In Roi Et, a province in the northeast of Thailand, a gold shop owner has been giving away free second-hand school uniforms to help parents reduce their expenses for the coming semester. Wimol Archasantisuk stated that the initiative could potentially save parents around Bt600, which is the cost of a new school uniform, including a blouse and a skirt.

 

He revealed that the donated uniforms were given by parents who support the idea. Wimol thought of this initiative after seeing many parents pawning gold ornaments at his shop in order to afford their children’s uniforms for the new semester. He has insisted that parents only take the quantity of uniform items they need, so there would be enough for others as well.

 

His project is widely supported by the community, with many parents coming forward to donate uniforms, which led him to extend the project from one day to three. Wimol also expressed his desire to continue this project annually.

 

Ubol Wacharoetayangkul, a student uniform shop owner in the southern province of Trang, observed a decrease in the number of uniform items parents are buying this time around. She said that while parents usually bought three sets of uniforms in the past, they are now only buying one or two due to budget restrictions brought on by a weak economy.

 

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-- 2024-04-25

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We used to swap jackets at school we used to grow out of them fast.

I had an elder sister, life was tough.

Good on that man. While not an unusual thing, the uniforms in the picture are from a private school which are ridiculously overpriced.
also in our small village of 300 here, everyone upcycles / gives hand-me-downs even for the local government school despite the the government subsidy. Waste not want not!