The simple answer is that we think we can provide an education which fits with the lives and lifestyles of the students and their families. Let's explain the situation so that you can understand the background story.
Although stateless children have had legal access to education since mid-2005, there are a number of obstacles to achieving this right. If and when children are finally able to attend school, they endure further hurdles which, when combined with pressure from home to help supplement the family income, results in almost all stateless students leaving education by the age of 12 years - at the end of primary education.
The first thing is to be flexible in the approach to registration, attendance and teaching. If we can adapt our methods to more closely fit the lives of the children, it will be easier to access education, attend regularly, and actually benefit from the curriculum. We hope that even if the current leaving age of a stateless child remains no higher than 12 years, at least they will have skill sets and knowledge which will help provide the opportunity of a better future for themselves and their family.
Children as young as 12 years old are being forcibly conscripted into Burmese army-backed militia in Shan state. Soldiers from the Tai Yai (Shan) North militia are entering villages to...
P'San has spent the last few weeks coming up with a variety of logo options, which the team has been mulling over. We wanted something which is not only pleasing...
There has been feverish activity over the last week or so. Our Outdoor volunteer team, along with Thai volunteers, have been busy helping to build a home for our two...
Last week, our team of volunteers - Thai and international - helped local villagers in clearing scrub and weeds from the rice paddies, in preparation for planting. A lot of...
This computer generated image shows the front of the two main classrooms for Rai Som school. We hope to begin building these after rainy season ends, so that we can...
Our student registrations continue to rise. As of Monday 18 June 2018, we have 131 children registered with the school.
