Health & Hygiene Training
In the early years we spent a lot of time on training villagers in remote areas in basic health and hygiene, with spectacular results, especially when combined with the implementation of a pure water drinking project at the same time. Gradually, however, the Ministry of Health has established more and more Healthy Centres in remote areas, very often staff by Karen nurses. This has enabled us to focus on other problem areas, such as the Village latrine Project outlined below.

Village Latrine Project
In 2003 is a project started to equip each household in 33 villages in Tambon Ban Luang, Chomthong District, Chiangmai – deep inside Doi Inthanon National Park – with a combination latrine and bathroom outhouse. This  is a low budget operation, with the Foundation providing training and basic sanitary ware, and the villagers and the community provide labour and locally available building materials. With experience from this pilot project the Foundation intends considerably to expand the provision of these essential facilities to all other villages receiving developmental assistance, both currently and in future years.

Medical & Dental Training
Young Karen people with sufficient educational ability are being selected to go forward for training at Nursing College, and we are looking for candidates to pursue university degrees in medicine and dentistry. The Foundation will support these young people with educational grants, and assist them in job placement on graduation. In future years, when the medical and dental students have successfully graduated, we hope to establish them in clinics owned by the Foundation, but in the ownership of which these valuable staff members will also have an incentive shareholding.