Fund Isaan first met Boombim in 2008. She was an extremely bright young girl. In a documentary on CNBC reporting about our activities in Isaan called CNBC: Deloitte and e-Learning for Kids, Boombim featured as the girl bathing and riding the elephant.

In 2008, Fund Isaan granted Key a scholarship when she was studying in her third year of high school. Key was an excellent student who had just finished her second year at Ban Thanong School with a grade of 96%.

Key lived in an old wooden house in Baan Khok Yang Chum village, with her family of four people. Her parents were farmers.

Fund Isaan first met Njang in 2010 at Tabao Witthaya School located in the Surin province. Njang was studying in her fourth year of high school. We granted her a scholarship because she was a very good student. Njang finished her fourth year with a grade of 84%, and ranked number one of the class.

Fund Isaan granted Ped a scholarship in 2011. She had just finished high school. Ped studied Early Childhood Education because she wanted to become a kindergarten teacher.

Tiang was granted a scholarship in 2012, when he was 19 years old and studied in his first year Electrics at Surindra Rajabhat University. Tiang wanted to obtain a bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering and become an Electric Engineer in the future.

Tiang lived with his family of three in a small village called Cheu Pleung, in the Surin province.

Ning’s parents divorced a long time ago, meanwhile her mother had died. Ning had no memories of her mother. Her father worked in a grocery shop in Lopburi province. He rarely visited Ning nor did he support her in any way. Ning mostly lived with her 82 years old grandmother in Baan Tamor in the Surin province.

It was in 2012 when Fund Isaan granted Mint a scholarship. Mint was studying in her final year at Saikeaw Witthaya School, a high school located in Sangkha district in the Surin province. Her final grade was 86%.

After high school, Mint aimed to continue her studies to obtain a Bachelor’s degree at the university in Surin, unfortunately, due to her difficulties at home, her family could not afford it.

Fund Isaan granted Nin a scholarship in 2012 when she was 18 years old. She was about to finish high school at Saikeaw Wittaya School. She was a good student with an excellent grade of 90%.

In 2011, Fund Isaan granted An a scholarship when she was in her third year of high school at Cheupleung Witthaya School.

An lived with her grandmother and three cousins in Non Soong district, in Prasat, Surin province. An had no brothers or sisters. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old. An’s mother left and lost contact with her family. An’s father worked as a day laborer in Bangkok and sent home about 3,000 THB every month.

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