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2015 BREAKFAST STRENGTHENS KHAO HOM
SUSTAINABLE PHANAT NIKHOM
SHARPENING THAI LANGUAGE SKILLS
CONTENTS
3 Message from the National Director 4 Events
8 Project Introduction
10 Breakfast strengthens Khao Hom
12 Fighting drought
14 Sustainable Phanat Nikhom
16 Weaving as gift for social development 18 Sharpening Thai language skills EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Chitra Thumborisuth, Bunjongsek Supsopha, Wiwat Srithanangkun, Prasop Khunsithi, Veeva Charnvitidkul EDITOR: Janice Evidente | CONTRIBUTORS: Somluck Khamsaen, Duangporn Choktippattana, Paiwan Benjakul, Prakit Lelaviwat, Thiti Laohapinyojantra, Jay Mark Mijares | ARTWORK: Wittawat Suttipongkeat | TRANSLATOR: Monrudi Chantawichianwat WORLD VISION magazine’s purpose is to inform and create better understanding of the work of World Vision Foundation of Thailand, and to report back to our many valuable supporters. For donors, child sponsors, churches, government agencies and organisations in the private sectors who have been supporting WVFT’s work, helping the disadvantaged, The Magazine also encourages all people who have not yet considered supporting our work, to take the rewarding step of joining WORLD VISION. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2015 by World Vision Foundation of Thailand. PHOTO CREDIT: Front&Back: Somluck Khamsaen READ MAGAZINE ONLINE OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT: www.worldvision.or.th
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MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Dear Supporters and Friends, I always see it as my privilege to address you in our magazine publication. As our partner in this noble purpose to help communities in Thailand, I am overwhelmed more than obliged, to tell you the many wonderful things that are happening in different areas where World Vision Foundation of Thailand is present. I am honored to have served WVFT seeing our programming contributions to the most vulnerable people living in the extreme margins of the society. As more supporters join the many generous others, the sphere of our responsibilities also enlarges and spreads. Taking the challenges has been very accomplishing and encouraging because this meant more children are eating their much needed breakfast; more children and adults are equipped with life skills and exposed to lifetime opportunities; more families are provided with income-generating opportunities; and more communities are becoming independent and self-sustaining. As the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is formally adopted by the United Nations, World Vision will continue to support the SDGs to make significant contribution to end poverty and hunger, end violence against children, and prevent child deaths and child labour. With you, we will strive to build on from the successes of the Millennium Development Goals to see healthy, nourished, well-educated and violencefree children. May all our endeavours be replenished with God’s divine provision, protection and peace. God bless you. Chitra Thumborisuth National Director
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EVENTS
ISUZU UNT GROUP DONATED CLEAN WATER SOURCE TO REMOTE SCHOOLS
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1. From left: Mrs Usa, Mrs Thantip, Mr Wattana, Dr Bunjongsek, Mr Chalong, Mrs Souwanit and Mr Tanavit joined the opening of the school’s drinking water production plant 2. Students demonstrated how to bottle drinking water at the plant 3. Catfish is released into the pond
Isuzu Ung Nguan Tai Group (Isuzu UNT) together with World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT) recently handed over the “Water Resource Development for Consumption and Lunch Programme” to Ban Na Tae School in Kham Takhla district, Sakhon Nakhon province and Ban Nong Sakhae School in Kaeng Krajan district, Phetchaburi province. Isuzu UNT and WVFT have teamed up to pursue this project for 3 years. Lacking in clean, potable water, Ban Na Tae and Ban Nong Sakhae schools are the latest addition to the project. They received funding for digging borehole where water can be stored for long-term uses. Budget was also allocated to the installation of water filter system in order to improve the water quality. Students can also capitalize on the availability of water by growing vegetables and converting the harvests into healthy lunch meals as part of the Agriculture for Lunch Programme. Schools can also sell the surplus produce to generate supplementary income. Isuzu UNT Group also donated school materials and sports equipment to the students of both schools. The donors also participated in various activities with the community members such as planting trees, releasing catfish and frogs into the ponds as well as planting vegetable seeds in the field. The activities ended with the participants treating the children to a delicious lunch.
