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Pracharath Rak Samakkee Social Enterprise Network
Through collaboration across five sectors, namely public, private, academic, civil society, and the community itself, ThaiBev focuses on “area-based” operations and encourages the formation of social enterprises in each province across Thailand. This network of social enterprise works to foster income generation and self-reliance among communities
Achievements
6 years of continuous fundamental economic development operations
1,813
million Baht in revenue generated for the community
107,000
households benefited from 4,512 communities nationwide
1,433
projects in the PRS network in 76 provinces
Key Projects
Food Safety for Hospitals Project
A network of 40 provinces participates in the project, delivering safe raw materials to 52 hospitals; 2,016 farmers benefit, generating a total income of over 280 million Baht.
Local Pakaoma Handicraft Project
The project involves 33 communities of Pakaoma weavers and 1,561 beneficiaries, spread across 22 provinces and generating total revenue of more than 208 million Baht. Throughout 2022, PRS has been working closely with 15 communities of local Pakaoma weavers on the Creative Young Designers initiative, which has come up with a total of 444 designs.
Community-based Tourism Project: Following in the Footsteps of Luang Pu Man Phurithatto
The project is focusing on creating community-based tourism routes as well as generating sustainable community income. The project also organizes events such as “Plant Forests in People’s Hearts”, during which 61,600 trees were planted. The event promoted the conservation of natural resources and created awareness of tourist attractions in the community, in order to develop ecotourism, volunteer tourism, and faith-based tourism in Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, and Ubon Ratchathani provinces.