Adopt a Village
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ADRA in Thailand
Established in 1984
Initially a refugee focus - health care and basic human needs
Rapidly expanded to include development programs for rural Thai communities in Isaan and the North
Current focus in the North and North-West
ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org
Current Projects
Chiang Rai ( Wiang Pa Pao & Mae Suai)
“Adopt a Village” - Chiang Rai Area Development Project (2006 - 2009)
SLAP
(Sustainable Livelihood & Agriculture Project)
HAPPE
(HIV/AIDS Peer to Peer Education Project)
ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org
Current Projects
Chiang Rai (Muang)
KGS
(Keep Girls Safe)
Tak ( Mae La Refugee Camp)
Refugee Education Project
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Operations
Staffing
35 Field based staff
38 Teachers in Refugee School
16 Support staff / Management at Country Office (Chiang Mai)
2008 Projects Budget
32,177,364 THB (US$945,728)
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- Mae Suai Distr. 6 villages - Wiang Pa Pao Distr. 3 villages
The “Adopt a Village” program launched with the Chiang Rai Area Development Project in 2006 in partnership with 9 hill- tribe communities in Chiang Rai province.
THE GOAL:
Tackling the root causes of human
trafficking by strengthening the capacity of communities to be empowered, self
sufficient and debt free through integrated rural community development.
Adopt a Village
Adopt a Village -Phase I
Three Year Budget - 22,289,722 THB
Rationale
“Thai and hill tribe women and girls are trafficked to Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, Bahrain, Australia, Singapore, Europe, Canada and the United States for sexual and labor exploitation.
Many women and girls are trafficked by international criminal syndicates. Many Thai are lured to Taiwan, Malaysia, the
United States, and the Middle East by labor recruiting agencies and are forced into involuntary servitude because of the high debt owed to the agencies.”
(2006 US Dept. of State Human Rights Report, 2007 US Dept. of State Trafficking in Persons Report – from www.humantafficking.org)
“..As a source country, the main cause is undoubtedly poverty, which makes people in certain parts of the country an easy
target for human traffickers.”
(Bangkok Post Sunday Oct 12. 2008)Adopt a Village
Rationale
“The internal traffic of Thai females consists mostly of 12-16 year olds from hill tribes of the North/ NorthEast. Most of the internally trafficked girls are sent to closed brothels, which operate
under prison-like conditions.”
(Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia Pacific -from www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/thailand.htm)
Adopt a Village
Rationale
ADRA Thailand is working in both the prevention and
treatment of this de-humanising and community destroying problem.
The Keep Girls Safe project provides a shelter for girls that have been abused / are at high risk of abuse and trafficking, as well as community awareness raising of the issue.
Adopt a Village aims to change attitudes and reduce cycles of debt and poverty that result in children being sold as
human traffic in the first place.
Adopt a Village
2006-2009 Activities
Community Water Supply and Sanitation
Health, Hygiene and Nutrition Education
Adult Literacy
Vocational Training
Educational Scholarships to enable children to stay in school
Child Rights and Child Protection / Life Skills training
Home Gardening
Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Product Processing / Value Adding / Group Marketing
Microfinance / Credit Union
Citizenship Advocacy
Adopt a Village -Phase I
Water & Sanitation
Adopt a Village -Phase I
Education & Child Rights
Adopt a Village -Phase I
Citizenship, Credit Union,
Product Processing & Marketing
Adopt a Village -Phase I
New Project 2009-2012
Adopt a Village - Phase II
Building on the success of “Adopt a Village” - Phase I, an additional selection of 15 villages were surveyed for Phase II (Mae Suai Area Development Project 2009- 2012)
These villages are in 2 sub-catchment clusters in Mae Suai district
ADRA plans to work at the catchment level as well as
village level, to build local capacity to be self-sustaining
MAP!!!
Integrated Catchments
Approach
Identified Key Needs / Issues
Adopt a Village - Phase II
Lack of citizenship
Insecure water supply and lack of sanitation
Lack of knowledge of disease prevention and hygiene
Unsustainable farming practices
Long term debt cycles due to low crop productivity
Lack of product value-adding and group marketing
Poor village infrastructure
Illiteracy among adults and difficulties for children to
access education
Partnership Opportunities
ADRA Thailand is looking for committed donors to enter into a three- way partnership of empowerment with these villages and ADRA Thailand.
For as little as between AUD$140,000 and AUD$175,000 (depending on the village / needs identified), a village can be supported for a full 3 year project cycle.
All contributions welcome regardless of the size! By
combining your modest donation with those from others, more components and villages can be funded.
ADRA Thailand
www.adrathailand.org
Partnership Opportunities
ADRA Thailand, through it’s holistic approach to development, is
contributing to the realisation of the UN Millennium Development Goals within the most needy populations of Thailand:
√ Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
√ Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
√ Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
√ Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
√ Goal 5: Improve maternal health
√ Goal 6: Combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases
√ Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
√ Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Wouldn’t you like to contribute too?
For further information / concept note / proposal documents please contact us at [email protected]
ADRA Thailand
www.adrathailand.org
Donations
Donations made through www.adrathailand.org (or by any means directly to ADRA Thailand) are only eligible for tax deductibility within Thailand.
To discuss whether tax-deductible receipts are possible for donations made in your home country, please contact the local ADRA office in your country of residence.
ADRA Thailand, PO Box 52
C/O Samyaek Suanprung Chiang Mai 50201
Thailand
Tel: +66 53 839402 Fax: +66 53 839403
ADRA Thailand
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Other Ways to Support
-Tell your friends and pass it on..!
Are you a corporate donor?
Other ways of supporting these hill tribe communities include:
Making this your corporate community initiative for the next financial year;
Promoting “Adopt a Village” as your workplace giving project; or even
Challenging your staff to step-up WITH you in being socially
conscious, by offering a new workplace matching donation initiative.
ADRA Thailand
www.adrathailand.org
