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WITHEE TAI COMMUNITY

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Thailand Farming Education Children Social work Farming Education +2 Permanent

About the project

WITHEE TAI COMMUNITY

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

PROJECTA group of a few families with liberal dreams decided to start alternative education for their children and the interested members of their villages. They would like to welcome volunteers to help them to organize education activities and will include them as a part of their family and life style toward harmonious relationship between people and their environment. They try to free themselves from any kind of slavery from the mind to the body and the entire society. They want to become a new kind of community based on a liberal way of life through spiritual work and active daily life.All the members of this community, living in a few neighborhood villages are active in the social life of their area and want to take full responsibility of their way of life. They first met at the Southern center for Buddhist alternative medicine (Mor Keaw) and decided to join together for deeper reflections on how to improve this society. They have good knowledge about alternative education (already practicing home schooling), traditional health, agriculture, herbs They want to take concrete actions with meaningful results.AIMS of PROJECT- Improve the quality of human way of life- Start a new kind of community exempt of slavery, on the base of family and with a healthy environment.Participants would feel attached with:- freedom in following their dreams- good relationships between people- unity and solidarity as well as preserving diversity

💼 What the programme involves

-Create alternative education and creative English teaching activities with local children (9 children home schooled, aged 6-16),

-Join daily activities with villagers for the benefits of the community (agriculture, restore a good ecological system, develop the center, learn local culture)

- Assist to organize health and family camp together with the Southern center for Buddhist alternative medicine (Mor Keaw)and practice with a simple and healthy way of life.

For more information on principles of the Buddhist Alternative Medecine of Mor Keaw, please check this web page: http://morkeawninepills.blogspot.com/2013/10/balancing-of-hot-and-clod-elements-in.html

- Dialogue with the community members about learning process and plan for activities once a month

- Plans, activities and evaluation every day: Thinking together, Acting together. Learning together about mind and souls, practical activities

About 8 families will be the core of this community based in 5 villages. Each family has a different way of life and has its own network with their neighbors. Volunteers will be able to stay in any of these families depending on the activities going on.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The main center is the house of Crue Liam where a clay house will be built to welcome volunteers (named liberal ashram). It will be the MAIN ACCOMMODATION for volunteers. Volunteers will follow the rhythm of life of these families.

📍 About the location

Cha Uat is a district of Nakorn Sri Tammarat province situated half way between the Bantad mountain range and the South Chinese sea. It has wetland forest, canals, palm and rubber plantations, rice fields and other vegetable garden. Locals make crafts from palm leaves. They have also traditional South Thai dance (Manora) and Shadow puppets theater (Nang Talung). Ban Ta Saton, the village of Crue Liam is few kilometers from Cha Uat small town where you can find hospital, market, shops, banks, internet cafes and the train station (Bangkok- Hatyai line).The liberal community will prepare tools like map of the area and locals activities calendar to introduce the place to the volunteers.

⚠️ Requirements

A significant experience in education or animation, as a sufficient english level, is required for this project.
An interview will take place to check the volunteer's skills and motivations.

ℹ️ Additional information

Fees for 2 month service : 20 000 baht

3rd month : 10 000 baht

4th month and after : 9000 baht

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📅 Available sessions

1601MLTV

01/03/2016 → 31/12/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 5
♂ 0/3 ♀ 0/2

DaLaa MLTV 1601AUTO-EXT

01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 07/06/2027 at 00:00

Open
Volunteers registered 0 / 5
♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/3

DaLaa MLTV 1601

26/07/2020 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 5
♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/3

1601

01/01/2017 → 31/12/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 5
♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/3

Fam 1701

05/08/2017 at 00:00 → 15/08/2017 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 15
♂ 0/7 ♀ 0/8

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

20000.00 THB ≈ 533 EUR

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

📍 Location

Cha-uat, Cha-uat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80180, 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: 21:18 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Thai