EDF America

EDF America is associated with EDF Thailand, Bangkok.

and we strongly believe that education is one of the most important keys in uplifting the quality of life of disadvantaged children and youths, in addition, to prevent many social problems. Those with basic education can utilize and apply their knowledge to gain entry to skilled worker job opportunities or to higher education. This liberates them from poverty and prevents them from falling victim

to low-paying, menial jobs or human trafficking. In order to accomplish the aforementioned goals, EDF has continuously provided scholarships and implemented various development projects in rural Thailand since 1987. These efforts have ensured that impoverished rural children complete at least a basic education and enjoy enriched learning opportunities as well as improved prospects for a better quality of life.

11/12/2018

Mac, boy, 13 and Aor, girl, 13, are two from 8,513 Thai less fortunate students that were saved from dropping out school in this year. You can help us save more of them! (EDF America: www.edfamerica.org)

11/09/2018

EDF and Ikano (Thailand) Limited took 90 IKEA staffs down to Rachawinit Nonthaburi School in Bang Yai district, Nonthaburi, Thailand, to do a volunteering activity, IKEA Social Day. The learning base activities were set up such as library renovation base, tree planting base, fertilizer making base, weeding base and waste management base. In addition, there were also many fun activities and games to give rewards to participating students. (www.edfamerica.org)

12/06/2016

Many thanks to 39 international volunteers from UBS Securities in 16 countries led by Mr. James Woodward, Managing Director, UBS Securities (Thailand) Ltd., to participate in "UBS Regional Volunteering 2016" at Ban Don Yang School, Khon Kaen province, Thailand. The activities includes Teaching English for students, Library renovation, agricultural activity, making Thai sweets, playing sports with students and visiting families of EDF Scholarship students. UBS Securities has been partnering with EDF in implementing various school development projects and organize the volunteering trip in Thailand for 12 years. www.edfamerica.org

09/27/2016

Sunday 25 Sep. 2016, our friends from EDF Thailand took part in the volunteering activity and ran in the event 2016 at Lumpini Park in Bangkok, Thailand, organised by American Women's Club of Thailand - Scholarship Program to raise awareness about education needs in Thailand and to raise scholarship funds to help underprivileged girls in rural Thailand. From 2012 to the present, AWC in Thailand has supported 2,391 educational scholarship to less fortundate high school girls in Thailand under EDF Thailand administration. (www.edfamerica.org)

09/23/2016

(September 4-9, 2016) Washington University organised a Study Trip to Thailand under "University of Washington Exploration Seminar 2016" Program. The program was led and supervised by Dr. Sangjan Rungruangkonkit, EDF America President and Lecturer at Faculty of Nurse, Washington University. The Program aims to allow participating students to explore the traditional ways of living of Thai rural people especially in the Northeast of Thailand, visit families of EDF scholarship students, participate in children's learning development activity and homestay with local villagers. (www.edfamerica.org/en)

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4345 87th Avenue SE
Mercer Island, WA
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EDF America or the Education for Development Foundation America is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose primary goal is to promote the opportunity for education for less fortunate children in Thailand by educational scholarship support. All donation can be tax deductible to the full extent allowed by US. federal and state tax regulations.

EDF America is associated with EDF Thailand, Bangkok and we strongly believe that education is one of the most important keys in uplifting the quality of life of disadvantaged children and youths. Those with basic education can utilize and apply their knowledge to gain entry to skilled worker job opportunities or to higher education. This liberates them from poverty and prevents them from falling victim to low-paying, menial jobs or human trafficking.