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CHIANG RAI, THAILAND
Chiang Rai Village Project
Project Start Date: 2006
Direct beneficiaries in 2015: 1,419
Direct beneficiaries since start of project: over 3,000
Infrastructure Projects Completed:
• 3 Primary Schools
• 3 Teacher Accommodations buildings
• 1 Secondary School
• 3 Kindergartens
• 7 Dormitories
• 3 Libraries
• 3 Computer Rooms
• 5 Preschools
• 2 Playgrounds
• 1 Arts and Music Classroom Building
• 3 Canteens
• 3 Clean Water Systems
• 1 Health Post
Thailand challenges in education and wealth inequality:
• 600,000 primary school age children are out of school
• 50% of hill-tribe do not have citizenship
• 19% of hill-tribe populations complete secondary school
• 8% of children are involved in child labor, over 800,000 children