PENMEN ELITE IN ACTION

As a demonstration of how Penmen Elite can add value to these existing agreements, we endeavor to sponsor the construction of a medical clinic in Chang Rai Province in Thailand.  In association with the local Akha Association for Education and Culture in Thailand (AFECT), Penmen Elite hopes to improve the lives of the native hill tribes in Thailand.  Approximately 63,000 Akha tribe people live a rural existence in Northern Thailand.  Mostly cut off from mainstream society for their 1,500-year history, their lives and culture are being radically changed in the rapid economic and cultural shifts taking place in the region. Without access to clean water, medical attention or education, the tribe is in danger of disappearing.

Working with the local community, Penmen Elite has sponsored the construction of a community medical facility.  Two principles of Penmen Elite’s staff have already completed a two-week volunteer campaign to better understand how we might help assist the indigenous people.  A forthcoming book, based on this experience, will be a Penmen Elite project.

By employing Penmen Elite’s “closed loop” philosophy of using local labor, renewable resources and alternative energy in the construction of this facility, we plan to demonstrate that our business plan is scalable and sound on a micro- and macroeconomic level.

Photography by:

Meghan Babin, Takahikaru Miki and Omima M. Edilbi