The drama is now beginning!!
So this book is not from a bank, but issued by the government to register a Co-Operative. Our village has apparently applied before, but has not got one as the government officials have visited to check the information, but most of it was lies!! They tried to get 1000baht per ry for rice, but it was fabrication!! It probably doesn't help when 90% of the village cannot read or write.
So my wife formed this coop of 18 people, held a meeting and went back to the government yesterday. As the officials are used to dealing with the 90% above, he says to my wife:-
You need to hold a meeting
Done
You need the minutes of the meeting
Here they are.
You need the ID cards etc of all 18
Copies here Sir.
OK come back tomorrow and we will approve your projects!!
At the meeting last night, the elder person from the village asked to attend, my wife says, of course. The elder person is a woman who as usual here paid the most to the villagers to get the job (I did not let my wife run as I wouldn't bank roll her, anyway she refuses to pay for votes). After the meeting the elder person says that they have 300k baht for a project from the village and would my wife like to share, she said no. Then this morning the elder person goes on the microphone to tell everyone that in fact their project (to make mats) has been rejected. However, if they come up with another project they might get 500K to use.
So the latest seems to be, my wifes farmers coop goes ahead with 18 people and she is now going to help them sort out a project properly so they can get the 500K.
What a pullava!! I'm going back to sea!