Project Thailand 2010 When: August 22, 2010 – September 5, 2010 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Executive Summary The importance of high school and college-level education has become more evident in the changing face of Bangkok’s socioeconomic landscape. Many Bangkok youths are unable to continue their education because of socioeconomic reasons. Project Read more…
SEALNet Project Vietnam 2010 “Actions for Agent Orange Victims” Project Descriptions Project Email: pv10.AgentOrange ‘at’ sealnetonline.org Project Leaders Jasmine Nguyen (jasmine.nguyen ‘at’ sealnetonline.org) Pak Hin Lee (lee.pakhin ‘at’ seatnetonline.org) Dates: Thursday August 19 – Saturday September 4, 2010 Location: Ha Noi, Vietnam Project Overview During the Vietnam War, over a nine Read more…
Executive Summary The Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Malaysia, live predominantly in rural areas and face challenges with managing waste effectively. Many villages, such as Kampung Simpang Arang, have resorted to open burning of waste as a means of waste disposal. This project will aim mainly to provide additional Read more…
Project Philippines 2010 When: August 18, 2010 – September 4, 2010 Location: Cebu City, Philippines Executive Summary One of the biggest problem currently facing Cebu, Philippines is the lack of waste management system. Cebu has neither an efficient trash collecting system nor a trash separation system. The lack of sanitation Read more…
Project Vietnam 2009 Location: Thanh Cong District, Hanoi, Vietnam Project Dates: Aug. 24 – Sept. 6, 2009 Executive summary Hanoi’s recent rapid development has resulted in increased consumer consumption and waste generation. Currently, both municipal authorities and the public are still neglecting this issue, and garbage can be seen spreading Read more…
Project Thailand 2009 When: Saturday August 22nd, 2009 – Friday September 4th, 2009 Where: Tesabaan 5 School, Lampang, Thailand Rote-memorization is a problem commonly found in Thai education system, which affects Tesabaan 5 School as well. With focus on lecturing, students are not prepared to critically think and analyze lesson Read more…
Issue: Gastrointestinal Parasites Dates: August 23, 2009 – September 6, 2009 Local Partners: University of Philippines National Institute of Health Share-a-Child Project Co-Leaders: Noelle Pineda, Stanford ’10 Janet Rojina, Santa Clara ’11 Location: Cebu, Philippines Summary Project Philippines 2009 (PP09) worked with the Philippines National Institutes of Health, University of Read more…
Project Malaysia 2009 Saturday, May 30th, 2009 – Saturday, June 13th, 2009 Location: Kuala Selangor, Malaysia Executive Summary Project Malaysia 2009 seeks to address growing environmental issues in Malaysia. We will do this by inspiring the youth of the nation to become leaders of their communities, instilling in them a Read more…
Project Laos 2009 When: Aug. 21st – Sept. 3rd Location: Xieng Khoung, Laos Executive Summary Our stake is “Ton Ka – Growing the Future.” “Ton ka” is Laotian for “a young sapling,” but “ton” means “root,” while “ka” means “courage.” We want to plant the courage for entrepreneurship in the Read more…
Project Indonesia 2009 When: 28 June – 11 July Where: Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia Executive Summary The SEALNet team aims to reduce the high incidence of diarrhea and improve the health condition of the population in the Makassar, by working with local students and partner NGOs on the issue of water Read more…