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Poverty is affecting coconut farmers who are abandoning their farms and traditional practices to move to the cities for lucrative jobs. The Chaipattana Foundation addresses this issue to improve farmers’ livelihoods by preserving and promoting coconut cider vinegar and other traditional products. Through research, interviews, surveys, and observations our team discovered that the more effective …

ISSP [2018] : Empowering Thai Farmers by Promoting Coconut Cider Vinegar Read More »

The rural Wawee community in Chiang Rai does not receive enough financial support from the government to provide quality classrooms for its students. This negatively impacts students as poor physical infrastructure has been shown to influence student academic performance (Young et al., 2003). The Sati Foundation wants to address this by providing the community with …

ISSP [2018] : Designing a Sustainable Classroom Building in Chiang Rai, Thailand Read More »

Rice is one of the most important product and has been widely used in all over regions of Thailand especially in central and north-eastern part. From the past until now, the traditional rice varieties have been crossbred into the new rice varieties called ‘hybrid’, which was used dominantly these days. With this transition, the use …

ISSP [2017] : Designing a Learning Center of Traditional Rice in Sakon Nakhon Read More »

The abuse of inhalants among young adolescents is a rising public health concern not sufficiently addressed in Thailand. The lack of education in schools regarding mental and physical effects of inhalants has contributed to this health concern. We worked with the SATI foundation and the Hub in order to recommend a way of raising awareness …

ISSP [2017] : Creating a Drug Prevention Program Targeting Inhalant Use in Thai Adolescents Read More »

Freshwater sources were abundant in the Mrigadayavan Palace area until industrial and coastal developments influenced the quality of water in the Palace. The goal of our project is to maintain the Mrigadayavan Palace’s legacy and tradition by investigating the factors affecting water quality and quantity. We have completed this goal by analyzing the availability of …

ISSP [2017] : Assessing Options for Re-establishing Culturally Appropriate Gardens at Mrigadayavan Palace in a Water Scarce Environment, Cha-am, Phetchaburi Read More »

Due to unavoidable manufacturing inefficiencies, thousands of wasted juice cartons accumulate daily at Doi Kham Food Products’ juice packaging factory in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Furthermore, this waste cannot be managed because there are no recycling facilities in the area. Our goal was to find solutions for repurposing the wasted juice cartons in a way that …

ISSP [2017] : Developing Value-added and Community-appropriate Options for Repurposing Wasted Juice Cartons, Chiang Rai Read More »

Plastic is ubiquitous, and its use is propagating a range of negative consequences. Overuse of plastic within the Phutthabucha Temple market in Bang Mod, Bangkok is harming a central community resource: the canal. Based on the needs of the community, we presented low-cost and convenient options to motivate and equip the community to reduce their …

ISSP [2017] : Inspiring Waste Reduction In Bang Mod Read More »

Many students in rural areas do not receive higher education, so schools must adapt their curriculums to meet the needs of their students. The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive educational gardening program to teach agricultural skills at the Baan Huay Euen School in Northern Thailand. Through observation and interviews with the …

ISSP [2017] : Developing a Sustainable Educational Organic Gardening Program in The Baan Huay Euen School. Read More »