(L to R) Suriuyong
Meekaew, chief of Pattaya’s Education Personnel Department; Deputy Mayor
Wutisak Rermkitkarn, and Pannee Limcharoen, director of Pattaya’s Social
Development Department, are amongst many in the area who are working to
improve the quality of life for impoverished children.
Warunya Thongrod
Swedish social workers heard how Pattaya officials are working
to improve the quality of life for impoverished children.
Deputy Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn and bureaucrats from the city Social
Development and Education departments welcomed representatives from the
Swedish International Developmental Agency to the city hall workshop
Oct. 29.
The Swedish government agency collaborated with the Maternal and Child
Health program at Uppsala University and Save the Children Sweden to
survey living conditions for poor children in seven Southeast Asian
countries from Oct. 25-Nov. 2. One of the stops for the 30 attendees was
in Pattaya.
Among the speakers were Social Development Department promotions chief
Theeraporn Srijan and Visit Poldop, caretaker for Ban Nong Kai Home for
Boys who talked about Pattaya’s policies and developmental plans to
improve the lives of women and children.
In Pattaya, three main agencies are responsible for outreach to the
poor: the Social Development Department, which is responsible for
providing help regarding welfare programs and help youths find shelter;
the Public Health Office and the Education Office.
Visit said the workshop is important in reducing obstacles to the care
of poor children.
“I believe that Pattaya is a good education source with many
children-related agencies,” Visit said. “Thus, it is of benefit to all
for choosing Pattaya as their education destination to solve issues such
as homelessness, human trafficking, and alien labor. These are the
issues that many countries should join hands to cooperate on and solve.”
