2011In cooperation with :

Plan Thailand inspired marginalized children to be a writer in Chiang Rai

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Date: Nattiphol Resort, Chiang Rai Resource Person: Pornlerd Lerthiranrat : ColumnistPattapong Polek: PhotographerAnurak Patkit: PhotographerProject Co. : Apiradee Chappanapong

There are 20 young boys and girls from Sansuk, Sanjai Villages, Santikiri School and DEPDC joined the media training on “Handmade book” during 28-31 March 2011 at Nattiphol Resort, Chiang Rai

The young boys and girls started to know each other by divided for a pair

and interview the partner in personal information such as name, favorite foods, songs and etc. To introduction of their partners lead in basic interview and remember in detail what we have asked.

Apiradee started to introduce resource persons and staffs following by Pornlerd, a Professional Columnist Magazine conducted in Magazine Introduction, Type of magazine, Difference in writing such as scoop, article, press release by following the principle writing:

- Who- What- When - Where- Why

In the afternoon session, Pattapong and Anurak trained in Photo shooting. How to take good photos, Rule of taking photo and how to combine the photo with the content to the magazine. Additional, taking individual photo and using mobile phone for taking photo and recording.

Group dividedGroup 1: Accommodation

Group 2: Restaurant

Group 3: Worker life at Nattiphol Resort

Group 4: How to run resort attract for tourists.

Nattiphon Resort, Chaing Rai 28-31 March 2011

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Group Divided at

Mae Salong Nok

1. Tea

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Kids interviewed the worker at Tea Factory2. Coffee

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The coffee group selected the most famous coffee shop for interview

3. Restaurant

The own restaurant muslim women presented the famous foods from her menu to the kids in “restaurant” group.

4. Cultural in Mae Salong Nok

The “Cultural” group interviewed a young lady on their life at Mae Salong Nok.

We divided in 4 groups, 5 persons in each group to interview and take photo in Nattiphol Resort.

Group 1: AccommodationGroup 2: RestaurantGroup 3: Worker life at Nattiphol ResortGroup 4: How to run resort attract to tourists

At night, we reviewed and commented on their photo pictures.

March 29, 2011The youth presented their writing on the first day and reflected on obstacle of writing such as they could not have cooperate from the interviewee, not allowed to use the real name of interviewee, they could not catch up the interview and do not know how to

write. However, they started to understand the meaning of “Magazine” and how to create the story and write a good story align with good photos.

Pornlerd continued on writing literacy especially how to interview people to get a good story and take good photo for magazine.

The 4 groups back to revise their stories and presented again to the resource persons for comments. We also added content on photo coverage for the book and let the youth to create in topic stories which will be presented later.

Kids interviewed the workers at Nattiphol Resort

Youth Media

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Group “Tea”

Group “Coffee”

Group “Cultural”

Group “Restaurant”

March 30, 2011

We started early morning to prepare information to youth in order to collect a story referred 4 topics from yesterday. The youth selected their leader in order to look after the group as same as the staffs which divided to be a chaperon.

The “Tea” group started to interview

and collect information about tea withthe owner tea shop and continued to take photo how to collect tea leaf and send to the factory for further process.

The “Coffee” group started to selected “Sweet Mae Salong”,the most famous coffee shop at here. The kids interviewed with the owner and customers visited and drink the coffee.

The “Restaurant” group selected bakery shop and muslim restaurant presented the local food and unique meals at Mae Salongnok (Below).

The final group “Cultural” interviewed 2 different generations live at Mae Salongnok.

The kids back to the resort and started writing and presented the concept, style and stories of their books before leave for home.

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Feedback from Kids

“I usually not speak, I am a quite girl and alway

follow my friend. With this activity, I am a leader and it

make me confident to speak with other people when I

interview them” Said Nuanapa (Som), a young teen

girl 21years old from DEPDC

Meesa Chamergkoo, a young 18 years old girl from

Santikiri School said “I was glad to join the activity, it

is very useful for me to develop in writing skill and use

technology to present as a book”