{"id":16637,"date":"2025-07-11T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/?p=16637"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:43:36","slug":"empowering-local-changemakers-au-students-and-faculty-engage-in-community-based-enterprise-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/empowering-local-changemakers-au-students-and-faculty-engage-in-community-based-enterprise-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Local Changemakers: AU Students and Faculty Engage in Community-Based Enterprise Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"gap-211567894\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-211567894 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>As part of the <em>Youth Volunteer Project 2025<\/em>, supported by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, a multidisciplinary team from <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assumption University of Thailand<\/a> (AU) conducted a dynamic field visit from 10\u201311 July 2025 to community enterprises in Pathum Thani Province and Lat Krabang District, Bangkok.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-359085713\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1787033883\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_556236269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_556236269 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_610260613\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Community-Based01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Community-Based01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Community-Based01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.au.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Community-Based01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_610260613 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Faculty and students from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msme.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commarts.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albert Laurence School of Communication Arts<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/biotech.au.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theophane Venard School of Biotechnology<\/a> worked closely with three grassroots enterprises focused on sustainability and local innovation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental Conservation Community Enterprise Group (Pathum Thani): <em>\u201cDevelopment of Broom Products from Recycled Bottles\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ruangkhao Community Enterprise (Pathum Thani): <em>\u201cDevelopment of Local Desserts\u2019 Identity of the Mon Community for Sustainable Community Development\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Chan Krung Nawat Withee Community Enterprise (Lat Krabang, Bangkok): <em>\u201cFrom Chan Krung Sugarcane to Creative Products: Adding Value and Building Sustainability\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The field visit aimed to assess local needs and build on existing partnerships in areas such as product development, marketing, branding, and basic accounting. These initiatives support the long-term goal of enhancing community income, fostering sustainable practices, and improving local livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond supporting grassroots innovation, the project gave students a real-world platform to apply their knowledge in planning, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary teamwork\u2014strengthening their academic journey with meaningful community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>By empowering local changemakers and promoting hands-on learning, AU continues to bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world impact\u2014one community at a time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-7451178\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1252499542\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2143899729\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2143899729 {\n  width: 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right;\"><strong>WRITER: MARTIN DE TOURS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>More Information about the Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics, please visit:<\/h3>\n<p>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msme.au.edu\/\">https:\/\/www.msme.au.edu<\/a><br \/>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MSMEBusinessSchool\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MSMEBusinessSchool<\/a><br \/>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msmeabac\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msmeabac\/<\/a><br \/>Tel: Huamak Campus: (+66) -2783-2222 Ext. 1125<br \/>Suvarnabhumi Campus: (+66)-2783-2222 Ext. 2236<\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-normal\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" style=\"color:rgb(191, 4, 4);\">What to Read Next:<\/span><b><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-701800198\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-679574045\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div 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