On November 5, 2024, the acting director of Kwah Dao paid a periodic visit to Shwe Kyar, a sophomore scholarship student studying Architecture (Interior Design) at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna. The purpose of the visit was to follow up on her study progress, living conditions, and other relevant issues and to provide mentorship to…
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Activities, Legal Assistance, News, Stateless and Nationality-less
Kwah Dao’s legal assistance continuously benefits its target groups
On June 2nd and 3rd, 2024, Kwah Dao had the opportunity to work jointly in a training relevant to youth fundamental rights and citizenship law in Chiang Mai organized by Shan Youth Power. Around 35 students participated in this training. Most of them were born to immigrant families or refugee parents from Shan State of…
Legal Assistance, News, Stateless and Nationality-less, Students
Helping a stateless student in applying for a birth certificate
Under its Legal Assistance Program (a program that aims to provide legal knowledge and consultation) to stateless, nationality-less, and migrant students and families living in Northern Thailand, Kwah Dao begins its new year by providing legal consultation to a stateless student who is currently facing difficulties in obtaining her birth certificate and non-Thai national identification…
Legal Assistance, News, Stateless and Nationality-less
Helping a nationality-less elderly laborer fight for justice
Kwah Dao Foundation is providing special legal consultation to Mr. K (assumed name), a 58-year nationality-less elderly laborer, in filing a lawsuit against a city law enforcement officer for driving a pickup truck negligently causing serious injuries to Mr. K. This special consultation is the operation under the Legal Assistance Program of Kwah Dao, which…
Kwah Dao Foundation is proud to announce its English Summer Program, designed to improve the workplace skills of Shan migrant workers in Thailand. The program is aimed at workers who intend to improve their English communication in the workplace which we believe will increase their employment chance. English Summer Program covers the following topics Online…
After working with ethnic students and families in Pai, a small town in Mae Hong Son province border with Myanmar for 22 years, we needed to conduct a thorough assessment of our core programs, situations, target groups, and resources to keep our organization moving in the right direction. We found that some of the programs…
Due to changes in some core programs of Kwah Dao Foundation and its office relocation which lead to less necessity for the use of some of its equipment and supplies. We then searched for a qualified charity organization, foster home, or educational institution to receive the properties mentioned earlier for the benefit of impoverished children….
After the 2nd-semester examination result was announced, we found that Au can still maintain her good grades like she used to in the previous semester which is one of the criteria for the continuation of sponsorship apart from being a well-behaved, honest, responsible, public-minded, and dedicated student. To ensure that the parents are aware of…
After 22 years in Mae Hee, a small town near Pai in Mae Hong Son province, Kwah Dao is planning to move to Chiang Mai. When our organization started, we provided schooling, vaccinations, and clean water to stateless children. Over the two following decades, we increasingly focused on providing scholarships for college. In fact, our…
On June 26, we visited two of our scholars’ families in Pai to follow up on their living conditions and discuss with their parents the plans on sending their kids to boarding school for the next academic year. Khamsai’s family has four members, she lives together with her parents and one younger sister in a…
