Approach to Community Welfare Management for self-reliance of Prue Kan Tawan-Aog Community, Prue Yai Sub-district, Khukhan District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

The objectives are; to study community context, issues or problem and the community’s needs and/or demands, and to study the self-reliant Community Welfare Management approach of Prue Kan Tawan-Aog Community. Employed qualitative method emphasizing on 30 key informants and 15 focus-group participants, data analysis was processed in logical and concept coupled with theoretical context description and descriptive analysis. The findings are: Prue Kan Tawan-Aog community, Prue Yai Subdistrict, Khukhan District, Sisaket Province,  in the part of  background and general data and information, it was settled down 300 years ago, by now it has 114 households, 596in population. The main occupation is agriculture plus some vocational groups. In the cultural, beliefs and collective wisdom dimensions, it is found active traditional healers, Saen Don Ta tradition, Ram-mae-mod tradition, Rangsong ritual and local traditions such as PuTakudsan.  Community issues, challenges, needs and demands were found; online/cyber game addiction causing chores unhelpfulness, lacking community participation amongst young community members, a few organic agricultural activities and lacking continuation of promotion and development of vocational income earning. Their demands included promotion and development of community members’ vocations, group organizing and community welfare management and welfare programs. Approach in community welfare management found in 5 categories; family, community, children and youth, elderly and community occupations.