HISTORY and REASONS OF THE PLACEMENT

Thai Bueng community, Khoksalung village (sub-district), Pathana Mikhom district, Lopburi province is a a big Buddhist community, with more than 3,000 houses and about 10,000 people. Most of us have extended families and many relatives around us.  There are 5 temples, 4 primary Schools and 1 high School. The village is surrounded by a big dam named Pasak Chonlasit Dam.

 We still preserve and revive our traditional culture through a respectful community -based tourism welcoming outsiders. Our team has worked in the village for over 25 years on these issues. We emphasize local wisdom to develop new quality products. Our main skills and tools are weaving, nature color dying, agriculture and inland fishery. We use quality communication, the so-called “Dialogue” between all the actors, After Action Review (AAR) to constantly improve and other tools like System Thinking, Networking and Strategy within our team and with outside stakeholders. We organize regular meaningful activities together with locals including children and outsiders, both Thai and foreigners and would be pleased if the volunteers can teach English for communication both for children and adults interested.

We started to promote this volunteer placement through DaLaa association in 2023, after we met with Mint, a young social activist who joined our volunteers activity a month. She is the main host for the volunteers who will sleep in her home. After she graduates a few years ago, she decided to go back to her village to support the local initiatives mentioned above. She is herself joining the activities of the community since she was a kid and her determination to go on with this project is very communicative. She is surrounded by her close family (4 people), her extended family and community and an active team of 6 people with who you will join daily life.