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Project Manager Hilary Roys |
Bangkok, Thailand
Future Horizons
Future Horizons is involved in a number
of on-going projects in the Bangkok area:
- Anti-narcotic program. Since 1992
they have conducted numerous seminars in schools and distributed
thousands of audiotapes especially produced to reinforce the
anti-narcotic theme. These 2-hour seminars are conducted by
a 12-man team and include short lectures, meaningful songs &
skits, games and participative activities--all of which inform
the students on the dangers of drugs and motivate them to make
the right decisions in their lives. Similar seminars are conducted
at a re-entry center for juvenile drug addicts.
- Children's educational videos program
for kindergarten and primary schools where volunteers distribute
sets of educational videos to the schools as well as conduct
Teaching Technique Seminars for teachers, particularly geared
to orient them in the use of these videos.
- Distribution of goods and motivational
seminars at various institutions. In the last 15 years,
Future Horizons has distributed clothing, toiletries and equipment
to various centers for the handicapped, orphans and elderly,
and work hand-in-hand with the Red Cross on various projects.
- Humanitarian aid and relief work.
When parts of Thailand has flooded, Future Horizon volunteers
were involved in distributing aid, working with the Thai Red
Cross, and helping construct emergency bridges.
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Community Development at Amphur Nardoon, Mahasarakam with Red Cross. |
Donating a set of educational videos to a provincial school. |
Ms. Sumalee distributing food items to the orphans of Saraburi Girls'
Home. |
Anti-narcotics skit. |
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Anti-Narcotic
Program
Our goals in the anti narcotics field focus on education, awareness,
and prevention. We introduce drug education to school curriculums using
music, drama, audio-visual aids, and other youth-oriented mediums.
Different aspects of anti-narcotic seminar, involving
music and skits, for 100 young men
institutionalized at Wat Don Toom (Nakornpathom Province).
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We conduct our drug awareness and prevention program for high school
students, as well as another geared to younger, public school age kids.
Reaction to an anti-narcotic motivational program
by residents at Bahn Ubeka Boy’s Home.
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Other drug-related activities include personal counseling in schools,
colleges and juvenile detention centers.
Anti-Narcotic Program in Mahapap School, Samutprakarn: Skit
illustrates how
harmful drug-taking might appear
"cool" and "fun" in the beginning, but
the end-result is devastating.
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Etoile Bentjes and FH team with residents
of Bahn Ubeka Drug Rehabilitation Center.
Kids raise their arms in support of the
Anti-Narcotic Drive after our
motivational program.
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Testimonial given to an engaged audience
during anti-narcotic seminar in
Nakornpathom Province.
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Future Horizons’ rep (center) presenting 300
audiotapes of our popular anti-drug song to
principal of Hahapap School.
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Children's
Educational Videos & Teacher Training Techniques
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Etoile Bentjes presenting videos to the
Head Monk of Wat Aroon School in Maesot.
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Teachers' seminar focuses on
teacher/student interaction, character
building and language skills.
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Mrs. Hilary Roys (left) another of the
project managers, conducts a seminar
for the principals and teachers on how to
supplement teaching with educational videos.
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Professor Chawee Sangnet (2nd from left)
of the Samutprakam Education Dept. and the
Principal of the Eiemsuree school (far left)
receive sponsored videos.
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Teachers holding their complimentary
sets of educational videos, at seminar on
effective use of audio visual tools
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Etoile Bentjees presenting school principal
with set of educational materials on
interactive CDS
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Distribution
of Goods & Other Assistance to Orphanages
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Etoile Bentjes with deaf students from Sot
Sueksa School, where Future Horizons
distributed goods, and presented English
Sign Language classes.
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Deaf student (right) demonstrates
what he learned from Etoile and
Natasha, who conducted English
Sign Language class for 320 deaf students.
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Hilary Roys, Project Manager of Future
Horizons, teaches English and Art classes
to the orpans of the Saraburi Girls' Home. |
Children at Chan Day Care Center, set up
for poor families, enjoying the playground
equipment donated by Future Horizons. |
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Children from Chan Day Care Center enjoy
once-in-a-lifetime zoo excursion to the
Sriracha Tiger Zoo, courtesy of Future Horizons.
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Poor children from Day Care Center avidly
enjoying their meal while on excusion
at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo. |
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Sumalee Promlee teaches English language
to these orphans from the Saraburi Girls' Home.
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Ms. Sumalee distributing food items to
the orphans of Saraburi Girls' Home.
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Etoile setting up donated computer for
orphans' use |
Computer lab in place at Baan Dek Ying
Orphanage |
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Christmas program at a local orphanage.
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Some of the wonderful kids we gave gifts to.
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Personal time with sweet orphan girl
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Etoile chatting with two orphan boys
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Ready-made meals donated to
young orphans.
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Leading orphans in an activity
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Assistance to Rural Provincial Schools
Unloading humanitarian aid in Sangkaburee
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This aid includes rice and school
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And bicycles for the village children
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Village kids clutching some donated juice
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Inspirational Performances for the Disabled and Sick
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| After musical performance
for the Disabled Person’s Association, time spent talking
with many of the disabled. |
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| Again, spending personal
time with young cancer patients after performance at the children’s
ward of Chula Hospital. |
Letters of Appreciation
Written in appreciation for our assistance in the flood relief from
the Patum Pannee Province:
Letter of thanks from the Makasan District Police Station,
Bangkok, for our assistance in their anti-drug campaign:
Letter of recommendation from the Juvenile Aid Subdivision
of the Royal Thai Police for our participation in Youth Training Programs
with 26 schools for the year:
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