IT Class

August 2015. A team of volunteers lands in Bangkok. Their task: install five computer classes at primary and secondary schools in the provinces of Roi-Et, Buriram and Surin, and repair & update all classes installed in the last three years. Timeframe: two weeks. Impossible? Not for this team: Klaas Vandeweerdt from Deloitte and Jelle Slowack and Yvan Piens from Delaware Consulting.

In June 2014, Fund Isaan installed 3 new computer classes in primary school throughout the Surin province. In the past, Fund Isaan has always worked with high schools, providing them with computer classes to aid in the development of Isaan’s youth. Over the years, we have seen that the Thai government has started more and more initiatives to provide technological education and materials such as computers to high schools.

In 2013, we can continue our IT projects in Thailand with the help of ASML Foundation. This year, we have chosen to replace 2 computer classes installed by Fund Isaan in 2009. Both Saikeaw School and Khokyang school have been very valuable partners to us over the past years. Their dedication to improve the level of education inspired us to continue our cooperation with them. Our original contract, which ended in 2012, specified that Fund Isaan would support their computer class for 3 years.

On August 20 2012, Fund Isaan, financially supported by the ASML Foundation, installed computer classes in two new schools in the Isaan region: Ban Srakeaw School and Ban Tamieng School, both situated in the province of Surin, close to the Cambodian border. Fund Isaan donated and installed 20 computers to Ban Srakeaw School and Ban Tamieng School.

On August 22, 2012 we replaced the computer class in Cheupleung School, that was installed by Fund Isaan over 4 years ago. Also this necessary replacement was made possible thanks to the financial support of the ASML Foundation.

Another year has passed and of course, another batch of computer classes have been installed! We installed two computer classes in about half a day of work. This is only possible because of the preparation we do back in Belgium, which takes a lot longer than half a day. In the end, the quick installations meant we had more time to explain the classes and the provided software to the IT teachers.

The schools that received computer classes form us this year are:

This year, we installed two more computer classes in Isaan. Thanks to improved preparation before our installation team made the trip in July, we were able to install both classes in only one day!

The schools that were selected this year are:

The Challenge: three schools in one week !

After a successfull installation of one computer class in 2007 in Ban Thanong School and two computer classes in Tabao Wittaya and Cheu Pleun school in 2008, we wanted to lift the bar a little higher in 2009, by installing three computer classes this year. Not only because we want to proof we can do better each year but even more because of the many requests we got from other schools.

After having successfully installed two computer classes at Ban Thanong School and Tabaowittaya schools we decided to do the same at Cheuploengwittaya (Cheun Pleung) school.