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"3 areas, 1 network": Khlong Khut, Laem Din and Chai Khlong open up a network-based LMMA model
Three geographically separate communities around Songkhla Lake in Phatthalung Province are connected by a single MOU, showing that ecosystem-level conservation does not require contiguous areas.
Ban Boe: Khon Khlan upgrades its traditional small-scale fishing boundary to an officially recognised LMMA
Khon Khlan community in Satun Province has had its own rules to protect the sea since B.E. 2566. The Sea Guardians Project helped upgrade these into an officially recognised LMMA, with a patrol system staffed by 24 volunteers.
Huai Pla Lot: from a bald mountain to forest and coffee beneath large trees
The Black Lahu community in Tak Province restored the forest with more than 400 check dams, generating total household income of more than 14 million baht per year. The Project supported 2 water sources and a 5-kilometre wet firebreak.
Plearnprai Organic: Matching a branding mentor with organic farmers in Chaiyaphum to reach new customers
One of three pilot enterprises in B.E. 2568 under the new-model growth acceleration project, paired with a mentor specialising in brand strategy and marketing to expand its customer base beyond its previous reliance on word-of-mouth marketing.
BNC Group: Strengthening online marketing strategy to reach the adult children of older people
One of the three pilot enterprises in B.E. 2568 under a new-model growth acceleration programme, matched with a mentor specialising in online marketing and CRM strategy to expand its customer base to the working-age children of older adults.
Attalak: Building a strong financial accounting system for long-term growth
One of three pilot enterprises in B.E. 2568 under a new-format growth acceleration programme, paired with expert mentors in accounting, tax and legal compliance to build a more stable financial foundation.
Ao Thong: Three communities—Sa Bua, Nai Thung and Na Thap—join forces to restore Thasala Bay
After resource degradation reached crisis levels in B.E. 2540–2541, three communities in Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, came together to establish the “Ao Thong” conservation area before advancing to a shared LMMA under a single MOU in the project’s first year.
Doi Suthep-Pui: Hotspots at Ban Khun Chang Khian fell from 38 to 2
A report on hotspots and burn scars during the B.E. 2568 fire season across 10 Hmong communities in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, which collectively manage 65,382 rai of forest
Fish Shelter No.9: Ban Mai turns bamboo fish shelters into a symbol of community solidarity
The Ban Mai community in Songkhla Province built a bamboo fish shelter shaped like the number 9 in the middle of the sea, making it the centre of a conservation zone and the community’s food bank.
Saraburi: 12 camera traps capture images of clouded leopards in community forests
Ban Khlong Rabang and Muak Lek Nai, an ecological corridor between Khao Yai and limestone mines, collect biodiversity data to submit a carbon credit project
Survey of 8,703 students: Schoolwork is their biggest source of stress, and nearly 8 in 10 are willing to share their experiences to help friends
Data from a Google Form collected alongside the activity indicate that more than half of students feel moderately to very frequently stressed during their school years, and the feature they like most is reading their friends’ experiences.
From grade-level meeting periods to computer lessons: 6 schools adapt Jaidee Chatbot activities to their own contexts
Teachers at each school chose different ways to integrate Jaidee Chatbot activities into existing lessons and programmes, from guidance and computer lessons to morning homeroom.
The first three years of the accelerator programme: clearer business plans, but funding remains out of reach
The previous model of the accelerator programme (B.E. 2565-2567) helped ventures develop much clearer business plans, but did not effectively address the challenge of accessing funding.
Toolmorrow: A communication lab for social behaviour change
A Champion in cohort 5 (B.E. 2558) using creative communication campaigns to address family communication problems, and achieving rapid growth of 396% after joining the acceleration programme
moreloop: Turning surplus factory fabric into a circular economy
A Champion bringing circular economy ideas to address surplus fabric from the garment industry, and joining the growth acceleration programme in its first cohort in B.E. 2565.
a-chieve: 12 years of being a career compass for Thai youth
Champion cohort 1 (B.E. 2554), which has continued to grow for 12 years, launched the a-chieve Hub online platform in B.E. 2566 after entering the growth acceleration programme the previous year.
YoungHappy: A social space for older people who still want to live vibrantly
Champion cohort 9 (B.E. 2562), creating activities and online and offline communities for active older people in Thailand who lack spaces to express themselves
Cropperz: Technology that gives smallholder farmers more bargaining power
A Champion from cohort 9 (B.E. 2562) that connects smallholder food-crop farmers directly with customers through an online platform and farm management app
Craft de Quarr: When Northern ethnic handicrafts become a livelihood that sustains communities
Champion cohort 8 (B.E. 2561), helping develop the handicraft skills of Northern ethnic communities and turn them into products that can sell in contemporary markets
Wealthi: a microloan app for people overlooked by banks
Champion cohort 8 (B.E. 2561) that developed its own credit scoring system to provide microloans to groups with no access to loans from financial institutions