The Foundation for Education and Development

What The Foundation for Education and Development does

The Foundation for Education and Development (FED), founded in 2000 by Htoo Chit, is the first Burmese-led non-governmental organization registered in Thailand, headquartered in Takuapa (Khao Lak), Phang Nga Province. FED delivers an integrated bundle of education, healthcare, and migrant rights/protection services to Burmese migrant communities in southern Thailand and to communities inside Myanmar, through three core programmatic modules: (i) an Education Program anchored by the Unified Learning Center (ULC), a K-12 school serving 600+ Burmese migrant children in Khao Lak that has facilitated transfers of 600+ students into Thai government schools; (ii) a Health Program featuring a full-time Burmese-language translator embedded at Takuapa Hospital, health-insurance facilitation, and medical-bill negotiation (documented outcomes include reductions from THB 37,269 to THB 800 and from THB 42,622 to THB 12,500); and (iii) a Migrant Development Program offering legal aid, a trafficking hotline (06 297 810 09), and labor-rights advocacy for an estimated 2-6 million Burmese migrants in Thailand of whom ~80% are undocumented. The operating platform is a WordPress-based public website (fedgrassroots.org) with a Stripe-integrated donation storefront, a donor dashboard, multilingual content (English, Myanmar, Thai, German, Dutch), and a Facebook-led live updates feed; there is no proprietary technology, mobile app, or AI component.

FED operates five field offices (Takuapa HQ, Mae Sot in Thailand; Kawthaung, Yangon, and Loikaw in Myanmar) and runs programs through a hybrid direct-plus-partner model, sub-granting to Migrant Learning Centers (MLCs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and co-developing programs with multilateral partners. Revenue is assembled from four streams: (1) individual donations via the donation storefront, including recurring monthly giving, with a stated 100%-pass-through model to selected projects (illustrative campaign sizes: €6,861 water campaign, €800 soap campaign); (2) institutional grants from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF, Feb 2025–Jan 2027, "Advancing and Protecting Migrants' Rights in Thailand"), the European Union (NDICI CSO 2023/450-987, COAST Project, with 14 sub-grants across two 2025 rounds), and Engagement Global on behalf of Germany's BMZ (75% of GUSDEP exchange program); (3) corporate/NGO partnerships with ILO, IOM, UNDP, Thai Red Cross, ADRA, Child's Dream, Freedom Fund, Dana Asia, Save the Children/USAID, and school partners (GENO Germany, American School of The Hague); and (4) direct Thai bank transfers. The organization is registered as a nonprofit foundation, publishes audited annual reports (2017–2025), and discloses no specific revenue, headcount beyond a 1–10 firmographic range, or paid-app / API surface.

Name

The Foundation for Education and Development

Legal name

Foundation for Education and Development

Website

https://fedgrassroots.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Foundation for Education and Development (FED) is the first Burmese-led NGO registered in Thailand, delivering integrated education, healthcare, and legal aid to 600+ Burmese migrant children and an estimated 2-6 million Burmese migrant workers across Thailand and Myanmar through five field offices and a UNDEF/EU/BMZ-funded program portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migrant Education and Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Language Schools (611630)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), International Student Funding & Mobility Grants Administration (EDADAHAL), Education Systems & Skills Technical Assistance (BPADAEAI), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Migrant education services
• Humanitarian nonprofit services
• Migrant healthcare access
• Human rights advocacy
• Legal aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanchanaburi

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring (monthly) individual donations through website, Stripe payment integration, and direct bank transfer. 100% of donor funds go to selected project. Donation tiers include project-specific (Myanmar Earthquake Recovery Scholarship, Fund a Teacher, Karenni Refugee Youth, Dental Heroes) and program-level (Health, Migrant Development, Education).
2. Institutional Grants: Grants from multilateral and bilateral institutions including UNDEF (United Nations Democracy Fund) for "Advancing and Protecting Migrants' Rights in Thailand" (Feb 2025-Jan 2027), Engagement Global / German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (75% funding for GUSDEP exchange program), EU NDICI CSO 2023/450-987 (COAST Project), and USAID/Save the Children (Education in Emergency training).
3. Corporate and NGO Partnerships: Partnership-based funding and in-kind contributions from ILO, IOM, UNDP, Thai Red Cross, ADRA, Child's Dream, Freedom Fund, Dana Asia, Landesa, BMS, ENTGroup, and others. Includes campaign fundraising by partner schools like ASH (American School of The Hague) and GENO.
4. Direct Bank Transfers (Thai): Bank transfer donations via Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Account: Foundation for Education and Development, Account number: 806-207521-9.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Foundation for Education and Development (FED) is a Thai-registered nonprofit foundation that delivers integrated humanitarian services to Burmese migrant communities in Thailand and people in Myanmar. Its core offerings comprise three programs: Education (K12 instruction via the Unified Learning Center and Migrant Learning Centers for 600+ children), Health (full-time hospital translation, insurance support, and medical bill negotiation at Thai hospitals), and Migrant Development (legal aid, trafficking rescue, labor rights advocacy, and documentation assistance). The organization is funded through individual donations (100% pass-through) and institutional grants.

