Sponsor a child in Thailand with Children of the Mekong

Thailand

  • 115 sponsorship programmes
  • 2,400 sponsored children
  • 92 local volunteers
  • 11 overseas volunteers

Thailand is one of the most developed countries in Southeast Asia. However, several ethnic minorities (Karen, Lahu, Lawa, Hmong), as well as rural areas (Isan), suffer from a lack of education and integration into Thai society. 

The rural exodus to the capital, Bangkok, is also a problem. Many parents leave the countryside for a hypothetical job in the big cities, leaving their children with their grandparents.

Finally, the attraction of the country’s economic situation is generating strong immigration, amplified by the war raging in Myanmar. Many economic and political refugees are arriving in Thailand for uncertain periods of time, and the children have to continue their education in spite of everything.

  • 69.9 million inhabitants, with  46.4% living in rural areas
  • Official Language: Thai
  • Currency: Thai Baht (£1= 46.15 Thai Baht)
  • Literacy rate: 94%
  • Ethnic groups: Thais 97.5 %, Burmese1.3%, the rest of the population is composed of various ethnic minorities (Karens, Môns, Khmers…)
  • Main Religion: Buddhist 92.5 %

CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG’S ACTIVITY IN THAILAND

The aid provided in Thailand is mainly focused on:

  • Supporting the schooling of children from minorities living in mountainous areas through schools for primary education, then boarding houses close to secondary schools in larger towns.
  • Support for the schooling of refugee children in Thailand living in boarding houses dedicated to their situation away from their country of origin (mainly Burmese who have come to Thailand to seek shelter from the fighting).
  • Support for very poor families, both economically and socially, mainly in Issan. Sponsoring a child provides economic support to the families and enables the sponsored children to attend state schools (transport, school supplies, etc.). Chil sponsorship also provides moral support for the sponsored children.

One-off projects (building and renovating schools) help to improve the environment and the living and learning conditions of the sponsored children.

The NGO also supports vulnerable populations, particularly in the slums of Bangkok.

Our current sponsorship programmes in Thailand

Progress: 82%

Sponsored children: 14 of 17

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