Funded by individual gifts and contributions from a variety of organizations, Samsara Foundation supports the education of underprivileged rural children. According to the organization, its mission is "to contribute to the education and health of underprivileged children in rural areas of Northern Thailand. Our intention is to help eradicate poverty...."
Samsara was established in 2001 as a charitable foundation under Dutch law. The foundation considers education key to poverty alleviation and to the development of Thailand from a poor to a more developed society. Now headquartered in Chiang Mai, in 2008 the organization received foundation status from the government of Thailand.
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