Connecting to the Tribes
“The further backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” – Winston Churchill Becoming immersed in history can connect us to our roots, impart a sense of shared humanity, and give us insight into the problems we face today. Looking...
Micro Loan Beneficiary Interview
Interview with a Revolving Fund Project Beneficiary Jiraphorn, Jabo, Somchai, and Namee “My name is Jabo Jathaw and my wife, Namee Jathaw. We have three children; 1 son (Somchai) and 2 daughters (Jiraphorn and Wilaiwan). We are farmers. We grow rice,...
Beneficiary Shares About Micro Loan Program
Revolving Fund Program The Revolving Fund Program as been in place for 20 years within 27 different villages (in 5 provinces), with 30 participating groups (some of the big villages have 2 groups), and 453 families (members)…and has never had a default!...
New Teacher Joining Staff
A new teacher started working in Glae La Blah this spring! Setting: Kindergarten school 40 min past Maohjo that ITDP built and oversees. Water project done over 8 years ago by “Bright hope” of New Zealand, and school services preschool and some...
The Women’s Cooperative
Two years ago, ITDP partnered with three villages in the Hill Tribe area to form the ‘Women’s Cooperative’ utilizing their native artisan weaving as the basis for both economic means, as well as, lifting each other up in community. Their goals are to accomplish the...
Impacting lives in the hill tribes of Northern Thailand.