Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities Centre in the Greater Mekong Subregion (DEPDC/GMS)

  • I Implementer

Description

The Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities Centre in the Greater Mekong Subregion (DEPDC/GMS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand. The community-based organisation has a diverse 25-year history and currently works primarily to prevent and to protect children and youth from being trafficked into exploitative labour conditions.

The organization’s projects provide crucial preventative measures of education, vocational and life-skills training, protection and accommodation, family and community outreach services, and leadership development to at-risk children and youth in the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

Primary Functions

  • Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

Not applicable or unknown

Geographic Scope

  • National

Areas of work Back to Top

Education topics addressed

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Empowerment
  • HIV and STIs
  • Migration
  • Sexual harassment & coercion
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Locations and contact information Back to Top

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Thailand

Projects Back to Top