BEAM

Before BEAM was established, migrant worker programs consisted of informal schools geared towards short term basic level courses. Our aim is to provide sustainable, long-term education for migrant youth and young adults. Today, we offer a pathway to higher education, vocational training, language courses, legal assistance, an internship program, and scholarships for university students in need... BEAM Education Foundation (BEAM) was founded in January 2010 and is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. BEAM is a registered non-profit educational foundation. The emergence of BEAM was in response to the rising educational needs of marginalized people, migrants, and refugee youth living in Thailand, most of whom are from Myanmar... BEAM believes that migrant youth have the potential to be a part of the larger community development of Thailand, Myanmar, and the ASEAN nations, but they are marginalized due to the difficulties in attaining access to higher education.

Primary location: Thailand