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The Population and Community Development The Population and Community Development Association (PDA)Association (PDA)
Rotary Clubs of Rotary Clubs of Calgary, Las Vegas and Calgary, Las Vegas and
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Post-Tsunami Post-Tsunami Development Development EndeavourEndeavour
PDA is grateful for the support of ‘The James Wheeler Joint Venture' of The
Rotary Clubs of Bangkok and Calgary’ initiative to partner the villages of Tha
Len and Tha Thong Lang, Krabi province, as part of
PDA’s post-Tsunami endeavour
Whilst most other organisations have now left the Tsunami affected areas (with work unfinished), PDA sees its sustainable post-Tsunami
support as a long-term process
We have been working in 63 villages in Krabi and Phang
Nga, undertaking a comprehensive rehabilitation
approach.
The partnership commences with the Community
Empowerment processElected community members articulate needs
and plan activities as
our partnerthrough the following four
steps:
1.Assessment and Preliminary
PlanningVillagers conduct Community Needs Assessment
2. ‘Eye-Opener’ Field Trips to Generate New IdeasVillagers travel to gather new ideas and observe
successful business activities.
3. Finalize Development PlanVillagers expand and prioritize activities, conduct
baseline survey, set time frame and
identify cooperating agencies.
4. Implementation and MonitoringActivities are implemented
by the villagers, with assistance
from cooperating agencies and PDA
This Community Participation and Empowerment process has enabled the villagers to design, plan
and implement 3 groups of activities concerning:
1.Children and Youth2.Health and
Environment3.Income Generation
Our work covers the following activities:1. School Lunch Program
2. School Farm3. Educational Support Package4. Youth Psychological Support & Rehabilitation5. Village Youth Council6. Health Education7. Water and Sanitation8. Tree Planting & Coastal Zone Management9. Cash for Work10.Women’s Economic Empowerment 11.Boat Bank12.Village Bank
The Rotary Club partnership will emphasise:
training for business opportunities (tourism), activities leading to the
creation of a village bank and ensuring the long-term
protection of the community’s natural resources
Our activities tackle the root cause of
poverty, rather than concentrating on the
consequence of poverty
The three groups of activities in the
Rotary Club sponsored
endeavours are:
Eight youth (aged 14 – 24) in each village are elected to the
serve in the Village Youth CouncilCoordinate health
education campaigns
Prepare project proposals and seek
funds
Initiate business ventures for youth
Village Youth Council
Practice democracy,
transparency and gender equality
Launch new initiatives for
youth and elderly
Organise public hearings on
projects
Village Youth Council members will receive:•Training and Education on Tourism•Training in Business & Marketing in Tourism
Health and Environment•Health and Sanitation
•Environmental Training and Education•Coastal Environmental Protection
Rain catchment water tanks & jars
Environmental Education and Coastal Protection
Income Generation•Women’s Economic
Empowerment Loans•Boat Bank
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Boat Bank
Village BankVillage Bank
Scholarships and elderly support
Dividend
Village BankVillage Bank
Loan repaymentLoan repaymentTree planting Tree planting
EquityEquity Deposits
Small Small loansloans
Boat BankBoat Bank
Village Bank in operation
PDA would like to also thankRotarian Suraphol Kittiwett and Mr. Wolfgang Jahn for their personal donation of 120,000 Baht to this cause
PDA proposes allocating this additional funding to
ahealth program that will address
basic health needs that have been neglected
in the area.
A PDA-conducted basic health check of primary school children in the Tsunami
villages found 90% had health
problems:- 72% with dental problems- 52% with lice- 35% malnourished
Health activities include:
• Health screening• Preventive Health
Information • Basic Hygiene
Village Piped Water SupplySchool Playgrounds & ToiletsSchool Breakfast & Medicine CupboardComputers for SchoolsWellbeing, Learning, and Community CenterCommunity Newspaper & RadioCommunity Development Center & Co-OpNew Business Ventures for Women & Youth
(e.g. Refrigerated Trucks for Fish Transport, Selling Purified Water & Ice)
When funding allows, we have been When funding allows, we have been doing additional projects in selected doing additional projects in selected
communities:communities:
We hope that you will continue to show support to your partner
communities…
WWW.PDA.OR.THWWW.PDA.OR.THEMAIL:EMAIL: [email protected]@pda.or.th
The Population and Community Development
Association (PDA)6 Sukhumvit Soi 12, Khlong Toey, Bangkok 10110 Thailand
Tel.02 2294611 Fax. 02 2294632