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“Border Children: Invisible and Denied Access to Rights”
“Border Children: Invisible and Denied Access to Rights”
Dek Chaidee (pseudonym), a 12-year-old boy, lives in a village in Therd Thai Subdistrict, Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, near the border with Myanmar. Children living in border areas often follow their parents or guardians who migrate for work, such as laboring on farms or tea plantations, and live in small temporary shelters on their employers’ land.
Dek Chaidee (pseudonym), a 12-year-old boy, lives in a village in Therd Thai Subdistrict, Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, near the border with Myanmar. Children living in border areas often follow their parents or guardians who migrate for work, such as laboring on farms or tea plantations, and live in small temporary shelters on their employers’ land.
These children lack legal status, face health risks, experience malnutrition, and are often raised in conditions of neglect. They do not attend school, do not receive developmental support, lack access to state rights and welfare services, and are at risk of rights violations.
These children lack legal status, face health risks, experience malnutrition, and are often raised in conditions of neglect. They do not attend school, do not receive developmental support, lack access to state rights and welfare services, and are at risk of rights violations.
Assessment of the Child’s Needs Using a Child-Centered Approach
Assessment of the Child’s Needs Using a Child-Centered Approach
Staff assessed the risks faced by the child and found that children living in border areas are at risk of substance use due to living in areas where drugs are prevalent. Curiosity and experimentation, combined with the lack of legal status, result in children not attending school and being raised in conditions of neglect, as parents must work and have limited time to provide care and supervision.
Staff assessed the risks faced by the child and found that children living in border areas are at risk of substance use due to living in areas where drugs are prevalent. Curiosity and experimentation, combined with the lack of legal status, result in children not attending school and being raised in conditions of neglect, as parents must work and have limited time to provide care and supervision.
Coordination and Referral to Facilitate Health Check-ups for the Child
ส่งต่อเพื่อให้ได้รับการดูแลที่เหมาะสม
ส่งต่อเพื่อให้ได้รับการดูแลที่เหมาะสม
Khon Khon for Change Foundation recognizes the urgent importance of protecting child welfare and ensuring children’s survival and safety from risk situations. The Foundation therefore implemented a child protection and assistance process in coordination with a multidisciplinary team in Chiang Rai Province, including the Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office, the Child and Family Home, the Provincial Public Health Office, Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, Mae Fah Luang Hospital, Berk Arun Center Foundation, and legal professionals.
Khon Khon for Change Foundation recognizes the urgent importance of protecting child welfare and ensuring children’s survival and safety from risk situations. The Foundation therefore implemented a child protection and assistance process in coordination with a multidisciplinary team in Chiang Rai Province, including the Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office, the Child and Family Home, the Provincial Public Health Office, Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, Mae Fah Luang Hospital, Berk Arun Center Foundation, and legal professionals.
It was found that government service agencies still face limitations in providing services to children without legal status. This represents a challenge for civil society organizations to drive service provision so that these children can receive welfare protection and access their basic rights in accordance with the Child Protection Act and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Thailand has ratified.
It was found that government service agencies still face limitations in providing services to children without legal status. This represents a challenge for civil society organizations to drive service provision so that these children can receive welfare protection and access their basic rights in accordance with the Child Protection Act and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Thailand has ratified.
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