Ittinat Seeboonruang

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Thailand

Ittinat Seeboonruang

Ittinat works as a trainer, facilitator, and conference interpreter to foster communication and connection in the development sector. He facilitates collaboration between local professionals and international experts in such areas as climate change, financial literacy, gender, and mental health.

He recently served as a national consultant for Deutsche Sparkassenstiftung (DSIK) project in northeast Thailand, a vastly underserved area of the country.

The project designed financial tools, trained trainers in financial literacy, and developed strategies to access financial resources.

He is a volunteer interpreter for the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, which he sees as a platform for giving people a chance to make their voices heard on crucial socio-political issues.

Ittinat saw how the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the lack of mental health awareness, and he believes that introducing mental health support systems and infrastructure in workplaces throughout Thailand will tangibly improve the well-being of the entire society.

That realization has inspired him to pursue an advanced degree in music therapy, with the goal of using music to heal and empower people. Ittinat believes the Equity Initiative will provide him with the knowledge, experience, and platforms that will enable him to work more directly on supportive policies and systems for mental health.