In 2014 Fund Isaan granted King a scholarship. King was 18 years old. He lived in Samut village not very far from our offices. King had just finished his high school at Prasat Industrial and Community Education College, where he studied Electronics.

King wanted to continue another two years to obtain a high certificate which would increase his opportunities for a good job substantially. Without the scholarship this would not have been possible for King, his financial background simply did not allow it. King felt very honored to have been selected by Fund Isaan.

Pung was born in 1993 in a poor family in Prasat, Surin. There were six people in Pung’s family. They all lived together in a small wooden house. Her grandmother was very old. Pung had one older sister and one younger sister who were both still studied in the nearby schools. Her parents were farmers and owned only 2 rai (3200 square meter) of rice fields, which was too little to run a profitable farm. They sometimes rent other people’s field to grow rice.  Pung’s family didn’t own any cattle.

In 2014, Aom had just finished her high school at Sangkha Industrial and Community Education College with a grade of 3.40 (85%). Aom had studied Accounting but was struggling to pay for her higher education. Fund Isaan, sponsored by 3AMB, granted Aom a scholarship to continue another two years to obtain a high certificate.

In 2014, Ann lived in a small village called Baan Ahphone in Surin province and had just finished her high school at Sangkha Industrial and Community Education College.  Ann wanted to continue another two year in accounting to obtain a high certificate to increase her chance in getting a good job in the future. Ann graduated from high school with a grade of 3.12 (78%). She was a good student and she needed help, Fund Isaan granted her a scholarship.

In 2014, Chang had just finished his high school at Prasat Industrial and Community Education College, where he studied Electronics. Chang graduated with a grade of 3.33 (83%) and wanted to continue another two years to obtain a high certificate. Chang had just turned 18 when Fund Isaan granted him a scholarship. He lived in a small rotten semi wooden house in Plai village near Prasat district. He lived there with his grandparents, his mother and his younger sister.

Kwan became a Fund Isaan scholarship student in 2012 when she was 18 years old and studying Accounting at Sangkha Industrial and Community Education College. Kwan was in her first year. She chose Accounting because she loved to calculate. Kwan told Fund Isaan that she would like to work with numbers or become a Math teacher in the future. Kwan dreamed to teach young kids mathematics and to improve their skills. Moreover, teaching was a good job with a guarantee of secure income. Kwan thought that was necessary for her family.

Chit, became a Fund Isaan scholarship student in 2014, He had just finished his sixth year of vocational education, program in Car Mechanics and wanted to continue another two years to obtain his high certificate. With his high certificate Chit chances in getting a good job would substantially increase.

Boontana was in her first year of her high certificate accounting at Sangkha Industrial and Community Education College when we granted her a scholarship, thanks to the support of our sponsor 3AMB, a fund managed by the King Baoudouin Foundation in Belgium