These students applied for EDF scholarships for 2021 academic year but missed the opportunities, as there were not enough funds from the foundation. Interested people or organizations can donate online until 30 June 2022 at https://taejai.com/th/d/save-drop-out-students/
According to EDF Foundation managing director, Mr. Sunphet Nilrat, "EDF Foundation is committed to the development of underprivileged Thai youth's quality of life by providing them access up to at least the lower secondary level.
"To help these students, we have partnered with https://taejai.com to raise funds under 'Save Dropout Students' project for a group of 100 underprivileged students from small schools in the northeastern part of Thailand for the upcoming academic year 2022.
"The scholarship is 2,000 baht per person and will allow them to move up to Mattayom Sueksa 2 or 3 (grade 8 or 9) for the 2022 academic year instead of dropping out."
EDF defines underprivileged students as those whole families have annual income of 50,000-70,000 baht. EDF scholarships factor in students' good behavior and performance of their responsibilities, among other things.
He said the foundation does not consider the underprivileged students' school grades or GPA.
"For 2021 academic year, 10,000 underprivileged students applied for scholarships, however, we could only provide around 8,000 scholarships, which meant 2,000 students missed out. The COVID-19 situation and resulting downturn in the economy were mainly to blame," he said.
Individuals or organizations who wish to support educational scholarships under the 'Save Dropout Students' project can visit https://taejai.com/th/d/save-drop-out-students/ by 30 June 2022.
For more information on 'Save Dropout Students' project, please contact Mr. Anuchat Khongma, EDF's Fundraising Department, email: [email protected], tel: 02 579 9209-11 (Monday-Friday from 09.00-16.30 hrs), fax: 02 940 5266 or LINE application at @edfthai. All donations are tax deductible as allowed in the Thai law.
From 1988-2021 academic year, EDF provided more than 400,000 scholarships to students in over 5,600 educational institutions in 61 provinces around Thailand.
Established in 1987, and registered as a charitable organization No. 255 under the laws of Thailand, the EDF Foundation is recognized from both locally and internationally.
EDF Foundation received several awards and recognitions, including CAF International Validated Organization Badge in 2021, which affirmed that EDF's funds are spent exclusively for charitable purposes and its operations have safeguards against the risk of fraud, money laundering or other illicit activities.
The organization received the 5 Star rating award for its Good Governance & Transparency and Financial Efficiency from Giving Back Association in 2016; Thailand NGO Awards 2012 for large organization category from the Rockefeller Foundation, Kenan Institute Asia and the Resource Alliance; Thai Morality Award from Association of the Union of the Disabled of Thailand in 2014 and Golden Kallapapruek Award from Khon Kaen University in recognition of the foundation's continuous development of scholarship programs and educational development projects in 2013.
Source: Education for Development Foundation
