Little boy donates scholarship funds to EDF Foundation
A boy, Krit Apichatthanapath or Nick, is seen receiving a certificate of donation from Mr Samroeng Rattanakoch, EDF Foundation (Education for Development Foundation)’s public relations manager following his presentation of 25,000-baht cash from selling his homemade “Asgard cookies” as part of his 4th birthday anniversary.
The money will be funded as five scholarships for students with disabilities under the EDF Foundation educational program for this coming school year 2021.
Established in 1987 and registered as a charitable organization No. 255 under the laws of Thailand, the EDF Foundation from 1988-2020 provided 390,473 scholarships to students in 5,600 schools in 61 provinces.
For its commitment to help less fortunate students in Thailand, EDF Foundation received several recognitions, including 5 Star rating award for its Good Governance & Transparency and Financial Efficiency from Giving Back Association, Thailand NGO Awards for large organization category from the Rockefeller Foundation, Kenan Institute Asia and the Resource Alliance, Thai Morality Award from Association of the Union of the Disabled of Thailand and Golden Kalapapruek Award from Khon Kaen University in recognition of the foundation’s continuous development of scholarship programs and educational development projects.
Individuals or organizations, that wish to support educational scholarships to needy students or organize CSR activities with the EDF Foundation, can phone 02 579 9209-11, email: [email protected] or click www.edfthai.org for additional information.
Source: EDF Foundation
