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Written by Bob
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 08:06 |
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 The Integrated Area Develoment Program (or IADP for short) helps marginalized communities to develope self-sustaining strategies to improve their quality of life and subsequently, lower the risk of these communities to human trafficking. The program is in place in Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, in the Mae Tam and Mae Yang Min valleys. Here, 15 villages are being assisted with developing gravity fed water systems, Sanitation and sewage structures (latrines), Youth leadership development activities, land registration, credit union establishment, citizenship registration, local health care community based programs and finally; Agriculture assistance and new farming methods along with environemtal protection awareness.
The ultimate goal is that these communities are able to raise their own finances to not only provide for their substinance but also to develope their communities through small agriculture busness opportunities while protecting the environment. Many of these residents do not have citizenship so ADRA Thailand is assisting in helping these people to register and acquire I.D. cards which subsequently allows for more education and job opportunities. Each village would have a trained health services provider which ADRA Thailand has helped train and supply with first aid and other health kits to battle sickness and provide counseling for teens and others on a variety of social issues including HIV/AIDS and human trafficking. Residents in these villages also would receive training in new farming methods which would help them develope agriculture buisness opportunities so that ultmiately, they would be villages with self-sustaining growth. This program has been in place since July 2009 and is funded with donations from the Japanese Counselate, Chiang Mai; ADRA International, ADRA Australia, ADRA Norway and Rotary International.
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Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 10:00 |
