Tamek

Name: Tamek
Start: 2016-06-08
End: 2019-03-23
Location: Thailand

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Thailand Education Environment Social work Education Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

Tamek

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Since 2015, an active group of Tamek villagers, in the mountainous area of South Thailand (Trang province) decided to gather and take a strong responsibility in the preservation of their rich forest environment. They want to bring awareness both to locals and strangers concerning the importance of water, forest, plants, animals…How to live in harmony all together. They created a center and organize regular activities with villagers, volunteers from Thailand and abroad. Activities ranges from rivers small dams to tree local species nursery, planting and collecting edible plants, field trip in the forest and also fun activities with local kids and villagers. Bringing life to this center is already a step to forest preservation.

💼 What the programme involves

During this work camp, volunteers will get a chance to join hands with the community members to preserve nature, while they can learn about their way of living. During the weekends, we will be creating activities and games with children and young people to open their views and let them learn about international culture. We plan to adjust surrounding around the community learning center, continue the edible garden and the tree nursery. We should be able to build a small stream dam to preserve humidity and water even during the dry season. We plan also a trip to the forest to get in true contact with the nature. We will organize home stay as well for 1 or 2 nights.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in a wooden hut lifted from ground on the border of the forest. It can accommodate 20 people where it is used to be everything from evening meeting to sleeping place. There are 3 bathrooms close by with availability of electricity and water supply (pipe water from the mountain). Volunteers can hang mosquito net up to the ceiling and look for their own cozy corners. There will be simple mats, pillow and mosquito net. You will need to bring your sleeping bag and a small mattress. There are basic toilets and showers and a kitchen where villagers will help the volunteers to cook. Local people eat rice (or noodles) 3 times a day with side dishes like curries, omelets, local leaves and vegetables. Volunteers will be welcome to cook their own food using the ingredients available there. (No oven, only a gas and woks or pans).

📍 About the location

Tamek (ตะเหมก) is a Buddhist village consisting an estimate of 500 homes. It is quite isolated and situated in Lamor sub-district of Nayong district, Trang province, around 11 kilometers away from the main road. It’s an old (about 200 years) and isolated village, part of Bantad Mountain range (เทือกเขาบรรทัด). The main occupation of villagers is farmer (rubber plantation, vegetables and fruits). It is surrounded by tropical forest and part of a rich watershed with many small streams.

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📅 Available sessions

6007

10/07/2017 → 23/07/2017

Closed

0 / 15

♂ 0/7 ♀ 0/8

6106

21/06/2018 → 04/07/2018

Closed

2 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 2/5

STC5906

08/06/2016 → 21/06/2016

Closed

0 / 15

♂ 0/8 ♀ 0/7

5906

08/06/2016 → 21/06/2016

Closed

0 / 15

♂ 0/8 ♀ 0/7

DALAA - STC6106

21/06/2018 → 04/07/2018

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

DaLaa STC 6203

10/03/2019 → 23/03/2019

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

1701MTV

01/03/2017 → 31/05/2017

Closed

0 / 5

♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/3

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

8000.00 THB ≈ 213 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Trang 92170, Thailand

Thailand

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Thailand Baht (THB / ฿)

Exchange rate

1 THB = 0.026632 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Indochina Time

Local time: 20:57 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Thai