Hathairat Suda

Thailand

Hathairat Suda is a social worker and activist. For the past 17 years, Hathairat Suda has been working to promote reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and sex education among youngsters. She once ordained as a Samaneri, or female novice, in the Theravada tradition. Therefore, she has found Buddhist teachings and the role of female monastics helpful in her counselling work with teenagers.