{"id":19721,"key":"Raintree-Foundation","title":"Raintree-Foundation","latest":{"id":1207201,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T21:44:57Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:image001.jpg|thumb]]\n\n{{Organization data\n| type = Non-governmental organization\n| website = http://www.raintree-foundation.org\n| location = Thailand\n}}\n\n'''The Rain Tree Foundation''' is a grassroots social non-government organization registered under the Ministry of Interior mainly operating in Thailand among rural and underdeveloped communities. The aim is to help people through '''''education''''', '''''appropriate technology''''' and '''''self help projects''''' to improve their living standards.\n\nPresent projects are Children Homes, Day-Care Centers, manufacturing bamboo and herbal products, informal vocational training, providing villages with clean drinking [[water filters]] and supplying water through various pump systems.\n\nRain Tree is continuously looking for new opportunities and ideas as to how to better help rural people. The staff at the foundation are from various local ethnic tribal groups in Thailand.\n\n'''It's a fusion''' of http://www.thaicare.org which is responsible for the educational, social and community developing parts and http://www.meribah-ram-pump.com which provides the technical assistance like [[appropriate technologies]].\n\n189 Soi Chokchaijongjamlean,\nRama 3 Rd., Bangpongpang, Yannawa\nBangkok 10120 Thailand\n\nPhone: +66 81 836 565 5\nFax: +66 268 349 92\n\ne-mail: [mailto:info@raintree-foundation.org info@raintree-foundation.org]\n\ne-mail: [mailto:thomas@raintree-foundation.org thomas@raintree-foundation.org] water supply\n\ne-mail: [mailto:stefan@raintree-foundation.org stefan@raintree-foundation.org] water treatment\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = Water, Water supply, Water treatment, Clean water, Energy, Thailand\n| sdg = SDG04 Quality education, SDG06 Clean water and sanitation, SDG08 Decent work and economic growth, SDG17 Partnerships for the goals\n}}\n\n[[Category:Appropriate technology organizations]]\n[[Category:Organizations by country]]\n[[Category:Water and sanitation for developing countries]]\n[[Category:Construction and materials]]\n[[Category:Water]]\n[[Category:Water supply]]\n[[Category:Water treatment]]\n[[Category:Clean water]]\n[[Category:Energy]]"}