About Sister Joan Evans PBVM

Sister Joan is a religious Sister from the Western Australian Congregation of Presentation Sisters.

Prior to her retirement at the end of 1990, Sister Joan was a Secondary School teacher in Perth.

After her arrival in Thailand in February 1991, Sister Joan spent 8 months in language training and, at the beginning of 1992, began to walk the slum areas of Bangkok.

Since that time, Sister Joan has worked in the slum area of Klong Toey, Bangkok. Through the establishment of specific projects, Sister Joan is a constant support for many families in this area.

Education is a core mission of Sister Joan. She believes there is a real need to help children and young adults to the point where they can help themselves.

One of Sister's projects, the annual Education Project, provides an opportunity for students to receive an education which is vital if they are to ultimately break out of the poverty cycle.

Sister Joan provides ongoing support during each school term through her Fares and Food (2F) Project, providing funds for breakfast or lunch and transport costs so students can get to school and not be hungry while studying.

Sister Joan also provides nutritional support for young babies through her fortnightly Milk Run Project.

Sister currently supports over 50 families in Klong Toey with her fortnightly Family Food Project, providing rice, cooking oil, sardines and fish sauce and other essential items.

Sister Joan relies entirely on donations for her mission and all money donated goes towards her projects.

For more information on Sister Joan's mission, visit Sister Joan's website.

You can read media reports on Sister here - Sister Joan media reports.

You can watch a slide presentation on Sister's mission on YouTube here - Sister Joan's mission.

You can contact Sister Joan here - Sister Joan's email.

You can also follow Sister Joan via her supporters' updates on Twitter - SisterJoan.info Twitter.


Sister Joan's website and the Supporters blog are maintained by Sister Joan's volunteer support group in Bangkok.