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The Chaipattana Foundation
Enhancing Sustainable Self-reliance
through Sufficiency Economy
1st Thailand-Pacific Island Countries Forum
9 August 2014
Dr. Suleeporn Choopavang
Foreign Affairs Department, Chaipattana Foundation
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The Chaipattana Foundation
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SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY
Moderation – simple, affordable & practical
Reasonableness – consider all factors involved
Risk management – prepare to cope with future
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Knowledge & Moral Principle
Established in 1988
Nearly 250 projects covering:
•Agricultural Development
•Environmental and Natural Resources Development
•Social Development
•Natural Disasters
•International training and collaboration
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Sustainable development
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The Brundtland Report published by the United Nations in
1987 was one of the world’s first attempts to define
“sustainable development”
Sustainability in 3 aspects
Environment
Economy
Society
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Economic sustainability
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Knowledge on agricultural development and agricultural product
processing to help locals earn income and attain wellbeing
Kasornkasiwit School: A Learning Center
where farmers and buffaloes work together
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Vetiver grass for soil improvement and
vetiver handicraft for income generation
Economic sustainability
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PatPat: a marketing and distribution channel that brings local
producers and consumers together
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Environmental sustainability
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Environmental improvement technology under the concept of
using “nature to treat nature”
Simple, affordable & practical technology that people can easily adapt
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Environmental sustainability
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The Royally-initiated Laem Phak Bia Environmental Study,
Research and Development Project: a research center on garbage
disposal and waste water treatment
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Social sustainability
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Vocational education development is provided as an alternative
(risk management) for students in order to increase their
employment prospect
Mechanical skills for male students
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Batik painting for female students
Social sustainability
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Dual-track schools under the care of Chaipattana Foundation
Srifarida Baru Wittaya School &
Udomsarn Wittaya School
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Wangnoi “Panomyong” School
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Thank You
For further information on the work of the Chaipattana Foundation
please visit http://www.chaipat.or.th
contact the Foreign Affairs Department
Email. fachaipat@gmail.com Tel. +66-447-8585-8 ext. 249
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