Project Description
PlayOnside has been working with the Migrant Schools in Phop Phra for several years, and both the children and the community has shown a lot of enthusiasm and willingness to learn through football. Phop Phra is a rural agricultural community around 40 kilometers south from Mae Sot along the Thai/Burma border, and migrants workers are working on the rice fields and the banana plantations in the region. Most of them are very poor and the children growing up in this area face different challenges than the children growing up in Mae Sot. None of the schools have a playground or an space for outdoor activities, so in 2018 PlayOnside rented one of the rice fields adjacent to one of the Learning Centers. Before investing anything into the project we wanted to see the long-term commitment of the schools. After one year of great collaboration, the time was ready to improve the facilities.
In collaboration with our partners, Estudio Cavernas and Colabora Birmania we develop a community playground football field, garden and toilets, to run different activities on a regular basis. The sport compound is divided between the different schools, so everyone has access to the ground.
During the construction and prior the COVID-19 pandemic, PlayOnside ran football training on a daily basis, activating hundreds of children. Now, due to regulations, all training have been cancelled, but it has given us the time to finish the construction of the project.
Now, due to ongoing regulations all training have been cancelled, but it has given us the time to finish the construction of the project.
