The Duang Prateep Foundation established the New Life Project in Kanchanaburi, Thailand to help underprivileged children escape slum life and learn skills to succeed in society. The goal of our project was to help the New Life Project advance toward self-sustainability by presenting viable options for generating profit from its oil palm plantation. Our analysis showed that both selling the palm fruit and establishing a palm oil production facility would be profitable, but with varying risk levels and social impacts.

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Creator

• Rocheleau, Anne Donovan
• Mayo, Joseph M
• O'Brien, Kevin James

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment
• Inclusion
• Industry
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031109-105501

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Sustainable development--Economic aspects

Advisor

• Vaz, Rick
• Demetry, Chrysanthe

Year

• 2009

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Duang Prateep Foundation

Date created

• 2009-03-11

Location

• Kanchanaburi

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-03