WAT PHO TAWAD

SHORT DESCRIPTIONWat Pho Thawad is a very small school in Baan Kokpho, a Buddhist village of about 450 people in Phatthalung province, Southern Thailand. The school director (P. Pin) and local people would like to welcome volunteers after the good feedback of the two work camps (2 weeks each) that took place in 2018 and 2019. We would like to open this space and give the opportunity to interested people who would like to become a long-term volunteer who can help to organize English lessons or other fun activities with the 49 students from kindergarten to Grade 6 (5-12 years old). The English skills of the students are very poor. They are not familiar with foreigners. You can experience the local way of life, exchange with other volunteers, villagers and support the children education. The volunteers will also help to organize and join the volunteer work camp in the middle of February.HISTORY and REASONS OF THE PROJECTThe school is situated in the local temple (like in most villages) and was founded 50 years ago by the former head monk. There are nowadays 49 students and 4 teachers from the government, plus the principal, and two more teachers are financially supported by the temple. In Thailand, the school year starts in May and finishes in March. Most of the villagers are farmers (rubber plantation, rice, fruits ). The school principal learned about DaLaa through one of our project hosts and shares our values (International Voluntary Service) and believes in our actions. We organized already two work camps in 2018 and 2019 which were a great success. The local kids have very few chances for interaction with foreigners and the English language is more and more needed for their future. After a visit with DaLaa team last August we decided to start with MTV project there to improve the quality of the action. AIMS of the PROJECT1-To support Wat Pho Thawad school2-To be part of the community of Baan Kokpho village3-To let children be familiar with volunteers and learn in an international/multi-culture atmosphere 4-To support the organization of the February work camp