The Ban Saithong SUPPORT project is based in Tambon Pathumwapi, Amphoe Songdao, Sakon Nakhon. Established in 1981, it began when Her Majesty visited the village and saw villagers caught in the poverty trap. She gave out of her personal funds to support the reforestation program and promote silk weaving among the housewives. In 1992, she gave more assistance by giving 101 dairy cows to boost their income through supplementary occupations.
Since the first silk weaving promotion, the project has been expanded to include more operations in the present. Members have engaged in such pursuits as embroidery, bamboo basketry, dairy cow farming, and beetle-wing decoration.