Intercultural and Language (ICL) – Krabi

Volunteer Spirit Association (VSA Thailand) is a non-profit (NPO)/non-government (NGO) / Peace organization collaborates on an international voluntary project for people of all ages, cultures, religious and economic
backgrounds. Our work is based on the belief that learning, sharing, and understanding can reduce any conflicts. We hope it can lead to the last goal that is PEACE. Volunteer Spirit Association (VSA Thailand) started the activity in 2008 as SAWASDEE Thailand (ST) and organized the first international workcamp in 2009. Now VSA is a full member of NVDA (Network Voluntary Development in Asia) and CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service), and still, keep promoting International Voluntary Service (IVS) in Thailand step by step.

Krabi, Ban Sapanpon School is a small school in Krabi province. It is the primary school where there are 60 -70 students who study in the school. Even though the school is located in Krabi where it is the tourist place, it is far from the destination; beach and the sea. Most local people don’t have a chance to learn about different culture and cannot speak English. It means the student in the school they don’t have the opportunity as well. This project is a good opportunity when the volunteer comes and shares the culture and language by doing an activity with a student in the school. The volunteer can motivate children to dare to speak English. Furthermore, the volunteer can teach them by your own language and learn the Thai Language. Learning and sharing the intercultural and language still are the main purpose. The volunteers can share and learn culture, language, and knowledge with the local community and children in school. Also, the volunteers will know more about Thailand during working in the local community.

In 2019, the project needs the volunteers, who are the most important of the part, to continue for developing the potential of a local community that the last volunteers did, to help children in school, and local community still practice the English language, to learn your own language, and to make them learn more about the different culture. Hopefully, the volunteer can motivate another student who lives around the village but studies another school where it is far away from the village to come back to study in this school. On the other hand, the volunteers also get the opportunity to know local food, local transportation, local occupation and local culture with living in local habitation in the communi ty. We believe that understanding several cultures can make the world be peaceful.