Abstract
The goal of this research and social movement program for inclusive society is to develop a system and mechanism for an equitable society, emphasizing vulnerable people. The program comprises two projects: Peaceful and Happy Family: Social Movements through Developmental Evaluation Approach in Phichit Province and Situation, Effects and Solutions of Drug Systems for The Sick Elderly with Chronic Diseases in the Sothern Province Communities. The first project, which employed developmental evaluation, contemplative education, and area-based approaches, focuses on the participatory process by creating dialogue and learning space for stakeholders of family and child problems in the area. Various activities, such as capacity training, community-based research, and dialogue forums, both online and on-site, were initiated to create co-learning atmospheres, building connections among concerned actors like teachers from childcare centers, district hospitals, and local governments. The second project comprises fieldwork using 40 qualitative case studies, 300 cases of quantitative surveys, and a policy movement forum. The study was conducted in the districts of the Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkla Provinces. The project aimed to understand drug use patterns of the vulnerable elderly and health as well as socio-economic impacts. Both projects share the same theoretical standpoint, to shed light on life, health, and illness of the vulnerable and the determining contexts. Although the target group and methodologies differ, yet, both projects just focus on different dimensions of the same phenomenon: the decline and vulnerability of family institution. A national forum was organized as a mechanism for synthesizing results and lessons learned of the projects to generate policy and academic recommendations.
