Kok Payom Community “Learning Community, Creative English teaching and environment”

CODE: DaLaa MLTV 0950

Work:

Volunteers can possibly do the activities as follows:
• Create (non-formal) English classes at local schools
• Organize fun and enjoyable activities to the village children (or adults) at the village meeting place -Create a place where local people and children can learn and become more aware of the importance of our environment
• Organize nature trips with children and plant young seedlings in the mangrove forests (occasionally)
• Experience Thai Muslim culture, language and local lifestyle with the villagers and support in any useful activities for community base project (Masjid and Islamic learning center)

Accomodation and food

- We will cook meals together with the host family, there is a lot of sea food, rice, vegetables. Because the family is Muslim, there will be no pork nor alcohol.
- Volunteers will stay at the host house. The mosquito nets, pillows, blankets and mattresses are provided. The conditions are simple.

Location and leisure

Kok Payom is a small muslim-majority village in Langú district, Satun, in the South of Thailand, with approx. 600 inhabitants. People in the village mainly rely on fishing and agriculture – rice, rubber, palm, fruits, vegetables, spices – as for their daily living and main source of income. There is 1 mosque, a religious school (Tadika) 1 public primary school (kindergarden and grades 1-6), a few small shops and community spaces in the village. A strong group of villagers are concerned about environmental conservation and organize regular activities on mangrove preservation.
Kok Payom, is located 10 kilometers away from the town of Langu in Satun Province. The village is only few km from the sea and linked to it through a large river/canal: the water is salty and there is a strong tide. Most families own a boat and go fishing every day at the river or at the sea. There are also rubber plantations and rice fields. It is a very peaceful location surrounded by an area of mangrove forest. This village is about 100 years old.

Project hosted by

Join the life of a small fishermen village of the Andaman Coast-South Thailand and teach English at the local school, or in a non-formal way in the evening and weekends. The village is bordered with a sea canal and a beautiful mangrove forest. You will share the daily life of the villagers, absorbing their wisdom and spread it in your own way with fresh energy to the local kids, realizing also their difficulties and bring your rock for a better future at Kok Payom.

Directions to meeting point

MEETING POINT: HAT YAI AIRPORT
see infosheet

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