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     Tribal Groups Harness Globalization
Photo courtesy of MAG
Photo Essay by Naveen Kishore 

   The Mirror Art Group (MAG) helps hill tribes –
        relocated from the mountaintops to the foothills
          of northern Thailand – fight poverty,
                unemployment, lack of education,
                  malnutrition, drug abuse, trafficking of
                    women and children, loss of land rights,
                    withholding of political rights and benefits,
                  and erosion of their culture.

                        MAG's innovative approach includes
                         helping hill tribes harness the power of
                         modern computer communications and
                        broadcast technologies (MAG was the
                          first Thai citizens' organization to use
                              Internet technology to address
                                   social needs) and create an
                                    education system that erases
                                    divisions in society by linking the
                                     interests of children, teachers,
                                      and parents so that everyone
                                       can participate in education.

Photo by Naveen Kishore  

                                 A satellite dish provided by MAG
                                 connects remote villages in the
                                 Mae Yao sub-district, near Chiang
                                 Rai, to the rest of the world
Editing, design by Kris Herbst                     Copyright © 2007 Changemakers

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