7 November 2009 - Youth Ambassador Ann Thongprasom visits hill tribe children in Mae Hong Son
UNICEF Youth Ambassador says all children “should be able to get an education” By Nattha Keenapan Mae Hong Son, December 2009 - After visiting hill tribe children and schools in Mae Hong Son province, UNICEF Youth Ambassador Ann Thongprasom said every effort must be made to ensure that all children are provided with access to an education. Ann, who made a three-day mission to Mae Hong Son last month to visit UNICEF-supported schools for hill tribe children in remote and mountainous areas of Pang Mapa and Khun Yuam districts, said “all children in Thailand, regardless of their sex, religion, legal status or ethnicity, should be able to get an education.” During her mission, Ann met and talked with children from different ethnic minorities, including the Karen, Shan, Lahu and Lisu hill tribes, and learned of the difficulties the children faced in the past in accessing an education. Read more...
|
