Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program IFP in Thailand

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) in Thailand 2003 -2013

IFP Thailand 90 fellowships Male: 40 Female: 50 3 visually impaired Master 82 • 36 Males • 46 Females Ph. D. 8 • 4 Males • 4 Females

Thai IFP Fellows by Province

Sector & Degree (90 fellows) Sector NGO Academic Government Private Ph. D. 1 6 1 0 Master’s 39 23 18 2

Field of Study

Distribution by host country 50% of fellows study abroad 70% of fellows study in English programs 50 Female (30 in-country/in-region, 20 outside) 40 Male (26 in-country/in-region, 14 outside)

IFP Fellowship and Degree Completion (88 fellowships) • 58 fellows have completed their degree • 13 fellows are still completing their degree • 17 fellows have not received their degree (66%) (15%) (19%)

Background of IFP THAN The first alumni fellow graduated in October 2006 Collective skills mapping Thinking forward as a “group of social change agents” Invited keynote speakers Disadvantage => Advantage Types of leadership Working together: NGOs & Gos Received funding from IFP/NY for 2 projects since 2008

1 st IFP Thailand Alumni Meeting Khon Kaen April 21 -22, 2007

IFP Thailand Alumni Network (IFP THAN) �Vision �Mission �Logo �Organizational structure

IFP Thailand Alumni Network (IFP THAN) Manoon Manukachorn IFP THAN President Cohort 3 Pintong Lekan IFP THAN Vice President Cohort 5 Sirinath Matra IFP THAN Coordinator Cohort 4

Asian Scholarship Foundation

IFP THAN Office Child Help Foundation, Khon Kaen

IFP THAN and IFP Committee meeting 7 September 2010

GLSJF in Khon Kaen - January 25 -February 2, 2008

“Northeast community VS changes in the society” Khon Kaen University – August 15, 2009

Regional IFP Alumni Meeting (Disability Issues and Policy) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - November 12 -17, 2009

International Seminar on “Cultural Diversity of Mekong River: Sharing Experiences from Japan and the Mekong Countries” organized by MSSRC Ubon Ratchathani – November 19 -20, 2009

Esaan People Fair Khon Kaen - January 25 -27, 2010

IFP India Alumni Network (IFP IAN) Jaipur, India - February 19 -21, 2010

Humanities and Social Sciences Day Mahasarakham University – September 6 -7, 2010

“Changing ways of life of ethnicities in the Mekong Region” Ubon Ratchathani – November 11 -12, 2010

Northeastern Identity and Global Changes seminar Khon Kaen University – February 24, 2011

Media production and writing workshop Khon Kaen – February 4 -5, 2012

Introduction to Knowledge Management workshop Bangkok – June 2 -3, 2012

Introduction to Knowledge Management workshop Bangkok – June 2 -3, 2012

Resource Mobilisation and Communication workshop Bangkok – July 9 – August 6, 2012

“ASEAN: Its impact and preparedness of Esaan Community” Khon Kaen – September 30, 2012

Morning: Panel Session

Afternoon: Parallel Sessions

International Conference on ASEAN Impacts on the Poor (ICAMP) Khon Kaen –December 9 -11, 2012

Esaan Development Fair“ กลบ บานเฮา ฮกรอ อย ” Khon Kaen- February 15 – 16, 2013

Resource Mobilization and Proposal Writing Workshop Bangkok, March 9 – 15, 2013

IFP Fellows Meeting Bangkok-March 15, 2013

IFP Thailand Book “เสยว ”

IFP Thailand Book Compiles chronology of IFP Thailand operations since 2003 Highlights program objectives, operation, success Demonstrate IFP’s impact through photos and stories Interviews with IFP Thailand committee members Exclusive interviews with 15 Thai IFP alumni Chapter on IFP THAN To be distributed to GO, NGOs, and funding agencies Can be downloaded at www. asianscholarship. org

Beyond IFP program �IFP Archives project �Registration of IFP THAN � To be registered in Ubon Ratchathani province � Bridging the gap between GO, NGO, private sector � Resource center for development practitioners in the Northeast � Capacity-building activities for local community/organization