TESCO LOTUS COMMITS TO BREAKFAST PROJECT FOR THIRD YEAR Mr Chakrit Direkwattanachai (right), Senior Corporate Affair Manager of Tesco Lotus, donated 2,195,092 Baht from its ‘Gifts to Share Happiness’ campaign to World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT). The contribution was received by Dr Bunjongsek Supsopha (left), WVFT’s Fundraising and Marketing Director at Tesco Lotus’s head office. The donation will go to WVFT’s ‘Breakfast for Kids Project’. Tesco Lotus has been continuously supporting WVFT’s ‘Breakfast for Kids’ project for 3 years. WVFT plays a role in reducing malnourishment in Thai children by pursuing the project in 11 districts across 9 provinces in the north and northeastern regions of Thailand. Breakfast for Kids project provides children ages 2-5 years old in 97 child care development centres with healthy morning meals to aid their full physical and intellectual growth.
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EVENTS
UNICITY LENDS HELPING HANDS TO SURVIVORS OF NEPAL EARTHQUAKE Mr Christopher Kim, President Asia Pacific, Unicity International Inc and Mr Pawadon Nasareerat, a leading Unicity businessman with Double Diamond ranking donated 8.6 million Baht to World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT). The donation is for WVFT’s ‘Emergency Relief Project’ to help the earthquake survivors in Nepal was received by Mrs Chitra Thumborisuth, WVFT’s National Director recently at the WVFT Learning Centre. At the event, Unicity representatives also signed cards to send their blessings to the children of Nepal. In recognition of their generous contribution, Mrs Chitra handed plaques of honour to Mr Kim, Mr Pawadon and Mr Apicha LuangOn, a Unipower executive. The Unicity businessmen had initially raised 4.3 million Baht through Unipower Make Life Better Fund. The rest of the donation was made by Unicity International Inc. Mr Pawadon said the donation was given to WVFT as it is an international humanitarian organisation. It has experiences in helping countries afflicted by natural disasters globally and also has staff working in Nepal. Additionally, Mr Kim thanked WVFT for passing on Unicity’s help to the disaster areas.
(From left) Mr Apicha, Mr Rocky Smart, Mr Kim, Mrs Chitra and Mr Pawaddon
BRITISH DONOR GIVES TO DREAM CHILD PROJECT
Mr Lamb donated his house to WVFT
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World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT) would like to extend its gratitude to Mr David Leslie Lamb for donating his house in Phuket to WVFT following his death two years ago. In accordance with the late British donor’s request, WVFT had sold the house and allocated the proceeds to various WVFT projects to assist impoverished children. A por tion of the proceeds was allotted to the construction of a canteen for a school in Krabi province. It also went to helping 10 children through “Child Sponsorship Programme” and to supporting 11 youths in the “Bachelor’s Degree Programme”. The latter provides scholarships to students who excel in their studies but lack the financial means to pursue their tertiary education. The remaining proceeds were dedicated to the “Dream Child Project”, which presents donors with an option to manage their contribution sustainably. Donations made to this project will be set aside into a fund, with WVFT spending only the interests on helping children through its projects nationwide. The principal, in the meantime, remains safely protected and untouched in the fund. The “Dream Child Project” ensures there is continuous financial stream available to help underprivileged children in the long term.
