Research That Works for People, Not Just Shelves
At Urban Light, research is not an academic exercise — it's a tool. Every study we produce is designed to be used: by our own program teams shaping services, by global organizations building better systems, and by the communities our work documents. We believe research that doesn't change practice isn't finished.
Our research is built with — not just about — the communities it documents, using an intersectional lens that reflects the realities of the people involved. Urban Light continues to contribute to the global evidence base on effective, trauma-informed, survivor-centered responses to sexual violence against boys and men, ensuring our findings move from the page into practice.
Urban Light x World Childhood Foundation
“Tell Them What Happened to Me: An Exploration of Online and Offline Sexual Exploitation of Males and SOGIE-Diverse Young People in Northern Thailand” (November, 2022)
ECPAT International x Urban Light (Facilitated by Urban Light)
Global Initiative on the Sexual Exploitation of Boys: The Thailand Report (2021)
WINROCK International x Urban Light (Facilitated by Urban Light)
Private Protection Centers to Assist Human Trafficking Survivors in Thailand: Obstacles to Registration and Recommendations for Mitigation (2021)
WINROCK International
Review of Models of Care for Trafficking Survivors in Thailand (2019)
Urban Light’s Transitional Housing Program is mentioned as a Case Study on page 19. Please note that one important shortcoming not mentioned in this report is a lack of adequate funding for Case Managers and Housing support to expand the housing program to reach more participants.
Interact Region Asia x Urban Light (contributing partner)
Beyond Awareness: Learning From Local Experiences to Move Forward in Fighting Human Trafficking (2018)
Urban Light x Up! International
To Help My Parents: An Exploratory Study on the Hidden Vulnerabilities of Street-Involved Children and Youth in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2016)
Urban Light x Love 146
Boys for Baht? A Baseline Study on the Vulnerability of Male Entertainment Workers in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2013)