OUR Khung BangKachao

This project for the conservation and development of Khung BangKachao is driven by His Late Majesty’s wisdom, including his profound understanding of sustainable development and Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. Primarily focusing on community needs and involvement, the project requires the collaboration of every sector involved to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness.

" Social Collaboration
with Collective impact "

About OUR Khung BangKachao Background

Khung BangKachao is a large green oasis on the periphery of Bangkok and one of the country’s most important oxygen producers. The area also has environmental, economic, tourism, social, and cultural significances. Unfortunately, Khung BangKachao is faced with threats of urbanization and environmental degradation. To protect it from further damage and to revive its biodiversity, the OUR Khung BangKachao project was conceived as a social collaboration among 34 leading organizations in Thailand (as of September 2018) with an emphasis on community involvement. The project endeavors to improve the Khung BangKachao quality of life and its economic growth based on the wisdom of His Late Majesty King Rama 9 and his Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.

Goal

To foster growth in the Khung BangKachao community while sustainably maintaining environmental friendliness, focusing on three aspects, namely the environment, the economy, and the culture and society.
To elevate the quality of life and the environment in Khung Bang Kachao, developing the area into a green community development model for Thailand.

Objectives

To preserve the biodiversity of Khung BangKachao in fulfillment of His Late Majesty King Rama 9’s wishes, operating in conformity with the directives from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and the Chaipattana Foundation.
To drive the development of Khung BangKachao forward as a collaboration among the public sector, the private sectors, and the locals, taking their way of life into consideration, as well as to ensure that Khung BangKachao sustainably remains Thailand’s oasis.

SHARED GOAL

Framework

At the very heart of the OUR Khung BangKachao project is the model of social collaboration with collective impact, in which community involvement results in community-centric development based on their shared goals for collective impact.

Each organization member of OUR Khung Bang Kachao brings to the table its expertise, knowledge, innovation, and technology. The integration of all these different elements lead to maximum efficiency. The project is managed by seven different teams working from upstream todownstream towards common community-centric goals.