The Pah Rak Nam (Forest Loves Water) Project
Her Majesty the Queen’s work for the welfare of rural people does not stop at just handicrafts. She also shares the King’s passionate concern for the country’s natural resources and follows his example by giving strong support to conservation effort.
The Pah Rak Nam Project has successfully revived deteriorated forests, improved villagers’ way of life and promoted efficient agricultural management among them.
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What is more, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit has a special interest in illiterate people in rural areas and continually works to teach them how to read and write. Realizing that most poor families cannot afford their children’s schooling fees, Her Majesty established the Foundation for Supporting Non-affordable Students in 1963 with money from her own Privy Purse and public donations.
The Queen’s humanitarian work is widely known and is internationally recognized, as seen by the award of the prestigious Ceres Medal by the FAO in 1979 and an Honorary Fellowship in Great Britain’s Royal College of Physicians in 1988. The honour was conferred in recognition of the Queen’s work and “deep concern for the health and welfare of the people of Thailand”.