ifchildandyouthEveryone has the opportunity to participate.creative activitiesappropriate to age and interests It will result in both happiness and learning. Including life skills in various areas By opening space for Thai children and youth to have the opportunity to play creatively and independently. Therefore it is another important mission that Office of the Health Promotion Foundation or Thai Health Promotion Foundation Trying to push and inspire network partners to see the importance and participate in creating learning and play areas for children all over Thailand.
Semester break: Den Yim Year 2
Korat Festival: Walk with Smiles and Be Happy This year it has been elevated to an important festival during school holidays for children. It’s the second year at the provincial level. which has a network of empowering children and youth to smile and promote good health Nakhon Ratchasima Youth Council Network Korat Learning Network Partners Participate in organizing the Festival of Walking with Smiles and create a database map throughout Nakhon Ratchasima Province. that opens the play area creative space Learning space throughout March to June 2024
Nattaya Boonpakdee Senior Director The Office of Child, Youth and Family Health Support, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, told about this event that Thai Health Promotion Foundation did not really support it much because Korat He already has strong government, private and local government agencies. We help everyone come together to think and design a calendar of events together to keep activities going. It will make the city more lively. The festival was launched creative semester break At the same time, Nakhon Ratchasima and Uttaradit are 2 of the 4 learning city pilot provinces. Children will have the opportunity to participate in interesting activities throughout April to June 2024.
“Thai Health Promotion Foundation has opened an online platform. www.creative semester break.com Collect activity information from agencies all over the country. Including activities to enhance skills, volunteerism, internships, and additional income. as well as learning resources / learning areas throughout the country Convenient to search for children and youth Interested agencies can conduct public relations activities through this platform throughout the year free of charge. This year in Korat we can still invite partners to join in activities for children in more than 60 areas and have a goal to expand to 100 areas, which will make sure that throughout the school break this year, Korat children will have many activities to do,” Nattaya said.
Kittisak Teerawattana Deputy Governor of Nakhon Ratchasima Province Mentioning the concept of organizing the event: Nakhon Ratchasima Province places great importance on children and youth. Especially the provincial governor, Chaiwat Chuenkuson, has assigned himself to participate in today’s activities.
Kittisak added that Saw various activities that is creative Saw the child’s intentions that he wanted to communicate or express. Activities that he thinks about doing In the form of a group, it will be one thing that will continue the activities for children and youth in Korat to have careers and income in the future as well. In the future, the province has a policy of wanting to spread and push this activity to every sub-district in Korat. Currently, there are 334 sub-districts providing children with space to play or engage in creative activities. Provincial Administrative Organization through the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security There must be a plan to move forward to cover every sub-district, one for each.
Strong because of the same goal
Orawan Lasoon Coordinator, Korat Yim Learning Area Network The Youth Friends for Development Foundation (FYF) said that the working group has 4 sectors: 1.) the government sector, 2.) the private sector, 3.) educational institutions, and 4.) the civil society sector. Give importance to improving the quality of life of children and youth and promote learning spaces for children. Youth create real experiences and create interaction between each other This year we connected our work with network partners in Nakhon Ratchasima to 15 agencies, whether government, private, NGOs, and Thai Health Promotion Foundation, giving us the opportunity to be creative. Makes the work feel more sustainable and strong
Orawan added that As for the heart of important work that is a strength for Korat Den Yim to grow even stronger for the second year in a row, it is Everyone is trying to create a creative space that children, youth, and families can use together. I felt like he looked at this matter more like it was the same thing. This reflects that playing can inspire everyone, whether children or adults. We feel that this collaboration is the beginning. Believe that you will see something change. This year, what’s special is that we’re also opening Line Official for them to see and access information more quickly. For next year, I want to expand my network even more. I want to focus on the district or sub-district level because some remote areas should have creative areas close to home.
Every sub-district can do it.
Nattaya tells about the developments that have occurred in driving the mission under Creative semester break says We learned many lessons. In the past, there used to be an idea that we had to make everything ready and then people in the area would pick it up and use it. But actually, when we tried to do it with the idea of giving our associates an opportunity to think and create for themselves what they wanted to do. Instead, I saw new creative things. Which everyone is proud of and believes that they should go further. The duty of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation is just to support those who organize learning activities for children to do. We provide space Currently, the creative semester break has been launched in more than 20 provinces, and there are some provinces that he would like to develop further into cities of lifelong learning. Along with being a lifelong learning society.
Guidelines for moving forward with the next stepcreative semester break” in the regional area Therefore, we are looking forward to having every locality come up and organize this event on its own.
“We want the local government to come and be the host in every village, sub-district where there are already local recreationists. If there is cooperation in the area Allocate activities easily” Natthaya said
