📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This project is actively working for SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDGs 10 (Reduced Inequalities), organized together with DALAA (International Volunteers for Social Development Association), Bunkyo university in Japan and BMWEC (Burmese Migrant Workers' Education Committee). Mae Sot in Thailand's Tak Province hosts numerous migrant schools for children of migrant workers from Myanmar, providing education with support from NGOs and other organizations. Ensuring stable educational opportunities at these migrant schools is considered crucial for reducing the number of children involved in child labor or crime. However, access to education for these children is currently significantly impacted. This is due to increased migration caused by political and social unrest in Myanmar, coupled with the reduction of learning center activities and decrease in teachers resulting from COVID-19. This workcamp, in cooperation with the Hsa Thoo Lei Foundation and BMWEC (Burmese Migrant Workers' Education Committee), will implement exchange activities with children at migrant schools, educational programs, and life support programs.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will do 1) Exchange Program with high school students (same theme across approx. 3 schools), 2) Programs for younger students (English-based play and empowerment), 3) Music and sports activities and 4) School support (cooking assistance, charcoal making, campus improvement).
🏠 Accommodation on site
Dormitory of Hsa Thoo Lei Learning Center. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns and bringing sleeping bag is recommended https://www.facebook.com/people/HTL-School/100063776820686/
📍 About the location
Mae Sot in Thailand's Tak Province Other activities - As this is only 7 days workcamp, there is no free day, so if the volunteers want to enjoy the sightseeing, they should do it before/ after the workcamp!
⚠️ Requirements
Necessary - Motivation letter. High motivation for work and interaction, respect for local culture and rules, and good physical and mental health. Ability to enjoy a simple lifestyle.
Desirable - People who can speak good English, those with work camp experience. People who can speak Thai or Burmese are highly welcome.
ℹ️ Additional information
Study theme - Refugees and other disadvantaged children in each country. Participation fee - 150 USD to be paid on your arrivals. Participation fee doesn't include the transportation to/ from MAQ airport, meals and accommodations before/after the workcamp and any other personal expenses Other - The quota of vols. is 3 from Thai, 10 from Japan and 2 from other countries due to the pilot project though this can be changed depending on the situation.