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- What will my Baht 1,500
scholarship support?
- Will I get an acknowledgement or
receipt for my scholarship contribution?
- What if the girl I am supporting
quits school?
- How will a girl be chosen to
receive a scholarship?
- In addition to the enclosed
scholarship funds, can I provide assistance to the
TWT program in other ways?
- Why is this project different
from other government education and skills-training
programs?
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What will my Baht 1,500
scholarship support?
The Baht 1,500
scholarship will allow a poor, rural girl to enter Matayom 1
(the first year of junior high school).
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Will I get an acknowledgement
or receipt for my scholarship contribution?
Yes, Chiang
Mai University's (CMU) Faculty of Social Sciences will
acknowledge your scholarship. Additionally, you will receive
a picture of the student you are supporting, a letter from
the girl, and periodic reports on her academic progress.
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What if the girl I am
supporting quits school?
Your
scholarship will be provide to another deserving girl at the
Matayom 1.
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How will a girl be chosen to
receive a scholarship?
CMU's Faculty
of Social Sciences, among others, has shown that upwards of
80% of the prostitutes have less than a 6th grade education
and come from poor, often broken homes. Accordingly,poor
girls from broken home will be identified by the provincial
and district committees and provided with a scholarship on
the condition that they do indeed, continue to Matayom 1.
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In addition to the enclosed
scholarship funds, can I provide assistance to the TWT
program in other ways?
Yes, In
addition to scholarship funds for poor girls attending
training Matayom 1, there is a need for additional private
sector skills training programs, especially in growth areas;
internship for the girls who graduate from Matayom 3; and,
jobs offer for girls who complete the above described skills
courses.
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Why is this project different
from other government education and skills-training programs?
Because it
creates a public-private partnership that link education,
skills-training, and jobs.
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TWT seek your support for scholarship (Baht
1,500) to allow a young woman one year of
junior high school. Assistance and participation in a skills-training program in
Northern Thailand; paid internship; and, jobs for the young woman
are also areas
where the private/public sectors can assist.
| For Further Information
Contact: |
Thai
Woman of Tomorrow Project.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai
University.
Chiang Mai, 50200, THAILAND
Tel ( 053 ) 943585, 892788 Fax (053) 892789
E-mail : twtcmu@chmai.loxinfo.co.th
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