one card was significantly more expensive than the other. The individual review session helped them build a realistic six-month repayment focus.
After Completion
The participant reduced their most expensive credit card balance significantly within three months by redirecting funds using the prioritisation worksheet approach. They described feeling, for the first time, that they had agency over the situation rather than being managed by it.
"The honest thing is I was embarrassed before. Now I actually look at my statements." — Navigating Debt participant, Bangkok
A Couple Who Hadn't Talked About Money in Years
Starting Point
A couple in their late 40s joined together. Both worked, both handled their own finances separately, and financial conversations had become a point of tension in their relationship over many years.
Through the Programme
The early sessions on money mindsets helped both understand why the other approached finances differently — not as stubbornness, but as genuinely different formative experiences. The dialogue exercises gave structure to conversations they'd previously avoided.
After Completion
By week 8, the couple had agreed on a shared approach to their household budget for the first time. They describe the programme as having given them a common language for money — something practical to return to when the conversation gets difficult.
"We weren't arguing about money any less. We were just better at finding the actual issue underneath." — Couples Programme participant
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Community Impact Award 2023
PDPA Compliant 2022
Adult Learning Excellence 2022
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