The SOLD Project will equip the computer lab in the second building of the Resource Center with 10 computers. This will give the at-risk children of this poor rural community access to the internet and the opportunity to learn computer skills.
Half of all children in rural Thailand are forced by poverty to drop out of school at a young age. Many of them, lacking education & resources, end up exploited in Thailand's sex industry. SOLD offers educational scholarships, tutoring, & other resources to at-risk children to keep them off the path to prostitution & give them hope for a better future. Without access to computers or the Internet, our students are at a serious disadvantage in school & the job market beyond.
An Internet-connected computer lab enables our students to complete homework assignments, learn valuable software, research, & typing skills, as well as pursue niche interests in design, web development, & more.
By investing in the education & development of these at-risk children, we not only prevent them from becoming victims of exploitation, but we free them to succeed, rise from poverty, & change the future for their families, their children, & beyond.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
