Children and Youth Development Conference
‘Opportunities and Equity beyond Frontiers’
The Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s
5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary 2nd April 2015
Introduction
Over the past three decades, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has devoted her life to improving the well-being of people particularly children and youth who are the future of the country. Her Royal Highness has initiated many projects addressing various aspects of development – food and nutrition, health and hygiene, education, vocational skills and cooperatives, as well as environmental and cultural conservation. Her development work has reached the most disadvantaged children and families living in remote locations and under difficult living conditions without regard to race, sex, religion or nationality.
As an effective approach of children and youth development, Her Royal Highness’s initiative has been expanding to improving the lives of children and youth living in neighboring countries. Through a school setting, a holistic and sustainable development has been implemented by teachers and the community with the joint support from key sectors like education, agriculture, health and local administrations. Children will be equipped with knowledge, skills and attitude for healthy life through a process called learning by doing. Community participation is also a key. Parents and other community members are encouraged to participate in school activities, in which knowledge can be transferred to families and communities. At present, there are 95 participating schools in 10 countries – Lao People’s Democratic Republic, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Kingdom of Cambodia, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mongolia, Kingdom of Bhutan, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Republic of Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Republic of the Philippines.
On the occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary 2nd April 2015, the Office of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Projects in collaboration with Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) and other concerned organizations will organize ‘Children and Youth Development Conference’ for the celebrations on this auspicious occasion.
The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for sharing information, experiences and knowledge on children and youth development among teachers, project coordinators and supporters from countries which participate in Princess Sirindhorn Project. Topics will cover (a) food and nutrition, health and hygiene; (b) education; (c) vocational skills and cooperatives and (d) environmental and cultural conservation
Participants are about 1,000 people including Ministers of the Ministry of Education, teachers and project coordinators from 10 countries and Thailand as well as from People’s Republic of China, Kingdom of Tonga and Republic of India. In addition, partnerships including officials from the Royal Thai Government Ministries such as Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Royal Thai Police as well as international organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WFP) join and share their experiences in the conference.