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1. Students with representatives from GM, Chevrolet, WVFT and Bang Bua School 2. Football demonstration by Louis Saha 3. &4. Children received training from CAC instructors 5. Students with One World Futbols
CHEVROLET AND WORLD VISION HAND A NEW FOOTBALL PITCH TO BANG BUA SCHOOL Mr Tim Zimmerman, President of GM Southeast Asia Operations and Mr John Gasloli, Senior Manager of Chevrolet Global Marketing Strategy recently presided over the opening of a newlyrenovated football pitch at Bang Bua School in Bangkok’s Jatujak district. Also in attendance was Mr Louis Saha, an acclaimed football player from Manchester United team. In making this project a reality, Chevrolet had partnered with World Vision Foundation of Thailand (WVFT), represented by Mrs Chitra Thumborisuth, WVFT’s National Director who was joined by Ms Aonrumpa Phodaeng, Bang Bua School’s Director. Khun Chitra thanked Chevrolet for entrusting WVFT to carry out several of its projects in the last 3 years. Mintra, a grade 9 student from Bang
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Bua School, shared, “I’m happy that from now on we can play football at our school. I didn’t like the school’s previous football field too much. The ground was hard, which made it easy for my friends and I to fall and get hurt. Thank you Chevrolet and WVFT for this new pitch.” Additionally, Chevrolet gave away 50 One World Futbols to Bang Bua School as part of the company’s ‘One World Play’ project. The children also received training from the instructors of Coaches Across Continents (CAC). Chevrolet being its main sponsor, CAC takes a unique approach in using football as a tool to solve various social issues. Louis Saha exchanged a football match with the students, which ended in a friendly atmosphere. World Vision Magazine
EVENTS
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIP IN A COASTAL COMMUNITY By guest writer,Wavee Charnvitidkul
Trip Imjai is typically arranged for sponsors to meet their sponsored children in their communities. It is during this time that they get connected with the children and their families, know more about each other, and have fun together. But the most recent trip was extraordinary because they did something remarkable to protect a coastal community from water-related disaster - they planted mangroves. Tag ged a s ‘go towards suppor ting mangrove planting,’ the group visited World Vision suppor ted community in Ban Tha Din Daeng in Phanga. Major General Pankae Santiniyom Ban Tha Din Daeng (middle) is feeding the goats that the was hit by the 2004 locals are raising. tsunami but was not as severely damaged as other communities along the coast because of the strips of mangroves that served as the community’s frontier. Planting more mangroves in the area, according to the community, will further fortify their hedge. The sponsors planted 1,500 mangrove trees together with their sponsored children and community members. “This is my first time to plant mangrove trees. I used to just see it aired on TV. Doing this myself is eye-opening. I was able to plant mangroves with some guidance from the team and locals who brought us to
see the mangrove forests planted by the villagers after the tsunami. The trees grew slightly. We know we need to help preserve the forest. I’m very impressed with this trip,” said accompanying sponsor, Major General Pankae Santiniyom. After the mass planting, the Imjai group reveled at the lovely scenery and played in Khao Nayak beach. They had lunch at Ban Tha Din Daeng community learning center with a feat of local dishes prepared by a group of housewives. They enjoyed spicy seaweed salad, sun-dried fish and freshly-picked greens from a WVFT-supported hydroponic farm. They then boarded a kayak for a closer appreciation of the mangrove forest and plants in the marsh. They capped the day witnessing how their donations positively impact lives in the community when they stopped at a sponsored child home. With their help, the family now raises goats, chickens, and grows vegetables which give them income for their needs. They also dropped by another World Vision supported learning center in Ban Huai Sai. Oothon Singkaeo, an experienced teacher, showed the sponsors the agriculture for lunch – ponds of various kinds of fish and plots of vegetables grown around the school. They also saw the chicken and duck coops and pig pen which are treated with bio-organic compounds to prevent stinking. The learning center also sells processed duck eggs and multi-purpose liquid detergent and is now a model centre visited by many agencies. They went home hoping the mangroves that they planted will soon grow and will serve as reliable barrier to preserve lives and properties.
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Photo: Paiwan Pungkumkhao, teacher from Bantadokkum school
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
Children in Ban Nong Hoo Foi Lom School start their new school year and participate in relationship building activities with the teachers.
