Suwandee (Beaw) Thatsanaprai
Spark Fund Specialist, Thailand
Suwandee Thatsanaprai, known as Beaw, works in collaboration with Global Fund for Children’s Asia program and Spark Fund teams to facilitate youth-led grantmaking, capacity development, and program-related support for Spark Fund partners in Southeast Asia. Beaw is a Thai-Karen education development practitioner working in Thailand and Myanmar to improve access to education for marginalized and ethnic minority students. She has several years of experience working in education and youth development settings, with a particular focus on her native northern Thailand and its border areas. Beaw is passionate about bringing the voices of underrepresented youth into the mainstream conversation. She recently earned a master’s degree in education (policy and international development) from the University of Bristol. She is fluent in Thai and Karen.