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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.
