Bangkok--12 Dec--
Japan Airlines recently organised the AL Mileage Bank Charity Golf to raise fund to support the needy students in Thailand of the Education for Development Foundation (EDF Foundation). Mr. Hitoshi Morimoto (left), Japan Airlines Regional Manager for Thailand, Indochina and South Asian Subcontinent is seen presenting the sum of money from the charity golf to Mr. Reiji Ueda (right); Fundraising Advisor of EDF Foundation.
Established in 1987 and registered as a charitable organisation No. 255 under the laws of Thailand, the EDF Foundation has provided more than 321,273 scholarships to students in 48 provinces around Thailand.
For its commitment to help the less fortunate children especially on education in Thailand for some 27 years, the EDF Foundation has received several awards, including Thai Morality Award from the Association of the Union of the Disabled of Thailand in 2014, The Golden Kalapapruek Award from Khon Kaen University in recognition of the foundation’s continuous development of scholarship programmes and educational development projects in 2013, and Thailand NGO Awards 2012 for large organisation category organised by the Rockefeller Foundation, Kenan Institute Asia and the Resource Alliance in 2012 and more.