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Come and help with some little tasks for our tiny village in Chiangmai, Thailand

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  • Last activity: 18 Dec 2023

Availability

  2023 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are social enterprise unit, in a tiny local village in Chiangmai, Thailand ,living in the town of San Pa Tong, about an hour's journey southwest of the city of Chiang Mai. We are a quiet area, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Our community/guest residence brings together local crafts and crafts people and international guests and volunteers. If you are looking for authentic Thai culture and a rejuvenating time in nature, San Pa Tong is a perfect place to be! We are situated among beautiful greenery and near to local organic farms, peaceful monasteries, and have close access to mountains and hiking.

    This is Thai culture community provides a place of employment to numerous handicraft masters and indigenous Hill Tribe Karen people who help us around the village.

    When you choose to come here you are supporting them, as well as a local community, a local charity, as well as you are helping to keep the handicrafts tradition alive.

    If you are looking for authentic Thai culture and beautiful nature, this is the perfect place to be!

    *** WE BELIEVE IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE ***

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    During your stay, We welcome everyone to come and join our community in this mountainous province in northern Thailand. In your free time you can participate in course woodcarving, cooking, meditation, massages, visit an elephant camp, do yoga and maybe even stay overnight in a local Temple and visit hill tribe people and spend your free there. These activities are self-directed.

    - Handicraft : We are part of a community with a strong cultural background in traditional woodcarving. You will be able to learn a lot about it and see the daily routine of handicraft masters. With this project we hope to promote woodcarving support it and make sure the tradition doesn’t fade way.

    - THAI COOKING : Workshop with Thai Cooking .You’ll also be able to learn how to cook traditional Thai dishes and go to local markets nearby.

    - BUDDHISM : this place gives you the opportunity to learn about Buddhism through conversations with monks or nuns and visiting local monasteries.

    - BUFFALO MARKET : Thai experience for a Saturday morning. Buffalo Market is a highly unusual and thoroughly a true farmers market that started 60 years ago as a weekly gathering of growers and traders, now become one of the largest weekend markets in Northern Thailand.

    - WATERFALL, TRACKING ,elephant care

    - LOCAL FOOD STREET
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  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We welcome people from all backgrounds who would like to contribute to our community and the broader town: marketing online, language lessons, art projects, social media, also cleaning on site.
    WE HAVE HOSTED OVER 700 VOLUNTEERS FROM MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES in the 3-4 years before covid.
    Right now, our primary objective is developing programs to attract more business to our village and to market the many offerings in the area. We need your help with website development, online marketing and social media.
    MAIN PROJECT: Now, we have the 'Save Our Planet' project, aimed at raising awareness about the impacts of global warming. We support the idea of using less, reusing, and making choices that benefit the environment. This initiative is a secondhand store, encouraging people to contribute to a sustainable world. WE NEED SOMEBODY WITH EXPERIENCE TO HELP US WITH ONLINE MARKETING, as well as working in the store.

    **Most importantly, it’d be great if you come with ideas to do videos for promoting goods of handicrafts villagers and ideas for teaching and playing! We hope to teach local children computer and English skills so they can help with online promotions also.


    Some other help we CURRENTLY REQUIRE:
    We welcome volunteers who are willing to help. No experience needed But let me know your skills.

    1. We need social media experts to help manage our facebook and instagram pages, update them with beautiful pictures while you're here and to expand/review our social media presence across all platforms.
    This is a village of handicrafts masters and we need people with marketing or photography knowledge to promote it handicrafts village. We are trying to create an online sales platform and NEED SOMEONE TO PHOTOGRAPH AND LIST the handicrafts pieces.

    2. Easy English Conversation + Play games with children aged 3-15 and adults on weekends and during the week at schools when the semester school.
    **** IFYOU PLEASE , bring teaching equipment for the kids. Thank you.*****

    3. Each day volunteers will help with general work in the secondhand store.

    4. We need help with general work reviving the property post covid.
    We also need a Gardener or anyone who has 'Green Fingers' to help our rice filed/organic farm! (This is our next project)
    Other daily activities usually involve a brief morning/afternoon general cleaning, cleaning the bathroom, Sweeping the fallen leaves, clean around the house and organize the area.

    ### Please make sure your schedule/plans before sending request. This is important for us to arrange everything with your coming. We expect serious volunteers only. ###

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Thai: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    Any languages .

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We want volunteers to stay with us 2 weeks or little bit longer.
    Our volunteer house can host 8 volunteers ( 4 people per room), Mix room & women room.. The rooms have shower room and toilet. Volunteers will each receive a bed, bedding, fan, and share the room with other volunteers.

    Foods will be provided 3-5 meals per week BY OCCASION , most of all when work off site BUT you have access to an equipped kitchen. Also, there is a grocey store and local small market nearby where you can buy food every morning.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    *** Please send these documents when you apply to us.
    - copy of your passport’s photo page
    - copy of your visa (if applicable)
    (Ask email when messaging)
    Note : We will accept volunteers with a visa that covers their stay with us. Therefore, please verify that your visa will not expire during your volunteering with us. Thank you.
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    Our MAIN GATE open between 8.30 am. - 6 pm.
    BackGate open 6 am. - 11.00 pm.
    How to get to us:
    From Chiang Mai bus terminal/airport, take a red minibus to Chiang Mai Gate (ประตูเชียงใหม่). From there, look around for a yellow minibus head to the South to the San Pa Tong Police station. Be aware that the police station is opposite the gas station. (Please show this Thai text to the yellow bus driver before boarding “สถานีตำรวจสันป่าตอง.). Each bus ride cost 20-30 baht a person, and the total journey to the police station is about 40-60 minutes.
    When you arrive at the police station, CALL US (sorry we can't post our number here, we'll let you know in our message) and we will send a motortaxi to come pick you up. This costs 40 baht a person.
    You can also hire or call a private taxi/grab taxi if you prefer. Price is about 300-400 baht and the travelling time is about 30 minutes from the airport.
    **Motorbikes are not allowed, but we have bicycles to use for free while you are here

    ### NOTE :

    Please make sure your schedule/plans before sending request. This is important for us to arrange everything with your coming. We expect serious volunteers only. ###

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    25 hour per week

Host ref number: 611416638252

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