WVFT IMPLEMENTS
A NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN BUENG KAN PROVINCE “BUENG KHONG LONG LOCAL PROGRAMMING AREA” By Somluck Khamsaen Photo: Hataikarn Panpromma, World Vision staff
Bueng Kan
Map of project area Bueng Khong Long Local programming area
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Patcharapon’s family has received a pond and catfish to breed as a source of supplemental income and food for the family. Data from Tha Dok Kham sub-district survey speaks of the village’s poverty level. Families lack food source, many villages lack even the most basic necessities like clean water. A number of preschool children are underweight and many primary grade children still have difficulty in reading and writing Thai. Most parents are forced to migrate to other towns in search of work as water for agriculture is insufficient. Broken homes put many young people idle and at risk to drugs. World Vision launched the “Local Programming Area (LPA)” in Bueng Khong Long in coordination with the sub-district health promoting hospitals, sub-district administration organisations, teachers and parents of children in 13 villages, 5 schools and 6 child development centres and laid out two projects to address the problems that urgently need solutions. World Vision Magazine
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
Since I became World Vision’s project committee member, I felt that I have value. I am happy and proud of myself that I am able to help develop my own village even though I’m just an ordinary housewife, – Mrs Lamei Ootaisa, wife of Ban Nonsa’s village headman.
Child well-being development project works with children in two development stages: • Children ages 0- 5 years stage focuses on children’s growth and development according to their age; nutrition knowledge for parents and caregivers; food resource; sanitation and clean water for families; breakfast for kids in child development centres to ensure children are of standard weight and height; basic materials; and campaigns that motivate people to care for children in the communities. • Children ages 6-12 years stage aims to provide children with basic life skills and ability to make sound decisions to help them face
life. It will also focus in ensuring favourable environment in schools for children to study, provide literacy materials, capacity building for teachers, promote child-parent activities to build better relationships, and to change the attitude of children towards education. Child sponsorship programme on the other hand, empowers communities on child protection, allows children to participate in their well-being development, organises activities that promotes children’s self-expression and participation, establishes children’s clubs, promotes justice by giving a platform for children to air their views.
An opportunity has opened to help Bueng Khong Long children who deserve better chances in life. By sponsoring a child continually at only 600 Baht a month, you could transform a life.
Photo: Somboon Lokam, teacher from Nongsaengprasan school
Photo: Lampai Muadtaisong, World Vision Staff
More than 70 children participate in the life skills camp in Ban Nong Sang Prachasan School, Tha Dok Kham sub-district. They have the opportunity to learn about the use of technology, sex education, protection from drugs, and traffic regulations that can be applied in their daily lives.
Marika’s family received a cow from the Gift Catalogue to support their food source.
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Children enjoying their breakfast.
Teacher Anong is preparing breakfast for the children.
BREAKFAST STRENGTHENS KHAOHOM By Somluck Khamsaen
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eacher Anong added carrots and gourd in a pot of boiling water with minced pork. She then turned off the stove to allow the soup and vegetables to simmer. Teacher Anong, 45, volunteers to cook breakfast for the children at Baan Pae Early Child Development Centre. She arrives early each morning to cook delicious breakfast that consists of all five nutrition groups for 17 preschool children aged 18 months to 3 years at the centre. A long wooden table in the room is occupied by 15 boys and girls, sitting opposite each other on low long benches. A savory smell of breakfast excites the children on what will be served today. Shortly, Teacher Anong starts serving the soup and steamed rice. She later distributed the fruit of the day: fresh oranges. The breakfast ended with a box of pasteurized milk for each child.
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Khao Hom, a 3-year-old girl, eats her breakfast pleasantly. By her looks you could tell that the meal is very delicious. She scoops her food out instantly like her friends who sit with her this morning. Teacher Anong tells them a beautiful story as they finish their breakfast. World Vision Foundation of Thailand implemented the Breakfast for Kids project at the Center over a year ago. For most families, feeding their children with nutritious food is not just nurturing their brains but also taking a load off them financially. The project also enables them to go to work early or do other chores at home. “Before the breakfast programme, most of the children skip breakfast from home. They just bring pastry in the morning. Their parents do not have time to prepare their morning meals because they need to rush to the rice fields to work as World Vision Magazine
SPONSORSHIP FEATURE hired labourers. Since World Vision provided breakfast, the children eat their first meal here and we ensure they get the right nutrition. They seem to gain more weight each time we weigh them. We have monitored little Khao Hom and two other children who are light-weighed than their age. They have now gained weight and are healthier,” says Teacher Anong. “I am glad because the children have better nutrition, are happier, joyful and brighter. They listen and participate more in all activities and are not as temperamental as before,” teacher Anong added. According to Khaohom’s grandmother, Ms Buachan, 58, the girl’s weight was inferior compared to children her age because she does not have breakfast and milk regularly. “I hardly know about nutrition, I just let her eat what we have,” she gently said. Khaohom’s father is in the military and is not home often. So is Chutima, Khaohom ‘s mom who works far away from home. Grandma Buachan is left with no choice but to absorb the paternal responsibility to Khaohom. Buachan learned that breakfast is prime for physical growth and brain development of Khaohom. She is grateful to World Vision for preparing breakfast enriched with nutrition for the children from Monday to Friday. “She would only eat sweets before. Since she has eaten breakfast here, she eats more rice at home, eat all kinds of vegetables, gets plumber and stronger,” Buachan laughed heartily.
