Lam Thap Project, Thailand

See the progress you helped make happen in your sponsored community

When the project started, many families were trapped in a cycle of debt and exploitation but lacked skills to develop better livelihoods. Illiteracy was common and youth lacked knowledge on how to prevent HIV and AIDS.

Thanks to your support, your sponsored child and other children in the Lam Thap community have improved access to education. Families have increased their incomes, gained agricultural skills and reduced their debts.

Together we've achieved so much

96 percent of children aged 7-12 can read at standard for their age

This follows a literacy program that trained teachers, conducted reading camps and ran Thai language tutorials.

  • Vocational training and career guidance was provided to young people who had finished school but had no plans for work or further study. This led to 98 percent of young people now being “work ready”, up from 50 percent in 2014.
  • 69 children from the project area have gone on to study at university, a great achievement for the community.
  • 11 children’s groups have also been formed in local primary schools to teach life skills and carry out extra-curricular activities, such as sports and agriculture.

2,000 dental health kits were distributed

This helped to improve the oral health of children aged 3-6, alongside health and hygiene education for families.

  • Knowledge of HIV prevention increased by 198 percent between 2009 and 2011 following education sessions on HIV, family planning and how to access public health services, improving the community’s ability to manage their health and family size.

43 percent of families reduced their debts

This followed financial and agricultural training in areas such as vegetable growing and pig, duck and chicken breeding.

  • 512 families gained vocational skills through a community learning centre, which was established to train farmers, young people and community members in subjects such as composting and livestock feed production.
  • Families with basic saving, financial and accounting skills increased 394 percent through 2009-11.
  • 334 families gained a second income stream by learning skills such as curry paste-making, herbal soap production and hairdressing, as well as learning business skills.

"To date, all of the Learning Centre members have increased their incomes, which has been the result of the support of World Vision. "

- Somwing, Learning Centre president