13 June, 2011 10:59

New School in Mae Hong Son

Last week we could open our first school project with 45 children, 6 teachers and one head master. We help in a small hill tribe village in Mae Hong Song province, where the children have had no other chance to attend school. The curriculum is prepared by the teachers and we additionally try to maintain the tribal culture, create transparency, encourage environmental responsibility, work with gender and health issues. It is our goal to impact the whole village through community development in a holistic approach with education for a better future. Our initial starting point is the school project where we made a long term commitment. The villagers built themselves the new school building, a simple practical bamboo structure. Once the school operates smoothly we will follow up with our next steps, providing clean drinking water and address other environmental issues. At this stage we want to give our special thanks to our friend Yosi who helped with financial support for the teachers salaries and made this possible.

About Raintree-Foundation

The Raintree Foundation is a grassroots social non-government organization registered under the Ministry of Interior, mainly operating in Thailand among rural and underdeveloped communities. The aim is to help people through education, appropriate technology and self help projects to improve their living standards. The organization was founded in 1992. It has grown over the years and now serves more than 200 children in 6 projects Present projects are Children’s Homes, Day-Care Centers, manufacturing bamboo and herbal products, informal vocational training, providing villages with clean drinking water by providing appropriate filter systems and supplying water through various pump systems. The staff at Raintree Foundation is continuously looking for new opportunities and ideas as how to better help rural people. The local staff at the foundation is from various local ethnic tribal groups in Thailand.
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