A group of rural Thai women needed more money from selling the rice they grow to pay for schooling and healthcare. Our goal was to provide the Raks Thai Foundation with a marketing plan to increase rice sales and a program on marketing to educate the villagers. Using interviews, surveys, and direct observations we identified …
The Nakhon Sawan Rice Seed Center hopes to introduce a new rice sowing technology to small scale farmers in an attempt to reduce labor and costs. Our team evaluated the current rice planting practices and obtained information from the small scale farmers, the rice sowing machine inventor and Rice Seed Center representatives in order to …
Excessive amounts of waste exist in the Khlong Toei slum causing health and environmental problems for the local residents. Our goal was to propose a sustainable waste management strategy for the Khlong Toei slum. Through interviews and physical inspections we found that problems with waste management stemmed from the municipality’s inconsistency in collecting and the …
The village of Tha Phae discharges its wastewater without treatment. We developed a plan for the Population and Community Development Association that can lead to the adoption of an improved wastewater management system, starting with an educational awareness program. We initiated the awareness program by creating lesson plans and testing them in schools near Tha …
The School of Global Studies at Thammasat University Dr. Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan. Our goal was to identify the key characteristics associated with a decrease in trust or increase in perceived risk between local businesses and the company at fault for the Rayong Oil Spill. We found that the fishing and tourism industries experienced negative economic impacts. …
There is not adequate case management and reporting of HIV/AIDS among the most at risk populations in Thailand due in part to a lack of appropriate technology. The goal of this project was to determine the most effective mobile application or application features for HIV/AIDS management from the perspectives of the target populations, case managers, …
The goal of this project was to provide recommendations to the Population and Community Development Association (PDA) in Mae Mo to develop a learning center about renewable energy and its applications. Communities of Mae Mo currently rely on conventional sources of energy to meet their needs. There is a gap in knowledge about the costs …
The Raks Thai Foundation aims to empower women and promote sustainability in developing communities in Thailand.Our goal was to assist a Hmong women’s craft cooperative in the village of Pang Ung Mhai in Northern Thailand to establish a more profitable business. With a focus on empowerment, we utilized methods of participatory action research to help …
The Khlong Toei slum is Bangkok’s oldest and largest slum, whose residents face issues such as poverty, crime, drug abuse and fire. Local authorities and charities such as the Duang Prateep Foundation, our project sponsor, have been working towards solving these issues. Recently, some Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems have been installed by diverse authorities …
Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency is seeking to develop a successful program to manage approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste tires generated annually in Thailand. This project investigated Thailand-specific issues and options for a viable long-term waste tire management strategy. We evaluated current practices, potential technologies, and successful systems from foreign nations to draw …