Children who grow up in slums face a variety of challenges such as eviction, drug abuse, and limited education and employment opportunities that hinder their mental, physical, creative, and social development. The Duang Prateep Foundation, our project sponsor, works to alleviate the immediate suffering of the children in the Klong Toey slum in Bangkok. The goal of our project was to design safe playground equipment that addresses these developmental needs. Our equipment designs accomplished this goal, while providing additional benefits to the surrounding communities.

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Creator

• Casey, Elizabeth L.
• Ciampa, Michael A.
• DeRoo, Cailah Shealyn

Subject

• Well-Being
• Infrastructure
• Community
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030410-212643

Keyword

• Community development
• Open spaces
• Public spaces

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• Servatius, Brigitte
• Tantayanon, Supawan
• Robertson, Thomas B.

Year

• 2010

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Duang Prateep Foundation

Date created

• 2010-03-04

Location

• Bangkok

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-18