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

BangkokBangkok

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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…

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The Population and Community Development

Association (PDA)6 Sukhumvit Soi 12, Khlong Toey, Bangkok 10110 Thailand

Tel.02 2294611 Fax. 02 2294632