Duang Prateep 001

Duang Prateep Foundation

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January 21st 2009
Today we went on a field trip to the Duang Prateep Foundation, which works to better the lives of people living in slums. They work to develop slum communities throughout Thailand, and have had a huge hand in helping the victims of the 2004 tsunami in Southern Thailand. The Duang Prateep foundation has 4 main goals - education, community development, quality of life development through programs ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more