Today I was taken for an informal visit to the brand new FED unified
learning center.
Located just five minutes drive from the main road in Khuk Khak, the
facility features two main buildings with classrooms, nursery, canteen,
computer room and a huge playground area.
The new learning center is hosting 470 Burmese students from the age of
2 to 17.
As part of our Ethical Operations, Wicked Diving was paying the
rent of one of the previous learning centers. Not that all centers have been
unified in the new facility, and there is no need to pay a rent for it, Wicked
Diving has conveyed the same budget into teachers’ salaries. This is the Wicked
way to guarantee a level of education to the students to help them to be
integrated in Thai high schools or prepare them to fins a job.
During the visit I’ve asked about the 3 students we’ve trained to become
divers. They all have find their way in into the work life. One is working in a
resort in Phuket, one is assisting acc and one is running his own business
inside the learning center, selling snacks to the students and teachers!!!
I had the chance to see and congratulate him. He’s very happy and proud
of his new business but assured me that he still likes diving so we’ll
definitely have him in the water again next season. He said with a smile that
he’s ready to do the advanced course!!!
All in all, I must say it was touching to see all these kids having
proper education that otherwise would be difficult to get anywhere else.
Did you know FED (Foundation for Education and Development) has a
Facebook page? Follow their activities just by searching GHRE-FED and “like”
them. They deserve our attention!!!
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