The Struggle of Bangkok's Poor (Feat. Friso Poldervaart) | One Night in Bangkok Ep. 021

Friso Poldervaart is a Dutch expat living in Thailand for 14 years. Along with Greg Lange (owner of Sunrise Tacos), he is one of the founders of Bangkok Community Help Foundation. In this episode Friso talks about coming to Thailand at a young age, helping those in need during the pandemic, and what the Khlong Toei "slum" is really like. If you would like to volunteer or donate, please visit https://bangkokcommunityhelp.org/ 🎧 AUDIO VERSIONS AVAILABLE HERE ⬇ ▸SPOTIFY: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... ▸APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/on... 🎤 GUEST INFO ⬇ ▸Friso:   / frisopoldervaart   ▸Bangkok Community Help:   / bangkokcommunityhelp   ▸Website: https://bangkokcommunityhelp.org/ 🍹 BUY US A DRINK TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL⬇ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/onenight... 💳 SIGN UP FOR A WISE ACCOUNT⬇ https://wise.com/invite/dic/erics1660 (Transfer money globally up to 3x cheaper than banks/ATMs) 📲 JOIN OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY GROUP (Insider Tips, Guides, & Info) ⬇ https://www.skool.com/one-night-in-ba... 📞 BOOK A 1-1 CALL WITH ERIC ⬇ https://buymeacoffee.com/onenightinba... 🌃 FOLLOW ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK ⬇ ▸YouTube:    / @onenightinbangkok_   ▸Instagram:   / onenightinbangkok_   ▸TikTok:   / onenightinbangkokpodcast   🌴THE ENDLESS VOYAGE (my other channel) ⬇ ▸YouTube:    / @ericdavid.official   ▸Instagram:   / theendlessvoyage   ✍️ Leave your thoughts, comments, questions below! ⬇ TIMESTAMPS ⬇ 00:00 Intro 01:20 Meet Friso 05:55 Thais getting pushed out 12:00 Khlong Toei slum 17:10 The tattoo man 19:50 Explaining to family back home 22:00 Moving to Bangkok before TikTok 25:15 Bangkok during COVID 29:05 Bangkok Community Help Foundation 37:50 Treating the water 40:50 Girlfriend 42:30 Outside the Sukhumvit bubble 44:40 Outro DISCLAIMERS & AFFILIATIONS We may participant in referral or affiliate programs. By using the above links to purchase products or sign up for services, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting the channel.