BASIC INFORMATION
Time Frame
2002 – 2004
LOCATION
Yong Kha Village, Shan State
Area: Approximately 14 villages
BENEFICIARIES
6,022 people
Overview
With the need to address drug-related issues and contagious diseases, it was necessary to build a strong public health system as a basic priority for the community.
Yong Kha Village in Shan State suffered from drug-related issues and contagious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and scabies. MFLF therefore launched a long-term public health development plan with emphasis on water and agriculture to provide food security before addressing income-generating activities in the community. Hospitals and schools were built, and local volunteers received training on public health, while school children were taught farming skills.
WHAT DO THE PEOPLE GET?
Malaria infections dropped from
20%
to less than
2%
3,000 villagers helped dig an irrigation canal with a budget of
225,000 baht
(US$7,242),
increasing arable land by
2,000 rai
The total investment in the project was
25,600,000 baht
(US$823,946),
or 4,240 baht (US$136) per person per year.
Within 3 years, the project generated economic benefits for the community in cash and in kind equivalent to
