Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities (DEPDC) - community of non-governmental organizations in Thailand, working to prevent child exploitation and prostitution and defending vulnerable minor's rights. The DEP, later the DEPDC, was originally founded in 1988 by Sampop Jantraka[1], who has been twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work. The DEPDC's stated mission is to "aim to instill self-confidence and positive attitudes among the children as well as improve the material, social, and spiritual quality of life for these children and their communities." [2]
It offers free education, vocational training and full time accommodation for young girls and boys, combats human trafficking in the Mekong Sub-Region.[3]
The projects of association are sponsored and supported by ILO, UNICEF, USAID, Oxfam Netherlands and others. In addition, The Thailand Project [4], initiated by the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and continued through the efforts of various sponsors, including funding from the Clinton Global Initiative[5], proposes to partner non-governmental organizations with American universities with the goal of offering educational opportunities to students like those at the DEPDC in order to give these individuals the tools to return to their home country and work to combat the conditions that cause child exploitation and prostitution.
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