Dear Donors and Kind Supporters,

February marks a crucial turning point for students across Thailand. It is the final period of the 2025 academic year, just before students sit for their final examinations and begin the summer break. At the same time, it is also when the EDF Foundation announces the results of its scholarship selection for the upcoming 2026 academic year, for both new and continuing scholarship recipients.

For the 2026 academic year, a total of 8,694 underprivileged and disadvantaged students from all EDF scholarship programs have successfully passed the selection process. These students come from more than 1,200 schools and educational institutions nationwide.

To ensure that these children can continue their education without interruption, the EDF Foundation has been accepting advance scholarship donations for the 2026 academic year since 1 July 2025. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of our donors, to date, a total of 3,879 scholarships have already been supported, comprising:
 

• 3,315 lower secondary school scholarships [Donate]
• 172 scholarships for underprivileged but high-achieving lower secondary students [Donate]
• 182 upper secondary and vocational education scholarships [Donate]
• 124 scholarships for students with disabilities studying in inclusive mainstream schools [Donate]
• 86 scholarships for orphaned students in Thailand’s three southern border provinces [Donate]

However, the EDF Foundation still requires support for at least 4,815 additional scholarships by 30 June 2026. This means that we have only five months remaining to work together to complete educational opportunities for all 8,694 students, ensuring that every child can continue learning consistently, equitably, and without being left behind due to family hardship.

In this month of love, I would like to share the story of one student who represents thousands of children still waiting for the same opportunity. She is Pimwipa, or “Nan” a Grade 8 student from Chaiyaphum Province. Nan was born on 14 February — Valentine’s Day, a date symbolizing love and care.

Yet in reality, Nan has grown up facing significant challenges. Her parents separated, and her mother had to seek work in another province. Nan and her younger sibling now live with their grandparents. Her grandfather suffers from muscular weakness and is bedridden, while her grandmother has several chronic illnesses and can no longer work as she once did. Despite these hardships, Nan remains determined to pursue her studies, holding firmly onto the hope that educational opportunity will allow her to move toward a more secure future.

Through more than 39 years of experience working to improve educational access for disadvantaged children and rural schools across Thailand, I have come to understand deeply that poverty is not merely a lack of financial resources, but a lack of opportunity — especially educational opportunity, which is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty in a sustainable way.

Your support for educational scholarships not only helps ease the financial burden on students’ families, but also ensures that children have a place within the education system — where they can learn to their fullest potential and prepare themselves for the path ahead.

Today, there is still time for us to transform love and compassion into educational opportunities for another underprivileged child. The EDF Foundation continues to accept scholarship donations for the 2026 academic year until 30 June 2026.

Donations can be made through the various channels of the EDF Foundation as outlined below.

Donations can be made via:

1. Online Donations: Visit our English website at www.edfthai.org
2. QR Code: Scan the QR code to donate via the E-Donation system
3. Download the Donation Form: Available on our website
4. Bank Transfers: Make a donation to "The Education for Development Foundation" account at the following banks:

SCB	Ngamwongwan Branch	Acc No.	319-2-77744-8
BBL	Bang Khen Branch	Acc No.	161-4-56698-0
KBank	Bang Khen Branch	Acc No.	070-2-45369-0
TTB	Kasetsart Univ. Branch	Acc No.	069-2-41110-1
KrungThai	Phaholyothin40 Branch	Acc No.	980-7-59891-5

To supply donation details or fund transfer evidence, request an e-Donation receipt, or for more information, please contact the EDF Foundation’s public relations department at 02-579-9209 to 11, email [email protected], or add us on Line: @edfthai
 

On behalf of the EDF Foundation, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your continued kindness, compassion, and unwavering support for children in need.

 

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