1. International Fellowships Program (IFP) in Thailand 2003-2013
Ford Foundation
International Fellowships Program (IFP)
in Thailand

2. IFP Thailand 90 fellowships Male: 40 Female: 50 3 visually impaired
Master 82
36 Males
46 Females
Ph.D. 8
4 Males
4 Females
90 fellowships
Male: Female: 50
3 visually impaired

3. Thai IFP Fellows by Province

4. Sector & Degree (90 fellows) 1 39 6 23 18 2 Sector Ph.D. Master’s NGO
Academic 6 23
Government 18
Private 2

5. Field of Study

6. Distribution by host country
50% of fellows study abroad
70% of fellows study in English programs
50 Female (30 in-country/in-region, 20 outside)
40 Male (26 in-country/in-region, 14 outside)

7. IFP Fellowship and Degree Completion (88 fellowships)
58 fellows have completed their degree (66%)
13 fellows are still completing their degree (15%)
17 fellows have not received their degree (19%)

8. Background of IFP THAN
The first alumni fellow graduated in October 2006
Collective skills mapping
Thinking forward as a “group of social change agents”
Invited keynote speakers
Disadvantage => Advantage
Types of leadership
Working together: NGOs & Gos
Received funding from IFP/NY for 2 projects since 2008

9. 1st IFP Thailand Alumni Meeting Khon Kaen April 21-22, 2007

10. IFP Thailand Alumni Network (IFP THAN)
Vision
Mission
Logo
Organizational structure

11. IFP Thailand Alumni Network (IFP THAN)
Manoon Manukachorn
IFP THAN President
Cohort 3
Pintong Lekan
IFP THAN Vice President
Cohort 5
Sirinath Matra
IFP THAN Coordinator
Cohort 4

12. Asian Scholarship Foundation8 3 1 4 9 10 2 7 5 6 11
Asian Scholarship Foundation

13. IFP THAN Office Child Help Foundation, Khon Kaen

14. IFP THAN and IFP Committee meeting 7 September 2010

15. GLSJF in Khon Kaen - January 25-February 2, 2008

16. “Northeast community VS changes in the society” Khon Kaen University – August 15, 2009

17. Regional IFP Alumni Meeting (Disability Issues and Policy) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - November 12-17, 2009

18. International Seminar on “Cultural Diversity of Mekong River: Sharing Experiences from Japan and the Mekong Countries” organized by MSSRC Ubon Ratchathani – November 19-20, 2009

19. Esaan People Fair Khon Kaen - January 25-27, 2010

20. IFP India Alumni Network (IFP IAN) Jaipur, India - February 19-21, 2010

21. Humanities and Social Sciences Day Mahasarakham University – September 6-7, 2010

22. “Changing ways of life of ethnicities in the Mekong Region” Ubon Ratchathani – November 11-12, 2010

23. Northeastern Identity and Global Changes seminar Khon Kaen University – February 24, 2011

24. Media production and writing workshop Khon Kaen – February 4-5, 2012

25. Introduction to Knowledge Management workshop Bangkok – June 2-3, 2012

26. Introduction to Knowledge Management workshop Bangkok – June 2-3, 2012

27. Resource Mobilisation and Communication workshop Bangkok – July 9 – August 6, 2012

29. “ASEAN: Its impact and preparedness of Esaan Community” Khon Kaen – September 30, 2012

30. Morning: Panel Session

31. Afternoon: Parallel Sessions

32. International Conference on ASEAN Impacts on the Poor (ICAMP) Khon Kaen –December 9-11, 2012

33. Esaan Development Fair “กลับบ้านเฮา ฮักรออยู่” Khon Kaen- February 15 – 16, 2013

34. Esaan Development Fair “กลับบ้านเฮา ฮักรออยู่”

35. Resource Mobilization and Proposal Writing Workshop Bangkok, March 9 – 15, 2013

36. IFP Fellows Meeting Bangkok-March 15, 2013

37. IFP Thailand Book “เสี่ยว”

38. IFP Thailand Book
Compiles chronology of IFP Thailand operations since 2003
Highlights program objectives, operation, success
Demonstrate IFP’s impact through photos and stories
Interviews with IFP Thailand committee members
Exclusive interviews with 15 Thai IFP alumni
Chapter on IFP THAN
To be distributed to GO, NGOs, and funding agencies
Can be downloaded at

39. Beyond IFP program IFP Archives project Registration of IFP THAN
To be registered in Ubon Ratchathani province
Bridging the gap between GO, NGO, private sector
Resource center for development practitioners in the Northeast
Capacity-building activities for local community/organization