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Scholarship Program

The NAN foundation provides scholarships to over 20 local youth, both from our own donor funding and through the partnership of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach, Phuket. The Rotary Club has been providing scholarships to Kuraburi area students since after the tsunami, which supports students until they complete their...
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Koh Phra Thong sustainable development

The island of Koh Phra Thong holds a unique nature found no where else is Thailand.  With a grassland Savannah, massive mangrove forest complex and sweeping undeveloped beaches, it may be the last hidden paradise.  But for local communities this island has been providing a life and livelihoods for many...
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Kuraburi Burmese Learning Center Update

The 2015-16 academic year at the Burmese Learning Center just recently came to a close at the end of March and was able to offer a full academic year to over 50 Burmese migrant children.  The center has 3 teachers, two Burmese and one Thai that teach class each day....
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Moken Youth Trip

A beautiful March afternoon was the perfect setting for a group of Moken children and elders from the Chaipattana Village to set sail for a day of exploration and learning. Jao and his wife Juree took 14 children from the local village out on a long tail boat ride to...
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Volunteer Highlights

This academic year saw 11 volunteers who came give their time and boundless energy to the students at the BLC.  Every volunteer brings a new idea or individual spirit that keeps the program fun and exciting for the students. Some of the highlights include the students writing a letter to...
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Burmese Learning Center New Projects

The students of the Burmese Learning Center in Kuraburi are getting well-rounded education thanks to the donors and volunteers who support the Center. Practicing the essential skills of hygiene and healthy eating are some of the extra curricular activities that take place on a daily or weekly basis. Soy Milk...
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Meet the BLC students

The Burmese Learning Center in Kuraburi hosts migrant children from the surrounding area, with most of them living at Kuraburi Pier. Each year bring new faces and stories to the Center’s ever growing family. The Center is the only hope for these children to obtain a proper education. Students at...
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BLC Update

The Burmese Learning Center in Kuraburi continues to provide the necessary education to over 50 Burmese migrant children living in the Kuraburi area. The 2015-16 academic year has seen some changes to the Center that are improving the services offered to this community. Two new teachers joined the Center and...
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Net-Works visits the North Andaman

In October, the North Andaman Network was invited to attending a three-day scouting mission from the Zoological Society of London’s Net-Works program, an initiative that empowers people in coastal communities in developing countries to collect and sell discarded fishing nets, which are then recycled into yarn to make carpet tile....
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Solar Panels on Koh Phra Thong

  The Moken village of Tung Dap on the island of Koh Phra Thong just off Kuraburi has taken on the commitment to renewable energy solutions. The island has no reliable source of electricity, as there is no power line connecting to Koh Phra Thong. The North Andaman Network has provided...
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