Improving health
To improve health in rural and remote areas in northern, northeast and eastern Thailand.
Purpose
Improve sanitation and handwashing facilities in schools and villages.
Location
Working in Kosamphi Nakhon District in Kamphaeng Phet Province, Phon Sawan District in Nakhon Phanom Province, and Khock Sung District in Sa Kaeo Province.
Partners
Private donors, Industry Super Property Trust, and Albert Park Baptist Church.
Further info
One Thousand Villages is working directly with schools and villages. Toilets and handwashing facilities are repaired and or constructed, and great focus is on community engagement and ensuring families and young people learn how to maintain facilities. Schools provide lessons useful for students including handwashing with soap, water and prevention of infectious disease. Full day workshops are coordinated for relevance and understanding.