Due to flooding in the southern region of Thailand during the past month, many residents experienced shortages of essential supplies in the area. Subsequently, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) opened a donation center for essential items to be distributed to the Great Flooding Area. On 17 December 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khajornsak Sitthi, Director of the Office of Educational Services, distributed donated items to STOU students and community leaders in three southern border provinces of Thailand through Thailand Post delivery services.
On 9 December 2024, Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led a university delegation to donate 6,000 bottles of drinking water to the Royal Thai Army Radio and Television (TV5), which would be distributed to the Great Flooding Area in the South of Thailand.
In addition, the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Phetchaburi and groups distributed a huge donation of essential items to the Special Forces Training Company, which would be another channel to distribute to the Great Flooding Area
On 1 November 2024, a team led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Junya Singkham, Faculty Member of the School of Agriculture and Cooperatives, delivered donated medicines and medical supplies to Deputy Director of Umphang Hospital.
STOU collaborated with the Thai Volunteer Service (TVS) to sort the donated medicines and medical supplies before delivering them to Umphang Hospital. These activities align with STOU’s commitment to social responsibility and environmental sustainability.
Umphang Hospital, a district hospital in Umphang district, serves over 94,000 patients, of whom 44,000 lack healthcare coverage. By donating these medicines to Umphang Hospital, STOU aims to support both the local community and hospitals in Umphang district. This initiative helps ensure that valuable medications are utilized effectively and reach those in need, preventing waste.
On 1 August 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, delivered full-body stockings and hard plastic cups to the Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute (SNMRI). The full-body stockings and hard plastic cups would be recycled to produce prosthetic legs.
On 2 August 2024 Miss Kittiya Chayangam, Head of STOU Nonthaburi Student Club delivered donated dolls, shoes, stationaries, cloth bags, paper bags and lottery tickets to Mr. Tamphong Wongchan, Acting Director of the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Nonthaburi and the representative from the Department of International Affairs, the STOU’s representative. Then STOU would distribute these donated items to the Mirror Foundation and Baan Nokkamin Foundation. Lottery tickets would be distributed to Wat Huai Mu – Ratchaburi. Cloth and paper bags would be distributed to Thammasat University Hospital.
On 8 August 2024 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, accompanied by staff from the Department of International Affairs, represented the university to donate both new and reusable items such as dolls, toys, shoes, stationaries, clothes, rain jackets, and stationaries to the Mirror Foundation.
The Mirror Foundation is an NGO where working involves social development, human rights, media and IT, volunteer development, and resources sharing to enhance learning and life potential, with operational areas covering online (internet), urban, and rural communities.
The Mirror Foundation hopes to be a mirror that reflects the real stories of society and helps those affected by social changes. There philosophy is to create people and create innovations, which will create changes to society through various projects. The Mirror Foundation welcomes volunteers to help and create activities towards these goals.
On 9 August 2024 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, as a representative of STOU, accompanied by the representative of the Department of International Affairs, donated both new and reusable items such as dolls, toys, shoes, clothes, stationaries, bags and books to Baan Nokkamin Foundation.
Baan Nokkamin Foundation is a Christian organization that offers assistance to orphans, street children, underprivileged children, the elderly and drug addicts by developing and changing their lives and strengthening them emotionally so that they are ready to face the world in the future with taking care as “Family” through projects. Baan Nokkamin Foundation welcomes volunteers to create activities for children.
In honor of His Majesty the King’s 6-cycle birthday celebration, marking His Majesty’s 72nd birthday on 28 July 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) organized ‘SUJIT: STOU Volunteer,’ featuring several volunteer activities on 26 July 2024.
STOU joined hands with a number of neighboring community, including Pakkret Municipality, Bang Phut Canal Community, Muang Thong Thani Public Company Limited and its affiliates, the Department of Lands, Wat Phasuk Maneechak School, Government Savings Bank, Krungthai Bank, UOB Bank, Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited, and S&P Syndicate Public Company Limited. Over 500 participants joined the event.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of STOU, led the ‘Urban Forest Planting’ activity, in which participants planted 72 Ratchapruek (golden shower) trees in Rajamangalaphisek Education Park of STOU. The volunteers then proceeded to clean footpaths and canals around the university campus.
The event featured also skills development activities with the aim to improve quality of life of the participants by making additional income from new skills.
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University continues our commitment and dedication to both human welfare and environmental responsibility through charitable initiatives in July 2024.
On 12 July 2024, representatives from STOU Nonthaburi Student Club delivered donated reusable items to Mrs. Rattip Phukkeson, Acting Director of the Department of International Affairs and Mr. Tamphong Wongchan, Acting Director of the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Nonthaburi.
