Community Learning Center - Khampuan
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Country:
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Thailand
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Detailed location:
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Kamphuan District, Ranong Province and Khampuan Tambon Administration Office
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Mission:
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to support communities after the tsunami of 2004. The center focus on environmental sustainability. The ICT component is just a samll part of the project.
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Geo-graphic location:
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urban
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Contact:
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Kamphuan Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO) Office
Suk Samran
Ranong 85120
Tel: (66-077) 844-198
Contact:
Chris Dunbar, URI/AIT
Field Site Manager
USAID Post-Tsunami Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods Program
Suk Samran
Ranong 85120
Tel: (66-089) 505-6698
Tel. from the US: 978-633-3414
Email: cjdunbar@gmail.com
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Status:
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implementation
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Existing telecentres:
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1
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Start of initiative:
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December 2005
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Scope of operation:
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local
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Self-sustainable:
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No
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Sustainability plan:
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Yes
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Pilot:
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No
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Business model:
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development agency/NGOs/foundation
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Other resources of revenue:
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Knowledge network:
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No
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Community participation:
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Yes
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Women participation:
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Yes
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Type:
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privately owned and non-profit oriented
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Gender sensitive:
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No
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People with disability:
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No
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Illiterated sensitive:
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No
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Stakeholder:
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Coca-Cola Ltd (financing)
Khampuan Tambon Administration Office (project implementation)
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ICT Application:
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Connectivity:
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N/A
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Objectives of the initiative:
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develop small businesses
provide access to online learning material
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Services provided:
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business services
Computer Aided Learning Programmes
internet access
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Physical location:
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community centre
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Sources:
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http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/DPAS-6MABT7?Ope
nDocument, Thailand: Community learning center models coastal best practices, 20 Feb 2006;http://www.amchamthailand.com/asp/view_doc.asp?DocCID=1195,
“Citizenship as a Way of Life
â€, Thai-American Business, Jan-Feb 2006
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