Joan Evans (charity worker)

Sister Joan Evans, PBVM

Sister Joan Evans, PBVM is a retired Australian religious sister born in 1931 and now based in the Klong Toei slums in Bangkok, Thailand. She is a member of the Western Australian Congregation of Presentation Sisters. Sister Joan is a charity activist, who helps the needy youth and families in the slums of the Thai capital.[1] Each fortnight, Sister Joan supports around 170 babies with deliveries of powdered milk.

Prior to coming to Thailand, Sister Joan was a school teacher in Western Australia teaching Mathematics and Geography in schools throughout the state. Postings included Iona Presentation College in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park and Stella Maris Presentation College in the midwestern town of Geraldton. In 1992 she arrived in Bangkok and established several specific charitable projects for support for the needy in Bangkok.[2]

Projects

References

  1. "In Bangkok, the milk run of human kindness". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  2. "Australian's 'pride and joy' helping slum families in Bangkok". Peter Lloyd, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 December 2002. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  3. "Our lady of the slums". The Courier-Mail. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-21.

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