Songkran Living Organic Garden
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About the project
Songkran Living Organic Garden
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Thai New Year season called “Songkran” will be held on 13-15 April. Songkran is an important custom for Thai families, community and religion. It is also very popular with visitors.
Thai people will prepare themselves for the beginning of the New Year by cleaning their houses and prepare celebration the festival in the local temples and communities. There are many activities during the festival including the water splashing, the bathing rite for Buddha images and the monks, and the performances for all 3 days. Moreover, local foods that it is not easy to find in the normal day will be provided by the local people. Everyone can get join in the celebration and festival.
VSA has organized this workcamp for 8th times to support the festival and celebrating Thai traditional New Year with the international participants by collaboration with the local temple and community. This year, VSA hope that we can continue to help the local preparing the festival, and exchange the culture.
💼 What the programme involves
Joining the festival – During the Songkran festival, the participant will be a part of the festival as an international participant. The participant will help the local people to prepare the celebration of the festival. You can bring a performance from your own country to perform during the festival including a music instrument to show at the festival. The participant is also expected to create a performance in the festival with the villagers.
Center renovation – As we have the center, VSA Learning Home, now we also need a participant to set up the center as when they have spare time from main work. We are going to clean the ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD and meeting area, and continue to build and paint the construction that the last participant did. There are villagers help and teach how to build. This is a good way to learn Thai way of the construct. Also, the participant can paint the wall of the house in this part.
Relationship with the villagers – The rest of time form your main work, important thing is to learn and share with the villager by visiting, talking and do activities with them. You will get rich experience by learning and sharing from each other.
Kitchen garden – The participant will work in the small farm as a kitchen garden. They can renovate and plant some vegetables for making the food in the future.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay at Learning Home (Homestay) in Thai style dormitory. Share one big room together, separate male and female. Basic and simple. Mattress, pillow, blanket and fan are provided. Washing clothes by hand. Internet can be used at the school. No internet at Learning HOME
🎒 Leisure activities
Pho Temple, Khok Ko Temple, Klongla Reservior
🤝 Meeting point
Hatyai Airport, Hatyai train station, Hatyai Bus station
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
VSA2004
06/04/2020 → 18/04/2020
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
266.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Khlong La, Khlong Hoi Khong District, Songkhla, Thailand
Thailand
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Thailand Baht (THB / ฿)
Exchange rate
1 THB = 0.026632 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken