As the world celebrates their recovery, their case has also exposed sensitive issues facing Thailand. CGTN's Silkina Ahluwalia has more on that and lessons learned from the cave.

The successful cave rescue that captivated the world has helped to shed light on Thailand's issues surrounding stateless children. Three out of twelve of the trapped boys and their coach were born in the border town of Mae Sai, a village that lies between Thailand and Myanmar.

SUMIT WOPHAPHO LEGAL STATUS & CITIZENSHIP MANAGER, PLAN INT'L THAILAND "The stateless children in Thailand are considered migrants, which means they have limited basic rights to education, healthcare and employment. If they are not officially registered, they cannot get access to free healthcare. However, when it comes to education, the Thai government recognizes citizens and migrants as equal, so anyone can have access to basic education regardless of their status."

Sumit has been working to better the lives of stateless children for the past 16 years. He was born in the Boi Kao village, where many of its community are considered stateless. As a young teenager, Sumit saw the struggles the community goes through just to obtain basic rights. That led him to where he is today, actively working to advocate their rights to the government.

SILKINA AHLUWALIA CHIANG RAI, THAILAND "That's not the only issue the extraordinary cave rescue has brought to light. Now, more than ever, safety is becoming a topic of conversation and schools across the province are already starting to provide classes teaching basic survival skills."

Students at this community school are now being given a crash course in how to keep themselves alive should they be trapped inside a cave complex. Plan International Thailand launched their Safe School Project across the country to educate students living in disaster-prone areas.

PRATHINTHIP SALEESONGSOM TEACHER "I want my students to know that disasters can happen to anyone at any time, it is not far away from them. Now, I'm teaching my students the importance of having an emergency bag when going inside places like the Tham Luang cave. Shortly after that incident, a boat sunk in Phuket too. I used that incident as an example in my classroom as well. I taught them how to tie a knot with a rope and help each other from drowning."

The activities include games and role-playing, to make sure the students are capable of finding risks and vulnerabilities in their surroundings.

CHANYA KAENTORAPHAT STUDENT "If I hadn't learned about safety in class, I wouldn't know how to react in difficult situations. I would just panic and run away, but now I know what to do to help me and my friends survive during disasters."

Around the world, the miraculous cave rescue has become a valuable lesson in hope and now primarily an important reminder about safety. Silkina Ahluwalia, CGTN, Chiang Rai.