14 February 2023

The art of taking surveys in hard-to-reach areas

Keeping calm, Lawan Junyanun politely asks to see the ID cards of the family in whose house she is currently sitting. Lawan has so far been unable to fill out the names and dates of birth of each family member on her tablet. A few minutes later, the house registration is brought to her quickly complete the basic d...
14 February 2023

Harnessing the power of data

When teacher Chiratip Kaewphaisan heard about the imminent visit by a team of enumerators collecting data in the Northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom for a national survey on children and women, she had just one question: “Will [relevant government agencies] send an expert or a tutor to offer a special class for...
22 July 2022

Five impacts of COVID-19 on children in Thailand

Children may not be the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, but this health emergency has been a crisis for children. The impact of the pandemic on their well-being may be lifelong and most damaging to those already disadvantaged or in vulnerable situations. From UNICEF’s new summary report “The socio-economic impact o...