📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
During those 2 weeks, we want to organize childrens activities at DaLaa Voluntary Service Community in Kok Sak village for Thai children from 7 to 13 years old. The activities and camps daily life organized by volunteers should be strongly connected with our community values, authenticity, responsibility and inclusion. Besides, they should allow children to be in a harmonious and safe environment. English language is poorly understood by the children, so well have to find possibilities to overcome this challenge with the help from our coordinator and Thai volunteers. During 13-15 April, its time of the most important festival in Thai culture: Songkhran festival that volunteers will have the chance to experience.
💼 What the programme involves
1- Create fund activities for the kid such as games, sports, art etc.2- Provide a non-formal English classes for the kid.3- Activities with villagers: cleaning the temple area, sport activities, homemade dessert4- Join the Songkran festival, ceremonies at the local temple and the famous water battles
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will sleep in the tents and small huts. There will be thin mattresses, yoga mats, pillows, and mosquito nets. There are basic toilets, showers, and a kitchen. We will take time to cook together. 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
Laundry: washing machineWater supply and electricity: availableInternet/phone access: there are WIFI at our place and mobile phone network is available Hatyai city is about 20 km away. There is a good quality hospital. ATM and markets are easy to reach around our place.Clothes worn in the village: You can dress casually however you want here. However, your clothes shouldnt be too revealing when the kids come such as deep necked shirts, super short shorts, singlets, or wearing shirts with no bras. Language: Some coordinator could speak good English, but some can speak only basic English. Learning basic Thai and body language will be necessary.