On this page you will find brief information about the fund. To learn more just click on the links.
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TEMPORARILY NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Due to a large influx in interest, we are temporarily not accepting further applications while we focus on responding to already received applications and look for funding to meet the increase in demand. We will place an announcement in this space when we are accepting applications again. |
What is the 1% fund?
On 30th September 1985 VSO and CUSO volunteers and staff working in Thailand pledged to donate 1% of their monthly stipend towards a fund that would support small-scale grassroots projects in the region. The fund still exists over 20 years later.
To learn more about the fund go to the About page.
Where does the money go?
The 1% fund has always been run by current volunteers so the administrative costs are almost zero. This means almost all the money goes directly to the people it is designed to support.
Since 2003 around 38 projects have been funded, these projects include:
- Project for reuse and sale of 2nd hand goods for AIDS orphans (Chiang Mai)
- Women Farmers Group: conservation of food sources and native plants (North East Thailand)
- Karenni Basic Adult Literacy classes (Karenni Refugee camp)
- Goat Breeding Project (A Karen Refugee Camp)
- Ducks at work! (Northern Thailand)
To learn more about who has received funding go to the projects page.
Where does the money come from?
Regular income for the fund comes from volunteers and staff. Occasionally the fund has received external funding from organisations such as the Canada Fund and the British Embassy and recently we received a grant from the 1% for Development Fund in Geneva.
Currently around 15 volunteers are contributing a total of 2000 baht (around 45 Euro/65 USD) a month. This regular income is the basis of our funding but we would like to support even more projects, so we are asking for your help. Even a small donation makes a big contribution to a grant, so if you’d like to help go to the donate page.
How can you apply for funding?
All the information about eligiliblity and how to apply for the fund, together with a downloadable application form, can be found on the apply page.
Note: the 1% Fund is administered by VSO volunteers, and while the VSO Thailand/Burma programme office is happy to support the fund and to provide some administrative support, it has no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, how the funds are used.
