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Annex X: DPW hill tribe welfare and development in 1999 and 2000

Activity

Amount

1999

2000

1. Development of quality of life

   

1.1 Hill tribe occupational development

   

Maintenance and demonstration

1 738 rai

1 532 rai

Promotion of crop cultivation

31 798 rai

22 197 rai

Promotion of conservative crop cultivation

5 055 rai

3 910 rai

Prevention of deforestation(1999)/promotion of reforestation (2000)

500 rai

275 rai

Vocational and environmental conservation training

2 020 persons

1,360 persons

Income upgrading (B1 200/person/year in the past in 1999)/
(B2 500/person/year in the past in 2000)

B2 500 /person/yr

B3 900 /person/yr

1.2 Social development in hill tribe community

Support of child development centres

117 centres

121 centres

Preparedness of pre-school hill tribe children

3 732 persons

3 800 persons

Support of audio-visual aids and equipment to the child development centres

127 centres

121 centres

Support of temporary schools

12 schools

18 schools

Support of stationery and equipment to the hill tribe school

36 schools

36 schools

Support of Buddhist ordination for hill tribe people

372 persons

300 persons

Support of Buddhist monks' activities

1 838 villages

1 838 villages

Training on prevention and solving of drug users

665 persons

665 persons

Provision of welfare services for drug users

770 persons

770 persons

Provision of family welfare and occupational assistance revolving fund for persons affected by HIV/AIDS

500 families

500 families

Provision of social welfare services for hill tribe families

550 families

550 families

1.3 Basic public utility development

Maintenance of laterite road

931 km
1 080 villages

550 km
1 100 villages

Improvement of drinking water and consumption water resources

931 resources
1 035 villages

194 resources
900 villages

2. Politics and administration

Coordination with the Department of Local Administration in allocation of Thai nationality to the hill tribe

284 790 persons

284 790 persons

3. Conservation of natural resources and environment

Promotion of conservative crops cultivation

36 790 rai

36 790 rai

4. Promotion of highland ecotourism project

4.1 Construction of hill tribe cultural centres

13 provinces
36 centres

-

4.2 Construction of accommodations in local style

16 accommodations

-

4.3 Setting up of hill tribe open markets

2 markets

-

4.4 Improvement and maintenance of laterite road

339 km

-

4.5 Training for officers and hill tribe people

-

8 courses
365 persons

5. Project of eco-development for hill tribes

5.1 Conservation and restoration of forestry

Forestry conservation

78 344 rai

78 344 rai

Restoration of forestry areas at Royal Initiation

14 134 rai

14 134 rai

Reforestation

3 899 rai

8 221.5 rai

5.2 Soil and water conservation by promotion of conserved crop cultivation

3 462 rai

3 462 rai

5.3 On-farm/off-farm occupational development, potential development of community organization and provision of social welfare for the disadvantaged

72 villages

72 villages

5.4 Promotion of village revolving fund for social and occupational development

B1 521 478

B1 600 000

6. Project of wellbeing families model village

Development of the target village to attain a higher level of wellbeing

27 villages
10 311 persons

28 villages
10 311 persons

7. Project of eco-development for the hill tribes in celebration of the 72nd birthday anniversary of HM the King

Promotion of occupational development of hill tribes

-

14 provinces
72 villages
5 990 families
30 940 persons

8. The Royal project

Encouragement to cultivate preserved crops and crop growing in cool weather as substitution to narcotic plants

-

8 provinces
82 villages
16 050 persons

Source: DPW Annual Report 1999/2000

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