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Khaohom likes to drink milk. Grandmother Buachan is pleased that her grandchild is gaining weight.
Children in Ban Pae child development centre are happier and brighter.
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FIGHTING DROUGHT
Mr Pratueng with his rice harvest.
BY EMBRACING A NEW RESILIENT YET FAMILIAR FRAGRANT RICE By Jay Mark Mijares
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imes are changing. Frequent dry spells and lack of water source to sustain agricultural lands pose risks to farmers’ ability to produce enough food. Crops die and the poor farmers’ supposed income turn to dust. Reports say that as many as 40 provinces mostly in the Northeastern part of Thailand are afflicted by drought in recent years. It has become a regular occurrence amidst increased prevalence of storms and gusty winds. Many are attribute the unpredictable weather patterns to climate change. But not all hope is lost. To combat the problem, the government through the Department of Agriculture developed a new rice variety called RD33 from the well known Jasmine rice. Rice center experts and World Vision partnered with the government to help the troubled farmers to still harvest precious staple from their drought-stricken land. As the amount of rainfall was reduced to half in the North Eastern
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Good fortune: Mr Tongpon, one of the farmers who tried RD33.
provinces, the fragrance of the new Jasmine variety was embraced by farmers. RD33 or Jasmine 33 grows despite heat and has less need for water. This year, 12 farmers in Roi Et province tried the variety. “I don’t know anything about Jasmine 33, but I saw its advantages over the regular Jasmine rice,” says 47 year-old farmer, Kampad. “The two varieties look, taste and smell the same. But when I sold my new Jasmine rice to the market, it weights 10 kilos heavier per sack than usual. This is good news because we earn more,” he added. Farmers also harvest sooner. Rice are ready to harvest in four months instead of six. Mr Pratueng is using the rice seeder that reduces the amount of seeds he sows. He plants the rice on his own land without the help of labourers.
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The new mechanical seeder also reduced wasted seeds. “The result is good. Farmers sow 30 kilos of seeds per rai before but with the seeding machine that directly sows the seeds in definite rows of arid land, they only used 15 kilos of seeds,” said Teerawut Worrachut, World Vision staff who oversees the Disaster Risk Reduction project. The seeder also decreased the labor cost by 60%. “They paid 300 baht per rai before. Now it’s just 150 baht for the same area of farm land.” “Jasmine 33 brings us good future,” says 50-year-old Tongpoon, who also experimented on his one rai land leaving his crop until the harvest season. Even with enough rain this year, all the eucalyptus trees planted around dried all the water in his farm. “I was amazed; I still got 85 kilos of rice. Before, I can only get 50 kilos maximum, even with all the tending that I did. So, I will plant the variety again next year.” The rice project was mixed with cassava farming as a cropping method. This drought-resistant plant helps maintain the nutrients of the soil while adding income to the farmers even during drought season. “Farmers planted cassava a month after the rice harvest in December. We are expecting to harvest in June.” Moreover, according to Worrachut, World Vision plans to introduce the technology to two more provinces in the coming year. While the project is still in its infancy stage, Jasmine 33 provides a glimmer of hope among the dry lands of the Northeast. While the weather pose a serious challenge, the farmers also recognize that resilience and technology play big roles in ensuring that families of farmers like Kampad’s and Tongpoon’s would have fragrant bowls of rice on their table and money on their pockets. Perfect weather may not come, but with new farm techniques and rice variety, farmers need not watch the clouds with anxiety to expect a good harvest.
