VIPASSANA VILLAGE - SONGKHLA

Name: VIPASSANA VILLAGE - SONGKHLA
Start: 2024-08-01
End: 2029-06-01
Location: Thailand

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Thailand Social work Study Social work Study Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Vipassana Village (Medication center) on behalf of Wat Pa Rattaphum temple hasworked with VSA Thailand since 2018 as the local partners project. And now there isthe action of the Foundation Establishment Project which will reconstruct the conceptof Vipassana (mind meditation).The village will be a learning center on mindfulness concentration.

The center opens to everyone in mindfulness treatment, day and staying programs. Volunteers willassist the staff team and take care of each task in the center. Establishment of the International Vipassana Foundation (International VipassanaFoundation) will be able to help promote and develop organisational management,including increasing the potential of teaching and various techniques. According to theBuddhist method for personnel It is also an opportunity to create careers for theunemployed who are stationed at Wat Pa Rattaphum and its network to have incomeand be able to rely on themselves correctly and appropriately while practising Dhamma.

According to the standard organisational model that society can use as amodel, that is, it is transparent and verifiable. Bringing faith and faith of both old andnew Dhamma practitioners to be more sustainable. To continue progress inpropagating the True Dhamma to Thai society and world society. Aims to promote the propagation of Vipassana to the world.The center will be a place for people who are interested in meditation mind treatment.there will be various courses suitable for everyone.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteer will be the staff team to support the center management as well as theopportunity to learn Vipassana meditation.The tasks will be front desk registration, accommodation management, schedulemanagement, photographer and participating in the meditation coursesWorks start from early morning (which can be choice of volunteer to choose to join)06:00-07:30 to follow the monk walk into the community to receive food fromvillagers (Monks task assist)08:30-16:00 (if volunteer join morning walk they can start later) Ready for thecourse group as the team staff administrativeVolunteers would need to work on weekends as some courses will be provided forpeople who are available on weekend. Then volunteer can switch free day onweekday.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in the university dormitory. Shared room with other volunteersor students, 4 people per room, shared restroom, bunk bed.There are canteens for volunteers and markets around the university.Volunteers can travel by local transportation.