Children have the right to live safely and not to be abused or exploited. However, protection of this right requires effective legislation, a network of trained professionals and empowerment of communities. One Sky has take a leading role in the Alternative Care Thailand (ACT) project from its office in Chiang Mai. The objective is to regulate the many hundreds of Children's homes in Thailand. There are an estimated 130,000 children in these unregulated homes and other institutions where they are at risk of abuse and mis-treatment.

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​In Sangkhlaburi One Sky has established the first Child Protection Committee with the power to regulate children going into a home and to carry out inspections. In 2024 the Committee inspected the 17 homes in Sangkhlaburi. Only 3 were considered satisfactory and in one case children were removed because they were being badly treated.

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Governors of other provinces have now approved the setting up of similar committees. The ultimate aim is to convince the government to regulate all children's homes and to reduce the number of children going into homes.