Month: April 2024

DaLaa 20th anniversary camp

April 1, 2024 DaLaa Leave a comment DaLaa News, Workcamps

Dates:  10 – 23  October, 2024

SHORT DESCRIPTION

A workcamp together to experience and practice the values of our association “Living, learning and working together”. In this camp, it’s all about the voluntary spirit and community power. We are going to have an open space for everyone to discuss, share, play, heal, learn, help, and do things together. We welcome everyone to join no matter DaLaa’s staff, hosts, old and new volunteers, and children regardless of their ages. We will prepare our 20 years anniversary and organize it together.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Since the establishment of the association in October 2004, we have organized a celebration each year . In 2015, we moved our office from Hat Yai to a local village known as Baan Kok Riang in order to get away from bustling city to live a simple life in the countryside. Again this year, the flower of DaLaa still blooms, we go over another step and turn 20.

For more information of Baan Kok Riang village, it is located in Klong Hoi Khong district of Songkhla, The approximate number of villagers settling in this village is about 1,200 people or 140 families. Most of the villagers own fruit gardens and rubber plantation. Nearly all of them are Buddhists. There are a few Buddhist temples in the area and lots of rubber plantation lined up on the sides of the road.

AIMS of the PROJECT

  • To gather up DaLaa members (old and new), international volunteers, old friends, project hosts and interested people
  • To manage our daily life smoothly in a spontaneous environment and activities, mixing all ages
  • To promote and raise the understanding of our common values and IVS (International Voluntary Service)
  • To celebrate the 20th year Anniversary of DaLaa organization

WORK AND ACTIVITIES

The ACTIVITIES to strengthen the relationship and to support the aims are roughly planned as below.

  • Deal with the daily life
  • Work together on the vegetable gardens
  • Adjust surroundings around the volunteers service communities
  • Create forums-discussions on “Voluntary Service”
  • Organize activities with kids in the village
  • DaLaa20th anniversary celebration

 ** We’ll keep you update 1 months or 2 weeks before the camp starts for a more detailed schedule**

** You will be supervised by a DaLaa coordinator that will be the link between you and everyone who can’t speak English. 

** We will try to mix Thai volunteers and international from different countries, but we cannot guarantee it. We will keep you informed during and after your application.

         * Clothes worn in the village- schools and temples: skirts or shorts long enough to cover your knees also when you are sitting. Women should wear tops that cover their shoulders, no low neckline. Bikinis are not appropriate to swim if you go on holidays in a non-touristic area. Please wear long shorts and a top instead.

FOOD and ACCOMODATION

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).

Watpikulthong School

April 1, 2024 DaLaa Leave a comment Workcamps

(Activities with kids at a primary school)

          Dates: 18 -31 August 2024

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Phikulthong School is a very small Buddhism school in Chamuang, Khuan Khanun district, Phatthalung province, Southern Thailand.  We got to know this school through the director that we use to work with in his former school. The school director who shares the same values as Dalaa would like to provide the chance for the students to improve their English by using the language in real life with foreign volunteers. There are 162 students in this school. Volunteers can help organize English lessons or other fun activities with the students from kindergarten to Grade 6 (6-12 years old).  The English skills of the students are very poor, and they are not familiar with foreigners. Here you can experience the locals’ way of life, exchange your cultures with other volunteers and villagers, and support the children’s education.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Watwipulthong School in Phatthalung province was founded in 1915. Nowadays, there are 162 students with 12 teachers, teaching from kindergarten to Grade 6 (6-12 years old). The director, Mr.Preecha Pannum, sees that his students are in need of exposure to English speaking atmosphere and different cultures of people around the world. Therefore, he contacted us to see if there is the possibility to cooperate with DaLaa and have some volunteers to help at his school. After a survey visit, we decided to start a workcamp in this community.

AIMS OF THE PROJECT:

  1. To support Watphikulthong School
  2. To be a part of the community of Chamuang village
  3. To help children be familiar with volunteers and learn in international/multi-culture atmosphere
  4. To improve students’ English skills

FOOD and ACCOMODATION:                                

  1. Volunteers will sleep in the classroom. There will be only some yoga mats, pillows, and mosquito nets. We suggest you bring your own sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, or another yoga mat. It’s ok if you don’t bring any of those, but you need to be sure that you will be comfortable in such condition.
  2. There are basic toilets, showers and a kitchen at the school canteen. The teachers and villagers are willing to help you to cook as well.  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).