Summary
Education is key to allowing young and aspiring students achieve their potential. Unfortunately for many in rural Thailand, getting an education has many barriers – and that is usually the cost.
Piyawat and Mol both attend secondary school and have been outstanding students. Unfortunately for both Piyawat and Mol, their families are unable to cover the costs of their education.
Thanks to Learning Compass, which is an education-focused charitable organisation, and several private sponsors, we are able to provide important scholarships to these aspiring and dedicated students.
Background
Education is one of the critical factors in helping break the cycle of poverty for so many. For students growing up in rural Thailand, access to education is not a given. Moreover, for many of the most disadvantaged, the costs associated with travel, school materials and tuition put families in a difficult situation.
It is for this reason that we support scholarships and funding for students who otherwise would have to forego the completion of their schooling.
This project supports two aspiring students:
– Mol, a 17 year old, currently in grade 11. Her GPA last year was 3.97
– Piyawat, a 17 year old, currently in grade 11. His average GPA over the three years is 3.42
Goals and Results
Education is one of the primary means for underprivileged youth to access more and greater opportunities in life. It is for this purpose that we support this project. Now, two motivated young students have the financial means to continue their secondary-level education and will have greater opportunities in the future.
We, along with our sponsor, Learning Compass, plan to support their tertiary education once they graduate from secondary school.
Both students have now graduated with excellent results from high school are now at university and technical college.
Mol is in her first year studying Bachelor of Education (General Science)at Chiang Mai Rajabhat University in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Piyawat is in his second year studying for Mechanical Enginnering High Vocational Certificate in technical college in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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What's Been Happening Recently
𝗣𝗜𝗬𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬: 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙
Way back in 2017, Piyawat is one of the students we selected to support based on his outstanding academic records and determination in his studies.
Last year Piyawat graduated with a Higher Vocational Certificate in Mechanical Power Technology from Chiang Mai Technical College. And recently, he started his first semester of his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Power Technology.
It was a tough journey - in the last semester of his last year he was working in a garage every weekday from 8 am to 6 pm and then attending classes until 9 pm.
Even with such long hours, he achieved an outstanding GPA of 3.54 for the two-year curriculum!
Piyawat and all of us at PCF would like to thank our supporters, Learning Compass Foundation and Nigel Dow, for helping make his future possible.
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𝗠𝗢𝗟'𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬: 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥 🔬⚗️
Mol was selected for our scholarship programme based on her outstanding academic records and determination in her studies. We have supported her for the past six academic years (2017-2022).
In 2022, she began studying for a Bachelor of Education (General Science). She has completed her first year and continues to pursue her dream of becoming a science teacher.
Although she initially faced challenges when she moved to Chiang Mai and started living in a dormitory, she has now made many good friends and receives continuous support from helpful professors.
We extend our gratitude to the Learning Compass, Alet Koets Achterberg, and Bangkok Patana School for helping to reach her full potential.
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𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦, 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗢𝗣
Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of catching up with Mol, our scholarship student since 2017. She's embarking on her second year of a bachelor's degree in General Science with a passionate dream of becoming a science teacher. However, there was one obstacle standing in her way: she didn't have her own laptop to aid her studies.
We managed to secure a second-hand laptop from Mazars Thailand Ltd., generously donated through Ian Bushell in his capacity as the director of the Lanna Needy Network.
Thank you to Ian Bushell and Mazars in Thailand for your ongoing support!
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