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THE POPULATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (PDA) operates a wide variety of programs designed to serve and assist the rural poor of Thailand. These programs cover such diverse activities as free vasectomies, income generation programs at village level, forest replanting schemes, vegetable banks, industry relocation into rural areas, mobile health clinics, environmental education programs, and a democracy project. www.pda.or.th
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THE ASIAN CENTER FOR POPULATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (ACPD)
was established in 1978 as the international training arm of the Population and Community Development Association (PDA). Training activities were originally funded by the Pathfinder Fund and the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP). In 1979, the Royal Netherlands Government became the major source of financial support for the Center. www.pda.or.th
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CABBAGES & CONDOMS RESTAURANT & RESORTS were created to provide financial support for PDA, Thailand's foremost non-governmental charitable organization. Money spent at our resort contributes to Thailand's rural development, education and scholarships, HIV/AIDS education and environmental protection. Our Resort is an environmentally conscious establishment and our endeavors ensure protection of the environment, by recycling wastewater for its gardens and trees. www.cabbagesandcondoms.co.th
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SASIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION was founded by Chulalongkorn University and is Thailand's most prominent business schools. In what has become a model for the creation of other international B-School programs around the world, Chulalongkorn University entered into partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, two of the leading business schools in the United States to form Sasin in 1982. PDI, PDA and Sasin have partnered on numerous NGO Sustainability training programs. www.sasin.chula.ac.th
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PATH FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES INC (PFPI) is a Filipino non-profit organization dedicated to health and environmentally sustainable development. PFPI has more than 14 years of experience in the prevention and control of STD/HIV/AIDS, the social marketing of contraceptives and STD drug kits, and the implementation of population-environment studies and field-based activities. This experience spans the fields of population, reproductive health, coastal conservation, alternative livelihood and policy advocacy. Over the past 10 years, PDI/PDA and PFPI have collaborated and exchanged knowledge on several important development programs. An example is the Phil-Thai Technical Exchange Program for HIV/AIDS prevention (1995-2000), which exposed several hundred Filipino policy makers and local executives to Thailand’s 100% Condom Use Policy (CUP). Currently the same organizations are collaborating on a series of Population-Environment Leadership trainings for Filipino mayors and environmental NGO leaders seeking to gain first hand knowledge of PDI/PDA’s community based and integrated family planning, conservation and eco-tourism development projects. www.pfpi.org/ipopcorm.php
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COMMUNITY-BASED EMERGENCY RELIEF SERVICES (CBERS) is the branch of PDA that assists in the post-emergency relief efforts. CBERS has been active in providing relief to crisis-stricken areas ever since thousands of Cambodian refugees fled from the rule of the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s. The activities carried out in these communities have included emergency relief services, skills development and training, income generation projects, sanitation and water resource management, educational scholarships and school lunches, as well as training on agricultural practices. All of our activities have emphasized the need for income generation and self-help. Currently CBERS is engaged collaborate with other NGOs and government agencies in the south of Thailand to achieve maximum effect in tsunami relief and community-based development. www.pda.or.th/cbers/
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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) is one of the world's leading private research universities. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, USC's two campuses are home to the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and 17 professional schools, as well as one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country. Founded in 1880, Southern California's oldest private research university can attribute much of its success to excellence in teaching and research, a deep and abiding commitment to public service, and a loyal educational community, the Trojan Family. USC graduate students have contributed to PDA and PDI as volunteers and researchers on various initiatives. Currently, USC students are actively participating in the CBERS program to help tsunami victims in the south of Thailand. www.usc.edu
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE has established itself as one of the finest in Australia, if not the world. This is achieved by progressive management, realistic visions for the future and strategic collaborations. Researchers from the University have been working with the PDA and PDI in collaboration on a research project for microbicides based with lemons, known as the Manao Trials. By setting up properly controlled clinical trials in current users, this will give us some invaluable clues about efficacy, and make it much easier to design ethically acceptable microbicidal trials in Thailand. www.unimelb.edu.au
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