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The School provides quality education to children in a rural village, combining formal education with local education methods to help preserve traditions and provide useful knowledge relevant to the community. Full Details
The Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Centre offers great educational opportunities to migrant youth who have no access to ‘regular’ education but without food and medicine many of the poorest students would not be able to attend. Full Details
80 Preschool students from 13 marginalised ethnic minority groups near Chiang Dao in northern Thailand saw the funding of their school drying up. We could avoid the closing of their school thanks to a generous sponsor. Full Details
The boarding house offers up to 20 children an environment that is as close to a normal family life as possible. They attend the local Thai school and learn English, Shan, Burmese and computer skills at the camp in the evenings. Full Details
In our recent visit we noticed that some of the students did not have any tables and chairs to sit on while eating their lunch. The water tank at the school also had no shelter and was completely exposed to the weather. Full Details
The boys shared bathroom and the roof to their dormitory were damaged and collapsing, leaving them without a safe place to live and sleep, and no clean room to bath or do their laundry. Full Details
The old kitchen had poor hygiene, cleaning and sanitation conditions increasing the risk of infection and disease spreading, as well as contamination of food and food poisoning. Full Details
4 monthly deliveries of essential basic food that was urgently needed to support 10 families in 5 villages in Northern Thailand. While the families have tried to grow some food at home, the drought has hit even this small supplement, and nothing grows. And with the economic downturn there is zero income for these ten families. Full Details
In 2015, the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club (CMIRC) approached us for a project to receive their yearly donation of clothes. Aware of the situation in Koung Jor, we proposed to CMIRC that they donate winter clothing to the camp. Full Details
Supporting young students financially so they can afford to attend school. Paying for their uniform, books, transportation and meals without which their opportunities in life would be severely limited. Full Details
Shan scholarship students are supported with supplementary scholarships that cover their basic living costs such as clothing, hygienic needs and food. With the aid of academic and supplementary scholarships students have a better chance of succeeding in school, improving their livelihoods and helping their communities. Full Details
During Phase 3 of the Covid-19 pandemic, migrant workers in three districts (Fang, Mae Ai, and Chai Prakan) were unable to provide enough food for their families. PCF and our implementing partner the Fortune Community Health Group (FCHG) have identified 1000 families in 32 areas in these districts that need the most help. Full Details
For Ban Pha Lai village community this resulted in all of the children failing their school year so Kru Oil, a former teacher at the community school and project co-ordinator, set up evening classes on her own but quickly found herself swamped by the number of students joining. 19.000 THB (500 Eur) paid for the stipend for 3 teachers for 3,5 months to teach 3 grades of 48 children EVERY NIGHT for 2 hours. Not letting this generation fall futher behind is a huge impact for very little money. Full Details
By connecting Chiang Mai International Rotary Club with SWAN (the partner that helps support the nursery), the children now have a reliable funding for the children's daily dietary needs. Full Details
Here in Chiang Mai the local population is much more dependent on tourist income and casual labour than most other Thai cities. The recent lockdown due to the pandemic has brought many people to the brink of desperation. It is estimated that 100.000 people are now unemployed with no financial safety net and none likely in the near future. Full Details
We support the most urgently needed medications for 3,000 people in an IDP camp which has recently seen a large influx of people. Full Details
The Foundation for Applied Linguistics (FAL) offers a specifically designed language programme targeted to improve the language skills of ethnic children. They work with schools in remote villages in northern Thailand where minority children face huge difficulties due to the language gap between their local language and the Thai language used at school. Full Details
A nursery with a leaking roof is no environment for children. Thanks to our sponsor, the Brodtbeck Philanthropy Foundation, and partnership with the Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN), we will ensure that the roof is renovated. The children and teachers at Koung Jor Nursery School will no longer have to worry about the rainy season or a leaking roof. Full Details
The project provides full financial support for 3 university students from underserved ethnic groups living along the boarder area in Tak province. Currently two students are studying Geo-Cultural Management and the third is studying Education for Community Development. Full Details
Education is so important to help break the cycle of poverty, but unfortunately for many in rural Thailand, getting that education has many barriers - and that is usually the cost. Thanks to several private sponsors, we are able to provide important scholarships to two aspiring and dedicated students. Full Details
In Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp the leadership set up English classes to increase the opportunities for the children in the community once they are able to leave the camp. A small stipend for the teachers secures the continuity of this important programme. Full Details