1. Various shots, Varee Ginglek taking his sons Latif Ginglek (12) and Sayuti Ginglek (10) to the Baan Klonggum School
2. Various shots, children at the school cleaning toilet facilities under the supervision of parent volunteers
3. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Varee Ginglek, father:
“It’s made a big difference. When the boys come home after school, they always wash their hands and feet, which they have learned from their teachers.”
4. Wide shot, children receiving soap from teacher
5. Med shot, children at the school washing their hands
6. Various shots, Wasan Panya inspecting tanks for rain water harvesting system which have been put in place with support from UNICEF
7. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Wasan Panya, Director, Baan Klonggum School:
“Since the tsunami there has been a lot of help from inside and outside the school; not only the pupils and their parents, but organizations like UNICEF are also playing their part.”

13, 17 SEPTEMBER 2009, TAKUA TUNG DISTRICT, PHANG NGA PROVINCE

8. Various shots, children making soap at the Wat Trairattanakorn School
9. Cut away, Rangsun Wiboonuppatum, UNICEF’s Education Section Chief in Thailand
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rangsun Wiboonuppatum, Chief, Education Section, UNICEF Thailand:
“That really have great impact not only in these five provinces, but also in the countrywide education system.”

13, 17 SEPTEMBER 2009, KURABURI DISTRICT, PHANG NGA PROVINCE

8. Med shot, children washing hands at the Ban Triem Early Childhood Development Centre
9. Various shots, newly renovated latrines
10. Various shots, play session with children singing and dancing. Featured girl in group, Yupa Wahup (5), born 20 August, 2004, a few months before the tsunami
11. Wide shot, Yupa walking home with elder sisters Hudna Klatalay (10) and Hudnee Klatalay (8), to their house in a re-settlement area, where they were relocated after losing their original house in the tsunami
12. Various shots, all three sisters, sitting together at home and reading homework book
13. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Hudna Klatalay:
“It came very quickly and swept the house away. Our parents picked us up and carried us running into the hills.”
14. Various shots, nearby beach with tsunami warning signs

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In Krabi Province, Thailand, Latif and Sayuti are dropped off at a school that has undergone extensive improvements since the tsunami.

With support from UNICEF, new washing and latrine facilities have helped the general standards of hygiene.

SOUNDBITE (Thai) Varee Ginglek, father:
“It’s made a big difference. When the boys come home after school, they always wash their hands and feet, which they have learned from their teachers.”

Backed by committed parents and teachers, personal cleanliness has become a part of school life, helped by an increased water supply through rain water harvesting.

SOUNDBITE (Thai) Wasan Panya, Director, Baan Klonggum School:
“Since the tsunami there has been a lot of help from inside and outside the school; not only the pupils and their parents, but organizations like UNICEF are also playing their part.”

UNICEF also funded the start of this school soap making project in another province affected by the tsunami.

Now, it’s hoped the hygiene initiatives here can be scaled up to a national level.

SOUNDBITE (English) Rangsun Wiboonuppatum, Chief, Education Section, UNICEF Thailand:
“That really have great impact not only in these five provinces, but also in the countrywide education system.”

The new facilities at this pre-school, are child friendly, and child sized.

For five year old Yupa, born a few months before the tsunami, the improvements she and her sisters will enjoy through their school years will help them get the best start in life.

Now living in a re-settlement area, the eldest can still recall the day their original home was destroyed.

SOUNDBITE (Thai) Hudna Klatalay:
“It came very quickly and swept the house away. Our parents picked us up and carried us running into the hills.”

That coastline, thankfully, has seen no repeat of the tragedy, and communities here hope it never will.