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SUSTAINABLE PHANAT NIKHOM
by Somluck Khamsaen
Phanat Nikhom ADP in Chonburi is among the three Area Development Programmes (ADPs) that are successful and phasing out in September 2015. More than 10 years ago Phanat Nikhom villagers had little and uncertain income. Many families were poor. Even with available land, they can’t farm for lack of agricultural capital. There was no irrigation system and they lack farming skills. People relied on labour-for-hire to earn. Sadly, many families were also broken, badly affecting children. With World Vision’s help, children were sent to school through Child Sponsorship. Now, more than 70% of them have completed university education and certifications and have paid jobs to support themselves and their families.
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“I was sponsored since my primary years until I finished my university education. My parents were supported to grow and process sweet potatoes. I thank my sponsor who brought me to where I am now with a job and income to support myself and my family,” says former sponsored child Chatchawal, now a municipal procurement officer. Wor ld V ision r aised t he communities’ consciousness on the importance of caring and protecting the children. They also partnered with families in building better relationships while ensuring that children understand their rights and responsibilities. WVFT
also engaged with children and encouraged them to spend their free time more productively to enrich themselves and their families. Idle lands became green with crops when water became available for drinking, household use and for farming. This was done by coordinating with community leaders, GOs and NGOs to improve the living conditions in the communities and promoting livelihood skills. We used chemical fertilizer before until World Vision introduced us to organic farming. We then formed an organic and compost group. WVFT World Vision Magazine
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Ms Temduang (left) and members of the basket weaving group.
Mr Chachawal, former sponsored child and is now responsible for managing the government’s procurements involving infrastructure in this community.
Ms Wilai proudly displays the pomelos in her orchard that uses natural compost manure, which she made herself.
provided us with a pellet-making machine and a revolving loan that cut our cost down by 50%. We started earning more while the condition of our farm soil improved. Thanks to your help, we now have savings for our children’s education and to buy nutritious food. Many of our children have made a promising start in their career, which makes us very proud,” say Ms. Wilai Buranacharoenkij, chairperson of Ban Nhong Bok organic and compost group. Groups like farming, basket weaving, sewing, batik, flower adornment, broomstick weaving, mushroom World Vision Magazine
cultivation, organic fertilizer, and sweet potato processing were formed and are now self-sufficient. The 200 members of these groups are parents of sponsored children. They also set up savings groups and the World Vision Hua Thanon-Sa Si Liam Service Cooperative Ltd. The cooperative serves as the villagers’ financial institution where they can get educational and livelihood loans. They are also operating a learning center for skills development and one distribution center for products display and marketing which is on its way to become a community-based enterprise.
The co-op and learning center are now geared up and ready for World Vision’s programme closure. “My daughter was sponsored while I got support to start a basketry livelihood. Our fine-looking products sell well and bring in good revenue. We save for our families and for the group which has grown big enough for a members’ welfare fund. WVFT helps us find new clients. They buy our products, too,” says Ms. Temduang, adding that her family is now better-off and closer and that she has more time to spend with her daughter, Jatuporn.
