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Tunghai University-News-News-Hear the Voice, Make the Change – 2019 THU Summer Service at Chiang Mai
There are many NGOs taking care of thousands of disadvantaged children in the Chiang Mai area, providing services such as temporary shelters, day-care centers, after-school activities, and education support. Majority of the children are minorities from Cambodia with poor or dysfunctional families. These children do not own national identification cards, are not offered basic citizen rights from the Thai government, and are in lack of any social supporting system.
The Tunghai students designed a diverse program based on their own expertise and the needs of the children, including establishing a bathroom for the children in Monna Student Center. The team leader, Director Lin, also conducted a training course for the staff to help explore future directions and development of the Monna Student Center. In order for the students to better understand the backgrounds, cultural traits and difficulties of these children, institutional and family visits were arranged. Reflection activities were conducted every evening to address the topics such as self-awareness, teamwork, and social issues. Program students learned a lot as they served the community.
The program has provided the participating students with an opportunity to gain a hands-on experience in the bottom society of Thailand as a global citizen. Through the process of planning through execution, students have learned to develop cultural sensitivity, to respect value diversity, and to work as a team member. On the other hand, Tunghai University is working on building up the mechanism and the student team to establish a continuous and long-term service through cooperation with local NGOs in Thailand.
Hear the Voice, Make the Change – 2019 THU Summer Service at Chiang Mai
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- Date : 2019-09-19
There are many NGOs taking care of thousands of disadvantaged children in the Chiang Mai area, providing services such as temporary shelters, day-care centers, after-school activities, and education support. Majority of the children are minorities from Cambodia with poor or dysfunctional families. These children do not own national identification cards, are not offered basic citizen rights from the Thai government, and are in lack of any social supporting system.
The Tunghai students designed a diverse program based on their own expertise and the needs of the children, including establishing a bathroom for the children in Monna Student Center. The team leader, Director Lin, also conducted a training course for the staff to help explore future directions and development of the Monna Student Center. In order for the students to better understand the backgrounds, cultural traits and difficulties of these children, institutional and family visits were arranged. Reflection activities were conducted every evening to address the topics such as self-awareness, teamwork, and social issues. Program students learned a lot as they served the community.
The program has provided the participating students with an opportunity to gain a hands-on experience in the bottom society of Thailand as a global citizen. Through the process of planning through execution, students have learned to develop cultural sensitivity, to respect value diversity, and to work as a team member. On the other hand, Tunghai University is working on building up the mechanism and the student team to establish a continuous and long-term service through cooperation with local NGOs in Thailand.
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