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Annual sponsorship ceremony,2012

                                       Annual sponsorship ceremony,2012
                   
11 May 2012 : The Sponsorship Section of the Daung Prateep Foundation held  the annual sponsorship ceremony  to inspire sponsored children and their families for a better livelihood through education. The ceremony was opened and chaired by General Wattana Sanpanich, the assistant ministry at the Ministery of Interior. There were many distinguished guests benefactors including the Thai Rissho Friendship Foundation representatives: Mr.Shoji Ono, Mr.Masafumi Sasagawa and Mr.Isao Masaoka, Thai benefactors, community representatives and local school teachers joining the ceremony giving 2012 scholarships to selected poor children.  Apart from this, valuable speeches from distinguished guests and successful students illustrated the learning processes. In addition, the DPF.-funded students expressed their gratitude to the DPF. and the benefactors and serves as good examples for the presently funds children.

              

Biking for Green Environment & against Drugs.

Biking for Green Environment & against Drugs.
5 May 2012 : The Duang Prateep Foundation, (led by Prof.Sant Hathirat, the chairman and Ms.Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, the secretary – general, the Rotary Club of Toyonaka, Japan, (led by Mr.Yasumoto Fukumori, Mr.Norio Teshima, Dr.Masatsugu Tsuji and Mr.Teruaki & Mrs. Yoko Furusawa), community representatives, Youth group, Anti- drugs group and local organizations rode donated bikes along public roads to campaign for energy saving  and anti-drugs. There were about 250 people participating in  the campaign.

Barker College in Kanchanaburi

25 April 2012 : The doors of The New Life Center at Kanchanaburi opened for a group of students from Australia. 24 students including 3 teachers from Barker College in Sydney visited the center with the Hands on Humanity touring company. After arriving at 10 o’clock they were greeted with a welcome ceremony that included a speech, a VCD presentation about the center and an introduction to the various activities at the project. The Australian school was then treated to a dance from the NLP children. The touring group then played musical instruments for the children in an exchange of cultural performance. Cooking lessons then followed with the school making papaya salad, fried noodles, grilled chicken and sticky rice. At the end of the day the group visited the local market to see everyday life in the community. Their visit was part of their stay in Thailand where they will visit and perform music at Kanchanaburi for the Anzac dawn service on the 25th of April.

post-graduate students from the University of Moratuwa,Sri Lanka

20 April 2012 : A group of post-graduate students from the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka who are studying Town & Country Planning, visited the Duang Prateep Foundation to exchange ideas about urban housing development, and to learn about living conditions in the Klong Toey slum communities of Bangkok. There were 31 people in the group and they said they gained a lot from the visit and discussions, which would help them in their studies.

 

 

Songkhan Festival,2012

11 April 2012 : Senior residents, disabled people, distinguished guests and members of the executive committee of the Duang Prateep Foundation celebrated the traditional Thai New Year of “Songkran” at the DPF premises.  This was held prior to the actual date, which is on 13th April every year. The celebration comprised a party to provide a meal for the senior citizens and disabled people, and entrust gifts to community representatives for delivery to elders in far-distant  communities. The climax of the celebrations was the awarding of gifts to 6 elders who have given outstanding service to their communities. Mrs. Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, secretary-general of the DPF, said she is looking forward to an even bigger function at the next Songkran festival.
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HeArt for hope,2012

                 

Yosakoi Students Group

       
5 March 2012 : The Yosakoi Students Group of universities from Japan, visited the Duang Prateep Kindergarten, Khlong Toi . Ms. Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, the Secretary General of  Duang Prateep Foundation welcomed and guided them to participate life skill activities at the kindergarten.

Nagasaki International Group

  

On the morning of Tuesday the 28th, the Nagasaki International University group visited the Duang Prateep Foundation as part of their social welfare and development research. The DPF welcomed 5 Japanese students, seven Chinese students and two professors who visited the kindergarten, watched a Thai dance performance and spent time with the children. DPF staff then took the group on a tour around the Klong Toei community and were given time to ask questions. They are interested in learning about social welfare and the impact of the Montessori educational system on the kindergarten children. They also bought Heart for Hope t-shirts to support Thai and Japanese children.

Child Development Workers, Bhutan

 

       

27 February 2012 : Child development workers from the Ministry of Education of Bhutan, led by Mr. Kinley Gyeltshen visited the Duang Prateep Foundation Montessori workshop at the DPF building, coordinated by UNESCO, Bangkok. Ms. Prateep Ungsongtham Hata , the general secretary of the DPF. welcomed distinguished guests and introduced them to Ms. Sasinan Nilchansiri , the Director of the Montessori education of the DPF. She guided the group to actual classes and concluded with a useful presentation.

 

 

 

The Tendaishu mission visited the Thai primary school

The Tendaishu mission visited the Thai primary school.

A group of Japanese priests, Tendaishu Ichigu-o-terasu-undo led by Rev. Zenko Fukue, visited the Baan Khlong Kwang Bon primary school in the Ladlumkaew district, PratumThani province on 5 February 2012 to deliver educational accessories, story books and a water filter. The beneficial event was arranged by the secretary general of the Duang Prateep Foundation, Ms. Prateep Ungsongtham Hata. They together with  the director of the school, the local district administrative members, children and villagers planted trees for the commenmoration . As the district area was under 4 meters of flood water. Most educational materials of the school were destroyed. The donated items will be useful to educational continuity and villager’s health.  The water filter allow villagers to get clean drinking water.

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