Garden Project Expansion in Chiang Mai

We are happy to announce that two more sites in Fang district, Chiang Mai province are being started! Some more info on Suan Cha School and the Daylight School:
More pictures of Suan Cha School
More pictures of Daylight School

Suan Cha Primary School has 50+ students that are of Palaung ethnicity, which is a small hill tribe originally located in the Shan State, Burma. The village nearest to the school is a group of Palaung who have recently migrated to Thailand.

Daylight School, our next site for expansion, is located on an orange plantation in the hills of Fang. It is on plantations such as this one where thousands of Shan migrants come to work and live. Lan Mao, also a Shan, is currently serving as sole teacher there for around 20 children aged 5-15 years.
Daylight was founded by Blood Foundation, a local NGO in Fang focusing on education projects for ethnic minorities, most notably the Shan. Blood Foundation also has worked closely with Suan Cha School for the past year and was very helpful in helping locate these communities.


Our Garden Project addresses the issue of food security for the ultra-poor, gives them the opportunity to reduce their food expenses and in the process improves their chances of supporting their children’s futures.

On another front, Paul and Mark just finished an initial survey of areas in and around Mae Sot, including the Mae La and Umphium refugee camps. Keep your eyes open for some interesting news in the next week or so…