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WEAVING AS GIFT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT by Prakit Lelaviwat
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n special occasions, gift baskets send off happiness and best wishes to people. Not only are these baskets the perfect way for well-wishing, they generate income, too. Weaving as a livelihood will continue to promote pride to many families in Phanat Nikhom district in Chonburi. The needle with yellow nylon goes down and up, down and up tighening horizontal and vertical coconut palm strands together forming a beautiful basket. Mrs Temduang, middle-aged woman on her bright dress, shifted her eyes from the big basket she’s working on to turn to me with a smile. She says that with World Vision’s support, more than 20 housewives routinely weave coconut palm baskets in various shapes and sizes. “We were farmers before. After some work in the field, there is nothing else to do. We idle unproductively at home. At times we dig cassava for money. It was then when World Vision introduced this new opportunity. My two daughters are in the child sponsorship programme which helped me save money for school supplies. I received livelihood training and materials. Eventually we were able to set up a basket weaving group. Thank you very much, dear sponsor,” says Mrs Temduang Machid who chairs the basket weaving group which began a year ago. “I learned basket weaving as a child. I watched and helped my mother weave. It is challenging to bring up teenage daughters to weave today. I guide them under my watchful eyes. When they’re done with their homework, I get them to weave baskets. I spend this time to instruct them and it keeps our family closely knitted. My daughters learn a craft that they can carry with them,” Mrs Temduang continues. The women practiced among themselves until their skill improved. They now produce beautiful baskets that sell at a good price. With increased income, they are also able to save for their family and for the group where everyone benefits. Aside from helping them find clients, WVFT also buys their baskets which are used as gift baskets to package rice berry, red jasmine rice, jasmine rice, sangyod rice under the brand name of Khao Im Jai. Woven cloths, macadamia nuts and processed seafood, such as kaeo shrimps are also packed in these nice woven baskets. Choose and order these gift baskets to give away as gifts on special occasions, or order community quality products to support the well-being of children, families and communities. Today you can give happiness and bring smiles to them.
Mrs Temduang Machid, chairperson of the basket weaving group and her younger sister.
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“Yen”, 7, lives with her father, grandmother and younger sister in Pong Namron district in Chanthaburi. The family lives in poverty and they have no farmland to make a living. Yen’s father was forced to work as a driver in Buriram province for many years. The child hardly saw her father then. When her grandmother’s health star ted to deteriorate, she can no longer care for her grandchildren as before. Yen’s father decided to come home and now works as a noodle vendor while also operating a small-time shop, patching car tires and doing simple motorcycle repairs. His income primarily comes from selling noodles, which is not much. Some days he earns 100-200 Baht. The income from the repair shop is less because of many other motorcycle mechanics in the area. Customers come sporadically. Yen’s father feels uncertain about his family’s future. With his unstable income , he might be compelled to find work from another place once again. His children ask him to stay. For how long? He doesn’t know. Yen is a good student according to her teacher. She can handle many things all by herself like doing her homework, cleaning the house, washing her own clothes, and biking to school. Because the family’s income is insecure, the father dreams of Yen completing junior high school at least. Further education for his children is beyond his imagination.
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SHARPENING THAI LANGUAGE SKILLS
AT THE 2ND THAI LANGUAGE SKILLS CAMP by Paiwan Benjakul
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he role of language is vital in preserving a countr y’s heritage and language proficiency is a significant aspect in effective communications. These are but among the reasons why Thai language must be learnt with diligence. Pfizer Thailand Foundation has again partnered with World Vision to help Grades 3 to 5 students improve their Thai language proficiency in a 3-day “Preserve Thai Language Camp” at Thale Ban National Park. A group of 90 children from Ban Pi Yai and Ban Tu Re Ram schools in La-ngu district in Satun province experienced a mixture of fun and academic sessions. Four groups were created with a mix of students from both schools. The intermix encouraged them to build friendship as they take part in the activities together. They played word games like saying one word
SPONSORSHIP FEATURE that begins with a given consonant and integrating a given word into a new word. They also created a chain story on harmony and goodness where the story is started with a line from the first participant. The next person continues to weave the story by adding another line and so on until the tale is completed with a proper ending. The children also had the opportunity to express themselves in the “Read and then narrate” by roleplaying the story, “True friends.” They also learned proverbs, maxims and Thai idioms applicable in their daily lives. The camp culminated with the children’s composition of a fictional story. The final activity set off their imaginations creatively as they also drew scenes from their stories. Their completed work summed up what they learnt for three days. “My mother said that I’m lucky to go to the camp,” Kedsini, 4th grade student said happily. “These children are fortunate to have this opportunity. Our school could not hold camp of this kind because we don’t have enough funds to organise the event,” says Hasana Chihem, Ban Tu Te Ram School teacher.
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