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Project:
"Toy for Education" Training

 
By: BPW Chiang Mai, Thailand
Country: Thailand
Catagories: Education
Duration: January – April 2002
   

Description:

BPW Chiang Mai recognized the need to improve the skill of local women in the communities in order to improve their earning and livelihood. In order to do something to help, BPW Chiang Mai contacted Department of Industrial Promotion. Together, they choose to help BanPaKham, Tumbol Nongharn, Amphur Sansai, Chiang Mai province.

BPW Chiang Mai initiated project “Train ‘Toy for Education’ development” in BanPaKham community. The training covered the way to design toy as education media, Packaging, marketing, and basic accounting.

Objectives:

1. Set standard for toy for education
2. Add value to “toy for education” products
3. Teach housewife about accounting
4. Improve marketing skill.

Target group: Housewife group in BanPaKham community

Budget:

30,000 Baht (approximately US$714) with support from Toys and Game company.

Implementation:

Steps:

1. Committee meetings: 17 December 2001, 25 December 2001
2. Visit the community: 25 December 2001
3. Parepare for the training: 1-15 January 2002
4. Conduct training: 26-27 January 2002, 3 February 2002
5. Assessment: January – April 2002

Training:

Trainers came from Department of Industrial Promotion, Advisors of BPW Chiang Mai, and committee members of BPW Chiang Mai. Fifty local women partipated in the training.

26 January 2002: Teach accounting, How to make wooden educational toys.
27 January 2002: Teach marketing skill and packaging technique
03 February 2002: Field trip to Center for Industrial Promotion

Impact:

50 women participated.

The project was assess by Research and Development team at PhaYup University.

The first survey results on the training 26-27 January 2002 shows that:

 
Assessment result
Very Good
Good
OK
Poor
Content clarity
64%
36%
   
Documentation
76%
24%
   
Applicable in real business
44%
56%
   
Coordination
50%
48%
2%
 
Atmosphere in Training room
76%
22%
2%
 
Training Venue
52%
40%
8%
 
Duration
54%
44%
2%
 

The second survey on the field trip to Center of Industrial Promotion show that 76% of the participants rate the trip as very beneficial, and 24% rated it as benefitial. Overall result of the experience was rate as excellent.

Project Team:

During January - April 2002

the project team include:

Mrs. Charuwan Sangjuk (President)

Conduct by: Education committee, BPW Chiang Mai, Young BPW Chiang Mai

Evidence:

Photographs from the activities.

Last update: year 2002

 

 
 

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