THAILAND COMMUNITY EDUCATES UGANDAN CHILDREN ,RESTORE THEIR HOPE

PLATFORM for the NEEDY implement educational programs which focus on supporting the most vulnerable children in communities where we operate. Some of PLANE educational program interventions focus on provision of scholastic Materials, provision of hygiene kits (soap, detergents, and sanitary pads), provision of scholastic materials that include books, pens, pencils, soap and school fees etc.
ABOUT COMMMUNITY EDUCATION PROJECT
Community Education Project was initiated by Peato Wangweera a 17-years old high school student in Massachusetts; USA but a citizen of Thailand.
Peato is passionate about volunteering and he decided to volunteer at PLATFORM for the NEEDY (PLANE) as a software Developer where he supported many local Community Based Organizations to create websites for them.
Being generous about the underprivileged children; Peato started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to raise funds worth $15; 000 to help 200 needy Ugandan children who were detrimentally affected by the Covid 19 pandemic hindering their access to education. Many children suffered after their parents went unemployed during Covid-19.
While some were sleeping on a single meal, the majority were unable to go back to school when the government reopened educational facilities on January 10, 2022. Despite the government commitment to open schools, many vulnerable children were unable to go back to school since most lacked educational materials and other basic needs. This is mainly due to closure of business and the lock-down where most parents and guardian before the lock-down survived on subsistence means. The advent of the lock down worsened their economic situation and this will take time to recover from such a situation. Worse, the present prices for commodities have increased making it extremely difficult for families of these children to meet the basic needs.
Luckily, Peato set the fund-raising campaign with the hope to attract support to the needy children by providing them with educational materials, including exercise books, pens, pencils, soap, jelly, uniforms, shoes, food and tuition/fees.
Peato was later joined by his loving mother Anna Boonteang who mobilized donations and support from good Samaritans and well-wishers from her community in Thailand to help Peato and PLANE fulfill the children's dreams to have a brighter future that is fully empowered.