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Rural Training Center, Thailand (RTC-Thailand) This Web Site: www.neighborhoodlink.com/org/rtcth/
Helping Small Family Farms Many small rural family farms around the world are in jeopardy. Social and economic aspirations move them away from subsistence to commercial agriculture. Under capitalization and poor education all work against them as they struggle to make ends meet. Many leave the farm in search of jobs in the cities. With little or no education, they are relegated to low paying jobs, become easy prey for exploitation, and an ever downward socio-economic spiral. Families suffer and are torn apart or destroyed. Rural communities deteriorate. Self-sufficiency/Sustainability Restoring small rural family farms to self-sufficiency is a step to restoring the foundations of rural families and rural communities. Empowering rural families and rural communities to become sustainable opens the door for future generations. Self-sufficiency is the ability to support oneself. For small rural farms, this means reducing off-farm inputs to a minimum to save limited funds. Sustainability means future generations will have access to similar resources to those of their ancestors. Practical Training / Projects RTC volunteers use proven community-based education methods to deliver practical interactive lessons directly to community members. The RTC works outside the traditional education bureaucracy. The programs integrate all life, physical and social sciences, job readiness skills, leadership training, and sustainable agricultural practices. Please note Winter 2007 trip / project reports are in the PDF section of this website. Send us an e-mail at rtc2k5@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. The following have said Y.E.S. and supported the RTC-TH activities that educate Youth about the Environment and Sustainability (listed in alphabetical order): Earth Systems Science, Inc. FFI: www.earthsystemsscience.org Los Angeles Geographical Society. FFI: www.lageographic.org NASA CERES S'COOL FFI: Lin Chambers, lin.h.chambers@nasa.gov National Wildlife Federation Volunteers. FFI: Melinda Hughes, hughes@nwf.org |
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