NFE Materials

Name of the Material in English (in local Language)	Democracy in Everyday Life (pra-cha-ti-pa-tai-chao-ban)
Format	Booklet (17 pages)
Original Country	Thailand
Original Language	Thai
Published by	Office of the Non-Formal Education Commission, Ministry of Education, Government of Thailand
Level of Literacy Skills	Level 2 (Middle level) Level 3 (Self-learning level)
Types of Material	Instructional Follow-up
Topics	Others: Democratic ways of living
First Publication	Year: 1983/Number of Copies: 100 (limited production and used in a village which was the pilot site of DESILIFE Project)
Reprint (1)	Year: 1985/Number of Copies: 10,000 (national version)
Reprint (2)	Year: 2002/Numbers of Copies: 3,000 (national version)
Reprint (2)	Year: 2004/Numbers of Copies: 30,000 (national version, use for campaigning in the National Election of Members of the Parliament on 6^th February 2004)

Description of the Material
(Innovativeness and effectiveness)

	This is one of 2 booklets published in 2002 by Office of the Non-Formal Education Commission for reading promotion of Thai neo-literates and used throughout the country. It was first developed by a team of community development workers of DESILIFE Project implemented in a rural village of north-eastern Thailand. The material contents were contributed by rural people at the pilot site. It was tested and proven useful at community level. Afterwards this material had been revised, published and distributed at national level.
	Everyone can take part in building democracy in the village, i.e. use of rights and freedom without violation of others', recognition of human dignity, self-governance through local administration committee and various village group, fair voting in community issues. At home, every member should be reasonable, divide responsibility, respect each other’s rights and responsibility and the opinion of majority.
	a good example of need-based, customized learning material for rural people
	showing adaptation process for national use in the area of reading promotion

Material Development Process

1	doing community survey
2	identifying needs of the villagers
3	designing format and presentation of the material
4	identifying scope of content
5	preparing of content and illustration
6	using in the community development pilot project
7	revising and publishing

Distribution & Utilization Process

Distribution through provincial & district NFE service centres. The material is also available at various local CLCs and public library.

Impact of the Material at the organizational and national level
(in original country)

	strengthening reading skill of neo-literates
	strengthening family management through democracy, strengthening community self-governance
	increasing awareness and knowledge of democratic governance and participation in local as well as national political activities

[Updated in April 2005]

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