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Kul is one of the students who graduated last april and was able to attend the last three years of school thanks to a sponsorship from FERC. When he applied for the sponsorship program in 2021, his big dream was to become an architect. But a year later he had already adjusted this goal, and was specializing in graphic design. Since then he has developed quickly in the creative direction. He has joined the school band, where he plays guitar and saxophone. And lately he has developed more and more skills as a video maker.
His school has also benefited from that development, because he has made some beautiful promotional videos and designed posters and other printed stuff whenever there were events to announce.
Ultimately, it was the film world that appealed to him most. Yet he did not choose to continue his education as a film maker, but to study mass communication at university. He wants to learn first how to best convey a message.
Kul knows how to tackle things. He looks for part-time jobs, preferably as a photographer or barista, to pay for his studies and at the same time support his family financially. And he lives very economically. As a result, he has even been able to save all the sponsorship money from the last six months.
We are eagerly awaiting the release of his first major film.
A wonderful story about dedication:
During the covid lockdown, students received online education. One of the students sponsored by FERC lives in a remote village where there is no internet and mobile phones have no coverage. This highly motivated and dedicated student walked daily up the mountain to a place where she could pick up the internet signal on her phone so she could follow the online classes.
Meet Somtjid. She is a Shan girl. The Shan population is the largest minority in Myanmar. Part of it settled in Thailand because of the deprivation and often armed conflict. Here too they belong to the disadvantaged population groups, but the situation is in any case much safer than across the border.
Somtjid wants to become a doctor, but her parents cannot afford the school fees. Thanks to a sponsorship through FERC Somtjid can finish her High School. A first step to make her dream come true. How many lives will she save?
Mai comes from a Hmong village that is very popular among tourists, because it is the hill tribe village the closest to Chiang Mai. About 200 people live in her village and Mai wants to study English and Chinese, so that later she can work as a guide in her own village. The people in her village form a very close-knit community, which ensures that the Hmong traditions do not disappear.
Mai’s first step to make her dreams come true is to graduate from upper secondary school (high school). Her family is too poor to pay fees, but thanks to a sponsorship through FERC Mai can finish her High School. And maybe one day, when you visit a Hmong village, Mai will be your guide.
