Welfare and Security Issues in Southern Thailand Ms.Pattama Hamingma Asian Resource Foundation (ARF) Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN)

The Number of Deaths and Injured SITUATION

1.Send more than 30,000 soldiers from the central part into the conflict area.

Soldiers’ duties. Give protection to people and government officers especially teachers who always be the target Patrol, check on and arrest separatists in different areas Give villagers vocational knowledge and skills

What happened after the soldier came into the conflict area? Government officers and people got more protection but most of the time the soldiers themselves are the target of attacks. So, people and officers are more scared to be with them. Many people were arrested, some with guilt and some are innocent. Some soldiers used violent tactics against the villagers such as Takbai event. There is mistrust between and among the villagers when the soldiers hire someone in the village to be their spies.

Soldiers were attacked by Separatists.

Muslim civilians got arrested by soldiers.

People protested against Thai soldiers.

2. Assistance to a death’s family Money Government officer 500,000 Bath.($16,700) Volunteer Government officer 200,000 Bath ($6,700) Civilian 100,000 Bath($3,400) Scholarship grant for Bachelor of Arts degree Provide jobs in the government offices with a salary of 4,500 Bath ($150) per month Provide shelter for widows in Naratiwat

Sustainabl e Peace and Developme nt in Southernm ost Provinces. Goal

A. EDUCATION Community Learning Centers Community Learning Centers Day Care Centers Scholarship Grant

B. LIVELIHOOD We have baking class for housewives We have duck raising for the out-of-school and unemployed youth We have nutrition and food processing for women

C. PEACEBUILDING Course on Peace building and Conflict Transformation for Youth in Pondok School Course on Peace building and Conflict Transformation for Youth in Pondok School Healing Program

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Community Learning Center Our activities are for children to come to study at the center with our volunteers who are experts of educational development. Our volunteers will teach languages, life skills, and EQ promotion. Our volunteers do many home visits to make sure that parents of our students know and participate in the students' development. Back

Day Care Centers We have a day-care center for pre-school kids. Our volunteers will be both babysitters and teachers. We teach Islam and other subjects to the kids at the center and also provide activities that promote skills and development in moral, EQ and IQ The center opens from Monday to Friday. The center provides free lunch for kids everyday. Back

Scholarship We give 50 scholarships to continuously good academic students every year to encourage them to continue with their studies. We follow up closely with students who get our scholarship. Back

Peace Studies We provide knowledge on peace building and conflict transformation for students in pondok school to have more understanding about conflict and be able to prevent violence. We encourage our youth to gain more knowledge in peace and use it in their daily lives. Back

Healing youth affected from conflict We organize group healing training, home visiting and networking among affected youth from different areas. We aim for our youth to be able to apply learned knowledge to themselves, friends, families and community. We encourage the community to support the affected youth. Back