Download - Tulane University Payson Center for International Development 2014 Thailand Global Development Summer Institute

Thailand Summer Institute May 19, 2014 - June 13, 2014

Chao Phraya

Sukhumvit

Thailand Summer Institute 2014

• "Health & Development Interventions: New Approaches”– Location: Bangkok, Thailand– Dates: May 19-30, 2014

• "Complex Emergencies, Refugees and Migrants”– Location: Bangkok, Thailand– Dates: June 2-13, 2014

Instructors• Dr. William Bertrand• Dr. Elke Johanna de Buhr

With support from Pete Likitkererat (TA)

An Introduction to Bangkok, Thailand

Course #1: Health & Development Interventions: New Approaches

• Thailand has seen major improvements in all sectors of health and development

• Life expectancy increased to approximately 70 years at birth, the vast majority of the population now has access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and a system providing universal health care for Thai nationals was introduced in 2002

• Yet, serious challenges remain, including the management of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases

Health & Development Interventions: New Approaches (cont.)

• Introduction to implementing and evaluating health and development interventions

• Study established and new approaches to program planning and M&E at the case of the comprehensive and successful HIV/AIDS response in Thailand as well as other examples from the local context

• Design and implement a small program evaluation exercise with assistance

• Field visits: International organizations and local and international NGOs working on health and development in Thailand

Course #2: Complex Emergencies, Refugees and Migrants

• Examine migration, including forced migration, in Thailand and the broader Southeast Asian region

• Based on data provided by UNHCR, Thailand is hosting 84,900 registered refugees as well as an estimated 62,000 unregistered asylum-seekers from Myanmar in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border

• In total, two million unregistered migrants are estimated to be living in Thailand, many of them in Bangkok

• 500,000 people, often the children of immigrants, are regarded as without a nationality, or stateless

Complex Emergencies, Refugees and Migrants (cont.)

• After an overview of migration in South-East Asia, you will be introduced to the materials developed by the Sphere Project

• Apply the studied approaches to a group project examining the needs of refugees and migrants, and strategies to address them

• Field visits: International organizations (incl. UNHCR and/or IOM), local and international NGOs as well as government agencies

Course Logistics• Teaching:– Lectures, including guest speakers (mostly in the

mornings) – Site visits/field trips, and group work (mostly

afternoons, sometimes all day)

• Housing and Meals: – Single rooms at Bourbon St

Hotel in Sukhumvit, Bangkok – Included meals: Breakfast, lunch

and two coffee breaksBourbon Street Hotel (Bangkok)

Field Trips

Grand Palace

Ayutthaya

Questions?

For further information please contact: Elke de Buhr ([email protected])