This research focuses on the conditions and the needs relating to non-formal education as well as the people’s opinions of ?the government officials who work in the Karen communities in 4 villages in Kanchanaburi. The result of this research covers the conditions in 4 target villages with 187 households. None of the households have title deeds for their land because it is located over sanctuary and conservation areas and there is no electricity, their housing is precarious and made of natural materials, i.e. the roofs are covered with bents. Their main occupations are rye cultivation mainly for consuming and there other additional crops like short-term dry crops. As regards public health, the medicine fund and the village’s medical supplies have been set up. Moreover, the government border police officials, the police officials, the soldies, and Hilltribes Development and Welfare Centre have supported education. Most of the Karen have completed basic elementary school, but some have not. Training has occurred outside the school relating to national, occupational, educational and health. The distinctive problems of the 4 villages are 1. water for agriculture, 2. productivity from cultivation, 3. health and sanitation, 4. hygienic practice in the village 5. the lack of a government information service and 6. the educational level of the people. There are 7 suggestions for educational management; 1. fundamental knowledge development, 2. informational development, 3. occupational development, 4. a period of time for non-formal educational activities, 5. technology development, 6. local organizations development, and 7. co-ordination development.