Foundation For Children
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Foundation For Children - non-profit and non-governmental organization
helping children in Thailand
. Founded in 1978 and based in Bangkok
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In 2006, the Foundation For Children with support of the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) established a Casa Herbalife program serving homeless and underprivileged children in Bangkok
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Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
helping children in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Founded in 1978 and based in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
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In 2006, the Foundation For Children with support of the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) established a Casa Herbalife program serving homeless and underprivileged children in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
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Official Objectives
- To provide opportunities for underprivileged and homeless children to fully develop their physical, intellectualIntellectualAn intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
and creative potentials. - To seek healthy alternatives in educationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and child-rearing in which the dignity of children is upheld and their opinions considered. - To assist and cooperate with the individuals and organizations working for children's education and welfare.
- To bridge the differences between children and older generations, so those children may be recognized and treated as worthy and equal members of society.
- To protect children who are abused and neglected, and to restore their family relationships.
- To campaign for public awareness on children's rights.
Projects
- NutritionNutritionNutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
help for malnourished children. - Defence of children rights, through the work of the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights.
- Preventing child prostitution, by the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights.
- Alternative Education, the Children's Village School (Moo Baan Dek).
- Creative media for children, through the FFC PublishingPublishingPublishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
House. - Promotion of family roles in the prevention of child abuse.