started the Kharma Family with the aim of improving the lives of many of the kingdom's poorest children. Knowing the dangers and problems that young people face in Southern Thailand, she wanted to reach out to local communities and invite them to join forces with talented volunteers to improve things for local children. Being a teacher of Thai to foreigners and living and working in Thailand meant that Nion had contacts with a range of people who wanted to give something back to Thailand and who had a range of skills to offer.: