In July, we began a pilot program aimed at adding depth to our training of at-risk high school girls in northeast Thailand. Generously supported by OVOLPE Foundation, it involves providing the same group of students with continuous training throughout the year. For...
As Pratthanadee Foundation approaches its 25th anniversary, I am filled with pride and optimism about our journey and future. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Ubon Ratchathani, where our team is making a significant difference in the lives of girls...
In our teenage years, we were clueless as to what we would do after graduating from public high schools. Some two to three decades later, we saw the same sense of disconnect with the future in students at workshops we held in northeast Thailand in June. In a project...
Former Pratthanadee student Teang (Teang Polraksa) developed her mental toughness from her childhood years. While her parents planted rice in the fields, she tended the buffalo and cooked for the family. To supplement the rice, she had to forage for other foods to put...
Sawangjit Busuwa, or Jit to her friends, grew up in a lower middle-class family of pineapple farmers in Nakhon Panom province in northeast Thailand. Weekends would see her pitch in on the plantation harvesting the fruit alongside her parents. On weekdays, she would be...