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Sports development
The SET Foundation realizes that table tennis is a sport
that almost everyone can play, and helps practicing
movement and anticipation skills which are beneficial to
brain development. SET has therefore cooperated with the
Table Tennis Association of Thailand to arrange a
“SET
Star Junior Table Tennis”
program since 2013. The
program is to identify talented youth countrywide to be
trained for international competitions. Today, more than
3,200 young athletes have entered the
“SET All Thailand
Table Tennis Championships”
, of whom 76 are
world-ranked. In addition, the SET Foundation and the
International Table Tennis Federation have arranged
training for coaches and organizers so that these athletes
may development their fullest potential.
The SET Foundation also supported the 22
nd
ITTF-Asian
Table Tennis Championships, the biggest table tennis
tournament in Asia. In 2015, more than 1,000 athletes
from 36 countries participated in the tournament, which
was the largest number ever.
In addition to support at the national level, SET Foundation
also encourages staff in the capital market to play table
tennis, for their physical and spiritual development and to
network. SET hosted the SET Broker Table Tennis
Championship 2015 to compete for the HRH Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn cup. Part of the proceeds was
contributed to The Table Tennis Association of Thailand
to train disabled athletes to compete in the Summer
Paralympic Games 2016.
Social care
SET Foundation promotes sustainable social development
to strengthen society. SET has cooperated with government
agencies and private organizations to establish the
“Community Service Workers Fund”
during 2015 and
2016. This fund promotes potential of community leaders
and encourages their young generation to make a living
in their hometowns. SET has supported several projects
such as the “One Tambon, One-company” and “Leadership
for Change”.
SET Foundation has worked with the Thai Listed Company
Association to develop teaching expertise through the
“Teacher Potential Development”
program since 2013.
In 2015, SET Foundation supported the training of 50
teachers from 23 small schools and dream schools of
the Office of Basic Education Commission.
In 2015, the massive earthquake, measuring 7.8 on
the Richter scale in Nepal, left many people killed or
homeless. Consequently, SET donated THB 1 million via
the Thai government to help those gravely affected by
the strong quake.
Sports and society
The SET Foundation promotes the health of Thai people and cultivates sportsmanship. These activities can lead to
sports careers, pride, and inspiration, which are the fundamentals of the country’s development.