Weeding out poverty at the roots

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By: TROY DOUGLAS
Published: 17/02/2009 at 12:00 AM in the Bangkok Post

...The core element is to empower the communities through assisting them to create social and economic institutions, including setting up a committee to facilitate running of the village and a local village bank. The villages can be selected based on the sponsor's preference and donation, but there is a focus on those situated in the North East, such as Buri Ram, or areas the PDA has experience and networks in and are in drastic need...

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