Queen Sirikit shows continuous concern for educational opportunities of children in remote areas. Her always works with an aim to enable illiterate people in rural areas to read and write which will be of benefit to themselves and to the country. Realizing well that most poor families cannot afford their children's tuition fees, Her Majesty thus established the " FOUNDATION FOR THE WELFARE OF NEEDY SCHOOLCHILDREN UNDER ROYAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN " in 1961 with the money from her own Privy Purse and donations from the public.
Not only the students who received help, but all Thai people also feel grateful to Her Majesty because she has shown continuous concern for students under the project and this has enabled them to finish compulsory education or higher, preparing them to be valuable human resources for the country.