As you all know, The Foundation for Education and Development (FED) has been running 2 nurseries, 7 learning centers and a high school project for several years now, supporting over 600 migrant children access education and stay out of the work force. However, as a result of different circumstance FED fears that unless we can find emergency funds to cover 4 months of costs, the education of these children will be severely disrupted.  FED is currently unable to cover expenses for its education program from January – May 2012. FED greatly appreciates contributions of any amount to assist us in covering the current education deficit of 1,142,000.00 baht ($37,295.436)

I have attached an appeal providing greater detail of the situation for your review.

On behalf of our Board of Directors, staff and Burmese Community we thank you for your consideration.

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Introduction

We are pleased to present to you our 2010 Annual Report, hoping that it gives you a greater sense of the work and the accomplishments of the Foundation for Education and Development (FED) in the past year. These results could have not been achieved without the support of individuals, foundations, corporations, and governments from around the world. On behalf of the Board of Directors, our staff and the Burmese community we  would like to thank our supporters who have enable us to achieve so much this last year, and to extend a warm welcome to those who are reading about our work for the first time.

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ABSTRACT

Limited research has been conducted on workplace conditions and the experiences of Burmese migrants in southern Thailand. It is for this reason that this survey seeks to assess the conditions endured by Burmese migrant workers with the intent that understanding such conditions will increase the possibility of improving their workplace environment.

The Foundation for Education and Development (FED) wants to thank their staff from the health team, community health workers, teachers and librarians without them who collected the data from workers in the communities throughout Phang Nga and surrounding provinces of southern Thailand this would have not been possible to achieve.

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ABSTRACT

This research project aims to investigate the maternal and child health conditions of Burmese migrant workers in south Thailand. Many of these workers are undocumented and their access to health care has continued to be poor after the Tsunami on the Andaman coast of 2004. A questionnaire was developed with 48 multiple choice and fill in the blank answers. The topics to be covered included: Demographics, Home and Environment, Child Birth and Children’s Health, Nutrition and Family Planning/ HIV.  There was some questions on literacy and schooling that were used to assess educational background of the women. The interviews were completed with 94 randomly selected women from ages 15-50. The studies were conducted in 5 districts of Phang-nga; Thaplamu, Takuapa, Kho Kloi, Ban Muang, and Ban Sai.

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