UPLift--Poverty Alleviation For The Ultra-Poor

UPLift is a program designed to empower communities on the Thai/Burmese border that lack food security, opportunities for income, and education. Through the use of small grants and skills trainings, these families receive the opportunity to pull themselves out of poverty without having to rely on external aid indefinitely.

Monday, September 6, 2010

2 Weeks Makes a Huge Difference

Great news from Chiang Mai!  We went to visit our garden project at Suan Cha School to see how everything was progressing.  Two weeks after the planting and fertilizer trainings the garden looks fantastic.  The soil must be good, because the vegetables here are thicker and healthier than vegetables in other areas.

Nineteen students in the 3rd grade tend this particular garden.  Each student has their own row of vegetables complete with a sign showing their name and village.  This has seemed to give them some pride in trying to have the best row of vegetables.


What a difference two weeks can make...from before the project:


...to the day of the training...


...to now!



This school is important to us at UPlift because it is a perfect example of what can be done at a small school that lacks budget but has a small amount of land.  We hope to duplicate this system many times in other schools throughout Thailand, most notably in the Mae Sot area.

Full Photo Update of Suan Cha School
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