About Us
Child-TRAC is a Dutch registered, independent, non-governmental organization committed to creating new opportunities and improving living conditions for disadvantaged 'forgotten' children regardless of religious, ethnic or social background. Our projects are aimed at providing children with the tools they need to grow and thrive in their communities by providing training, research, direct aid and care. With the aim of breaking the cycle of poverty and exploitation.
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Child-TRAC has worked with many international partners including UNICEF, US IOTWS program, Childline Thailand, USAID, Thailand PLAN, Save the Children UK and Sweden, the American and Finnish Red Cross & Red Crescent societies and the Thai government, to improve the lives of Thai and migrant children in the Phang Nga province.
Our Team
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Chantalle Lacroix
Chief Executive / Founder
Chantalle co-founded DTRAC in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami which hit Southern Thailand. In response to UNICEF's request to partner on projects and locate missing Tsunami Orphans, she founded Child-TRAC in 2006. Her field of interest is child rights and legal protection and this combined with her organizational skills and background in finance, has enabled her to respond to need and lead Child-TRAC with its many projects to this day
Carly Festa
Head of Mission
Carly has been a working with Child-TRAC since it was founded in Thailand as a project of DTRAC in 2005. During this time she has worked as a Field Researcher, Team Co-ordinator and Head of Operations.
Carly has remained with ChildTRAC since then, while also gaining experience as senior Marketing Manager specialising in Brand Strategy
Melissa Kordas
Education & Training
Melissa is a certified Teaching Assistant who is experienced in working with children on a one to one basis or in small groups. Melissa has specialised in researching and mentoring children with special educational needs
Christine Waltmans
International Relations
Christine is an international Contract Manager, providing procurement services in an ethical, professional, timely and cost effective manner. Christine has specialised in SAP software solutions and is a language expert
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Our Vision
We stand for a world that is free from abuse, exploitation and discrimination, in which children and their families have the right to care, education and better living conditions
Mission Statement
Child-TRAC stands for a world that is free from abuse, exploitation and discrimination. We strive to give every child a voice and provide the tools required for self development. Because Child-TRAC believes that every child deserves the right to grow up in a safe and healthy environment
Our History
Child-TRAC started after the devastating Tsunami in December 2004, when
UNICEF asked Child-TRAC to track down all tsunami orphans in Thailand.
As a result of collecting information, research and interviewing, we developed a methodology to locate thousands of Thai orphans.
During this study, we also discovered that thousands of Burmese migrant children also lost one or both parents.
We completed additional field research in recent years and this has led us to support various projects focusing on well-being and education