Royal Project Foundation

The Royal Project Foundation
AbbreviationRPF
Formation1969
TypeNon-profit Organisation
PurposeImprove the quality of life of the hill-tribe people and to decrease the opium-growing in the highland.
HeadquartersChiang Mai, Thailand
Websitewww.royalprojectthailand.com/front

The Royal Project Foundation is a Thai non-profit organisation based in north Thailand. It was founded by King Bhumibol Adulyadej as an umbrella organization for his charitable initiatives and research.[1][2][3] The focus of the foundation is to improve the quality of life of hill tribes.[2][4][5] Ancillary goals are to reduce opium-growing and to revive forests and water resources.[4] The Royal Project Foundation is considered one of the first and most successful projects for opium production elimination.[2][5] It was awarded The Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding in 1988.[6]

  1. ^ "The Royal Project Foundation's Background", Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  2. ^ a b c "The Royal Project Foundation", Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation (2016), Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ^ "38 เส้นทางความสุข 38 โครงการหลวง", อมรา ศิริพงษ์, ชัยเนตร ชนกคุณ, ชุติมา ทองดี, ดิลก หาญผล, รอรบ โกมลฐิติ (October 2011), Retrieved 2017-10-15.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "The Royal Project Foundation's Purposes", Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  5. ^ a b "Vegetable Supply Chain Management: The Royal Project Foundation in Thailand", N. Jayamangkala, Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  6. ^ "The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation", Retrieved 2017-11-13.