Development of Community Based Model of Tawanchai Center: Sufficiency Economy Principles for Community Development an Applicability at Bankhambong Community, Sa-ard Sub-district, Nampong District, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand
Unchana Kotrmaneetaweetong BBA MPA*, Hhakuan Choopen PhD**, Bowornsilp Chowchuen MD MBA***
Affiliation : * Policy analyst attached to Office of Khon Kaen’s Community Development Department, Interior Ministry, Thailand ** Teaching Staff, College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, and subcommittee of integrated developing policy for province and provincial groups *** Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
The objectives of the present study are 1) to study the application of sufficiency economy philosophy in community development as a model for future application of community health care program of Tawanchai Center, 2) study the administrative model for self sufficiency economy community in Bankhambong Community, Sa-ard Sub-district, Nampong District, Khon Kaen Province. The integrated study model included qualitative research by collecting data from documents, textbook, article, report, theory concept, researches and interviewing of relevant persons and the quantitative research by collecting data from questionnaires. The findings of study included objectives for development model of sufficiency economy for understanding of people, and use the philosophy of sufficiency economy model which compose of decrease expenditure, increase income activities, saving activities, learning activities and preservation of environment and sustainable natural resources activities. Decrease in expenditure activities included household gardening, and no allurements leading to ruin. Increase in income activities included supplement occupation and appropriate use of technology. Saving activities included creating saving group in household and community level. Learning activities included community use of local wisdom, and household learnt philoso- phy of sufficiency economy in daily living. Preservation of environment and sustainable natural resources activities included the use of sustainable raw materials in occupation. The generosity of one another activities included helping each other and solving problems for the poor and disable persons. The community development at in Bankhambong Community, Sa-ard Sub-district, Nampong District, Khon Kaen Province followed all of the above scope and guidelines and is the model for application of sufficiency community philosophy. We recommended method for successful implementation, including the starting from group process with capability of learning to create strong and adequate knowledge to apply sufficiency economy model and cover health care.
Keywords : Sufficiency economy, Community development, Tawanchai Center