Product overview

The Foundation for Education and Development (FED) is the first Burmese-led NGO registered in Thailand, operating as a non-profit platform with multiple programmatic modules rather than a single unified product. Its core offerings comprise three primary programs — the Education Program (delivered through the Unified Learning Center and Migrant Learning Centers serving 600+ Burmese migrant children), the Health Program (providing hospital translation, insurance support, and medical bill negotiation for migrant workers), and the Migrant Development Program (delivering legal aid, safe migration services, and labor rights advocacy). These are supplemented by time-bound initiatives including the Environment Program / COAST Project (environmental subgrants to MLCs), the Myanmar Earthquake Recovery Scholarship (responding to the March 2025 disaster), and the partnership-based GENO-ULC Sustainable Development Exchange Program (GUSDEP). Donor engagement is supported through the My Donations Dashboard portal and thematic fundraising campaigns such as Fund a Teacher, Karenni Refugee Youth Support, and the Dental Heroes Fundraiser.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unified Learning Center (ULC): Elementary school / Migrant Learning Center for 600+ Burmese migrant children based in Khao Lak, southern Thailand.
• GUSDEP (GENO-ULC Sustainable Development Exchange Program)
• Myanmar Earthquake Recovery Scholarship
• COAST Project

Products and services

• Education Program Provides primary (K12) education to 600+ Burmese migrant children through the Unified Learning Center (ULC) in Khao Lak and Migrant Learning Centers (MLCs), aiming to protect every child's right to quality education. Has facilitated transfer of 600+ students to Thai Government schools.
• Health Program Empowers Burmese migrant families to access healthcare by providing full-time translation at Takuapa Hospital, health insurance support, emergency medical bill negotiation (e.g., reducing 37,269 THB to 800 THB), and prioritized coverage for children, pregnant women, and those with serious or chronic diseases.
• Migrant Development Program Provides legal aid, safe migration services, labor rights advocacy, human trafficking rescue (via hotline 06 297 810 09), and documentation assistance (Certificate of Identity, work permits) for Burmese migrant families in Thailand.
• Environment Program (COAST Project) Inspires environmental action and shared responsibility among Myanmar migrants and local Thai communities. The COAST Project funds subgrants for Migrant Learning Centers, schools, and Community-Based Organizations to implement environmental projects (Round 1 awarded 7 subgrants May-June 2025; Round 2 offered 7 additional subgrants September 2025).
• Myanmar Earthquake Recovery Scholarship Scholarship, vocational training, and psychological support program launched in response to the March 28, 2025 Myanmar earthquake. Empowers affected youth with access to education, vocational trades (carpentry, agriculture, tailoring, IT), psychological first aid, and community rehabilitation.
• GENO-ULC Sustainable Development Exchange Program (GUSDEP) Collaborative initiative between Gymnasium Essen Nord-Ost (GENO) in Germany and the Unified Learning Center (ULC) in Thailand focused on UN Sustainable Development Goals. Activities include cultural exchange, SDG workshops, collaborative projects, knowledge sharing, virtual collaboration, and documentation. Two Karenni female students and three teachers from ULC visited GENO Germany.
• Unified Learning Center (ULC) K12 elementary school for Burmese migrant children in Khao Lak, Thailand, with over 600 students enrolled. Has facilitated transfer of 600+ students to Thai Government schools and partners with Gymnasium Essen Nord-Ost for international exchange.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ students received primary education through ULC
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Gymnasium Essen Nord-Ost (GENO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-development partner on the GENO-ULC Sustainable Development Exchange Program (GUSDEP). Joint cultural exchange, SDG workshops, collaborative projects, knowledge sharing, virtual collaboration, and documentation. Two Karenni female students and three teachers from ULC visited GENO. GENO students also donated €700 to FED water campaign.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing institutional partner. Featured FED's Kawthaung Migrant Centre in 2020 for COVID-19 response. Co-implements safe migration and labor rights programs in Myanmar and Thailand.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for migration management and education-in-emergency initiatives. Co-participated in TOT on Education in Emergencies training (Save the Children/USAID/IOM, 2016).
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for sustainable development programs.
• Thai Red Cross SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on relief and community health bureau programs.
• North Andaman Network FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Thai partner organization.
• ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational humanitarian partner.
• Child's DreamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner NGO focused on education and health for children in the Mekong region.
• Freedom FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focused on modern slavery and human trafficking — aligned with FED's trafficking hotline and rescue work.
• Umenohana (Japan)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerJapanese restaurant partner supporting FED programs.
• American School of The Hague (ASH)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerASH SDG Team 2022-2023 organized online and offline fundraising campaigns; raised €400 via Gabriella Montilus and contributed to water purification project.
• LandesacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on land rights and rural development issues affecting Myanmar communities.
• BMS (Bangkok Medical Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThai medical service partner.
• Oikos (Istituto Oikos)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian NGO partner.
• ENTGroup (Thailand)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThai corporate partner.
• GHRPF (Good Harvest Reaps Peace Foundation, Korea)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKorean foundation partner.
• Vipassana HawaiiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMeditation community partner.
• The Derby High School (UK)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerUK school partner in fundraising/awareness.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided Education in Emergency Training (Surat Thani Province, supported by USAID, IOM, and Save the Children). FED sent two educational staff for training.
• CSO Coalition for Ethical and Sustainable Seafood (LPN, Stella Maris, MWRN, HRDF, Raks Thai, TSWA, ATFF, Andaman Foundation, SDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFED is a member of the CSO Coalition established in 2016, which produced the "Falling through the Net" survey of basic labor rights among migrants working in Thailand's fishing sector. Coalition aims to eradicate modern-day slavery and IUU fishing from Thai seafood supply chains.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarlier partner on HIV care in Phang Nga province — FED took over healthcare support for Burmese community when MSF shut down its project in 2008.
• World VisionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPast partner on HIV patient care and referral for Myanmar migrant workers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Child's Dream: Mekong-region nonprofit focused on education and health for children, named as an active FED partner. Highly comparable mission, geography, and beneficiary type, with overlapping grant networks in Thailand and Myanmar.
• ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency): International humanitarian NGO listed as a FED strategic partner. Operates comparable education, health, and disaster-response programs across Southeast Asia with a similar funding mix of institutional grants and individual donations.
• Save the Children: Has directly delivered USAID/IOM-funded Education in Emergency training to FED staff and is a strategic co-development partner. Comparable in mission (migrant and refugee children), regional presence, and institutional donor base.
• Freedom Fund: Anti-modern-slavery funder and partner of FED, explicitly aligned with FED's trafficking hotline and rescue work. Highly comparable in focus on exploitation in Thai seafood, rubber, and domestic work supply chains.
• Landesa: Listed as a FED strategic partner on land rights and rural development for Myanmar communities. Comparable in serving Myanmar populations and in mobilizing bilateral/institutional grant funding.
• Dana Asia: Asia-focused funding partner for FED. Operates a comparable grantmaking and capacity-building model for grassroots organizations serving migrants and marginalized communities in Southeast Asia.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision: Past FED partner on HIV patient care and referral for Myanmar migrants. Operates a far larger version of the same child-welfare, education, and disaster-response model across Thailand and Myanmar.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Earlier partner on HIV care in Phang Nga; FED explicitly took over healthcare responsibilities for Burmese migrants when MSF withdrew in 2008. Comparable healthcare-for-migrants mission and donor base, with a much larger global footprint.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN migration agency and named FED partner. Overlaps directly on migration management, education-in-emergency, and counter-trafficking programs in Thailand and Myanmar.

Emerging players

• Istituto Oikos: Italian NGO named as a FED partner. Operates comparable community development and environmental programs in Southeast Asia with a similar European-grant funding model (e.g., NDICI CSO).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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