The donated items will be sorted and distributed to the following places.
Clothes and shoes would be distributed to The Mirror Foundation.
Full-body stockings and hard plastic cups would be distributed to the Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute (SNMRI).
Lottery tickets would be distributed to Wat Huai Mu – Ratchaburi.
Cloth bags, paper bags, and beauty accessories and cosmetics would be distributed to Thammasat University Hospital.
On 19 July 2024, Miss Pattamarat Sumransuk, an Examination Coordinator represented the university to deliver donated medicines to Umphang Hospital. These medicines would be distributed to nearby hospitals serving underprivileged communities.
On the same day, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, Asst. Prof. Dr. Thanapan Thanee, Director of the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Ubon Ratchathani, and representatives from STOU Student Club made donations to ‘Ubon Hug Paeng Home for Protection and Development for Persons with Disabilities’ and ‘Ubon Ratchathani Protection Center for the Homeless.’ The directors of both organizations accepted the donations. The donated items included medicines, clothes, cloth bags and paper bags, which would be distributed to those in need.
STOU collaborated with the Citizen Volunteer Project of the Thai Volunteer Service to ensure the donated medicines and medical equipment were properly categorized before being delivered to those in need.
On 17 July 2024, Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led a university delegation to donate 200 dozen (2,400 bottles) of drinking water to Ban Mai Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital in Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province. This donation is intended to benefit the hospital’s staff, patients, their families, and various community activities. The water is produced under the university’s ‘Parichart’ brand.
This public welfare activity, a water donation, was organized by Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University’s Human Resources Division in honor of His Majesty the King’s 6-cycle birthday celebration, marking His Majesty’s 72nd birthday on 28 July 2024.
On 29 – 30 June 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, and Mr. Wiruch Atiruttanapunya, Director of the STOU’s Regional Academic Resources and Community Engagement Center – Kanchanaburi, conducted a volunteering activity at Ban Thung Kang Yang School.
The activity was initiated by the STOU Graduate Club and Student Club from Kanchanaburi. The volunteers delivered a variety of donated items, including clothing, hygiene products, medical supplies, toys, paper bags, shoes, and sports equipment, to the Director of Ban Thung Kang Yang School in Kanchanaburi. These items will be distributed to the teachers, students, and people in need.
The team also joined force with the Graduate Club and Student Club from Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Phuket, as well as private sector, including Hellmann Company, Irrigation Club for Society, Thai Lee Foods International Co.,Ltd., PSI Corporation Co,.Ltd. and Dr. Anusak Kongmalai, Member of the Senate of Thailand, for a volunteering activity at Ban Thung Kang Yang School. The volunteers renovated the toilets and toiletware at the school and also provided lunch for students and people in town.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, making donation at Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center
On Thursday, 20 June 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU), led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan, Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs, delivered the donated cosmetics, paper bags and medical supplies to the concerned organizations.
Mrs. Tidarat Tedsana, Deputy Director for Nursing, represented Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center in receiving the donated items. The cosmetics would be used for mortuary makeup and paper bags would be handed out to the patients to carry medicines home.
STOU also delivered old calendars to Ms. Chanidapa Petcharak, Director of the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of H.M. The Queen. These old calendars will be made into Braille desk calendars and passed on to visually impaired people to use in the following year. Ms. Chanidapa Petcharak took this opportunity to encourage administrators, staff, students, and alumni of STOU to donate funds to support the Braille books project including the production and distribution of “Easy Happiness at the Tip of Your Nose” (in Braille) and bilingual Aesop’s fables such as “The Tortoise and the Hare” (in Braille). These books will be distributed to schools for the blind students in the project across several provinces nationwide. Additionally, the funds will support the purchase of continuous paper for producing Braille textbooks and novels.
Ms. Chanidapa Petcharak, Director of the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of H.M. The Queen.
These donation projects operate under the Green University and sustainability awareness-raising scheme.
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) is contributing to the safety of students’ lives and property at schools in Nakhon Nayok Province. STOU has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), the Nakhon Nayok Primary Educational Service Area Office, The Offroad Thai Travel Companion Association, and 29 other partner networks from government agencies, the private sector, media outlets, and various foundations to conduct field activities for safety. The activities will help raise awareness, knowledge, and understanding regarding all kinds of safety. The partners will act to prevent accidents, reduce loss caused by traffic accidents, and online scams, as well as other community service activities to provide aid and relief to victims.
The signing ceremony was held on 6 June 2024 at the Saksidech Meeting Room, STOU Nakhon Nayok. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanasak Saijampa, Acting Vice-President for Strategy, Planning, Digital Technology, and Human Resources, signed the MOC regarding Safety Promotion in Educational Institutions on behalf of STOU President.
