On 5-6 Nov, 2016, BEAM/JUMP! Youth Conference: Rising Lanterns of Chiang Mai was successfully held at Funruk Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand in collaboration between BEAM Education Foundation and JUMP! Foundation. It was a two-day weekend conference with 87 youths including: Myanmar youth, Thai youth and Thai ethnic youth participants living in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In collaboration of BEAM Education Foundation and Non-Formal Education (NFE) Department of Thailand, the certificates for finishing 5th 200-hour Thai Literacy Classes were awarded to the qualified students on 21 May 2017 (Sunday) at Chiang Mai Provincial Public Library, NFE ASEAN Center. There were 106 students in total graduated from different level of classes such 200hr Thai class, Primary level, Lower and Upper secondary level.