Who are the hill tribes in Thailand?

As preparation for Thursday's session and the trip, click on the links below to watch the following short videos:

Akhas: a people without citizenship rights
Hill tribes: A timeless mission


It would be good to note that the Akhas in the video are not representative of the entire Akha tribal people. There are some Akhas who are non-Christians. There are also the Lahus, Hmong, Mien and many other hill tribes residing in Northern Thailand too. However, conversion of hill tribes people is fairly common in Thailand because this is the only way for them to get medical access and other basic needs despite being non-citizens in Thailand.

Training session number 1

Welcome back from exams!
Your pre-fieldtrip training will start from this week onwards.

The first session will be on this Thursday, 2-3.30pm. Venue: AVA room.

A very special guest from NUS will be here to give a talk on Fieldtrip Techniques and a little background on hill tribes in Northern Thailand.

Please be present unless you have a valid reason.

Also please reassure your parents if they are concerned about safety in Thailand. Everything will proceed as the area which we will be going is quite safe and isolated.