Send Migrant Burmese and Thai Children to School
Thailand education to children at risk
Summary
This project provides free primary education and vocational skills training to 200 Burmese and Thai hill tribe children who could otherwise not attend school and are at risk of being trafficked.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Half Day School serves children most at risk of being trafficked into the sex industry or other exploitative forms of labor. Poverty, racial discrimination, and lack of citizenship documentation prevent them from going to school. At home they may face poor living conditions and sanitation, broken families, adults addicted to drugs, alcohol, and gambling, and pressure to work to supplement the family income to make ends meet or feed these adult addictions. Some commute from Burma each day.
Activities
Students learn Thai, English, maths, science, & social studies, as well as vocational skills such as weaving, sewing, cooking, & microbusiness.They attend shops in dance, art, health, social skills, personal development, & child rights/safety.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $15,474
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,525
Total Funding Goal: $22,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The Half Day School will provide holistic education and play for 200 migrant children, allowing them to study, learn a trade, and develop confidence and life skills that will prevent human trafficking due to economic need or deception.
Project Message
I've learned a lot of different things here. My favorite subjects are English science and I am in the weaving vocational shop. I am happy to be here because there is no school in my village.
- Seng, Seng, 11, studies 5th grade at the School.
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Alinda Suya
Executive Director
P.O. Box 10
Mae Sai, Chiang Rai 57130
Thailand
+(66)53733186
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Project Sponsor
Organization
DEPDC
DEPDC PO Box 10
Mae Sai,
Chiang Rai
57130
Thailand
+66-53-733-186
http://www.depdc.org
DEPDC's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Education Building DEPDC |
 Clean water for DEPDC’s underprivileged children |
 Computer Classroom for Education for DEPDC |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Thailand
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Thailand, read the Human Development Report on Thailand or the Wikipedia entry for Thailand.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 11, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
A huge thank you from the 142 children at the half day school!
By Jamie Houston - International Volunteer, August 18, 2009 10:59 AM
Firstly, we would like to sincerely thank everybody who has donated to this project.
Every single donation has proven to be such a huge help to the children and staff at the half day school and has made us come ever closer to our target!
At this moment in time, we are only 2,304 pounds away from hitting our intended goal of providing free primary education and vocational skills training to 200 Burmese and Thai hill tribe children who could otherwise not attend school and are at risk of being trafficked.
With YOUR continued help, i am positive we can achieve this goal.
Currently, we have 142 children attending the half day school which is an increase from our previous update back in March.
The donations so far have enabled these children to have a new supply of work books, note books, educational posters and stationary. Not to mention the many activity days the children attend including the recent visit to the science fair at the Rajabhat University in Chiang Rai which the children thoroughly enjoy and learn a great deal.
Donations have ensured the school can continue teaching Maths, English, Science, Computer skills, Handicraft, Cooking, Sports, Environmental training, Gardening and many more subjects, all of which are free of charge and contribute greatly to the childrens future of a full and healthy life.
All this is sponsored by Global Giving and would not have been possible with out your help.
Again from all the children and staff here at the school, thank you very much for your continued donations and please feel free to leave comments or questions.
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