Bangkok, Thailand: OACF Joins MTV Exit for the Opening of The Hub Saidek Youth Club

UNICEF estimates that 900,000 primary school-aged children in Thailand are either not in school or are not enrolled in school at the right age, and even more children are missing out on a secondary school education. Also, an estimated one million children have no birth registration documents. Without these it is much harder for them to claim their entitlements to education, healthcare and legal protection from abuse. Childline Thailand Foundation (CTF) runs a nationwide 24-hour telephone helpline with an easy-to-remember number 1387. Childline provides its services for any child under the age of 18. The foundation works with various government and NGO stakeholders to safeguard the rights of every child as outlined by the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of a Child (CRC). Yesterday CTF hosted the grand opening of a new center in central Bangkok near the main railway station.В The youth club's projects are aimed at children and young people ranging from ages five to 18 and experiencing the following circumstances:

• Homeless/sleeping rough in the Pomprab District
• Struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction
• Living locally but experiencing abuse or a difficult home environment
• Not actively enrolled in school
• Facing difficulties in school / struggling with education
• Struggling with loneliness

The Open Air Cinema Foundation was invited to provide two screenings of 'Intersection', an animated short produced by the MTV Exit campaign. Most of our equipment is presently en route to Bangkok from Laos, but we were able to provide two projectors and other essential equipment for the event.В OACF is looking forward to partnering again with Childline Thailand at The Hub to show more movies to the youth.