Koh Libong / Culture exchange

Koh Libong is the biggest island of Trang province on the west coast of south Thailand, famous for the population of dugongs (sea cows) still quite important. There are 4 Muslim villages and a wild life reserve. It is not very touristic as other famous islands of Andaman Sea but in the last years, there have been more and more tourists coming and few resort started business. For the Muslim local community, it’s not easy to deal with the culture difference. They try to be careful to keep their identity while accepting the newcomers who are willing to respect them. With this workcamp, we would like to create links between volunteers and interested members of the community and try to understand each other. The main work will be to organize activities for local children (it is holiday time), about culture exchange, harmony and solidarity, environment preservation…We will also join the group of villagers for community activities like making a small dam in the stream, planting vegetable garden and join fishing or catching shells and crabs. We want to help the local community to prepare the future and find solutions on how to live with outsiders.