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Prateep Ungsongtham Hata
Educator

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata

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Creating educational opportunities for children in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei community.

School building · Official recognition

Born
9 August 1952
Birthplace
Bangkok

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Prateep Ungsongtham Hata

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata is a Thai educator and activist who founded a school after experiencing exclusion from public education herself.

Early life

Khlong Toei

Grew up without a birth certificate and had to leave private school when money ran out.

Career

  1. Teenage years

    Evening education

    Paid for study through dock work.

  2. 1970s

    Community school

    Developed the One Baht a Day School.

  3. 1978

    Magsaysay Award

    Received the public-service award.

  4. 2000

    Senate

    Was elected for Bangkok.

Selected work

School building

Opened dedicated premises.

Official recognition

Her school gained municipal recognition.

Beyond work

Foundation

Established the Duang Prateep Foundation to support community work.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Siam Intelligence Unit. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.