PHILANTHROPY

Sentimentality of Giving: Covid-19 in Thailand

Dr. Somchai Charoenwong

2025-03-25

Charitable donations and mutual community relief

An ethnographic and psychosocial investigation into spontaneous solidarity, community pantries (Too Pun Sook), and the cultural semantics of merit-making during national crisis.

The Dynamics of Crisis Philanthropy During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand witnessed an unprecedented explosion of spontaneous mutual aid—epitomized by street-corner "Happiness Pantries" and informal direct cash transfers.

The Dynamics of Crisis Philanthropy During the COVID-19 pandemic, Thailand witnessed an unprecedented explosion of spontaneous mutual aid—epitomized by street-corner "Happiness Pantries" and informal direct cash transfers.

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