BACKGROUND
Peace Village Songkhla has been creating in 2011 at Peace Village, everyone can come to learn in the main aim is learning by doing and international community Living. We can study about each country, nationalities, cultures, etc. in the class but in the real situation is not in the lesson where you can see how the difference of people even they are from the same city.
Peace Village is active at the rural area of Songkhla province, Southern of Thailand in the small village; the name “Ban Ton San” (Ban in Thai mean village). The main occupation is rubber plantation and most of the villagers are Buddhist.

Keywords to live at Peace Village;

 Slow Life/ Living Organic
 International Community Living
 Learning by Doing
 Cultural Diversity

WORK
Peace Village camp is different on the theme and separate work for 2 weeks.
1st week volunteer will spend time together supporting community
Creative teaching English – Creative teaching is important to recognize; teaching certificate does not need for specific quality of volunteer but creative is the one of yours.
Aims of creative teaching are given the chance for people in the village or the place nearby can communicate with different language, touch difference culture, and believing.
Center construction – As we have the center, VSA Learning Home, now we also need a volunteer to set up the center as when they have spare time from main work. We are going to clean the accommodation and meeting area, and continue to build and paint the construction that the last volunteer did. There are villagers help and teach how to build. This is a good way to learn Thai way of the construct.
Relationship with the villagers – The rest of time form your main work, important thing is to learn and share with the villager by visiting, talking and do activities with them. You will get rich experience by learning and sharing from each other.
Organic Farm – Learning how to produce our own non-chemical food and vegetable.

2nd week will be different theme as following
VSA1901-1 Peace Village – Chair-ity
Main work of this camp, we will make the chair for learning center and community. This the meaning of the camp Chair-ity. The chair will be made from local wood. And will be use for public.

VSA Learning Home and Suan Plak Wha Farm, Khlong La Sub-district, Khlong Hoi Khong District, Songkhla

Meeting Point : Hat Yai Train Station at 2.00 p.m. on
VSA1901-1 Peace Village – Songkhla on 04 January 2019

The volunteer will stay at Learning Home (Homestay) in Thai style dormitory

 Nature environment, basic and simple.
 Mattress, pillow, and fan are provided.
 Thai toilet and bath.
 Washing clothes by hand.
 No food and drink except water in accommodation area for your care because some animals such as mouse, ant, will come to share your food.
 Please keep clean and tidy
Volunteer expects to eat Thai food and takes turn cooking with a local volunteer.

English

* 현장납부비용 : 9,500 Baht
[현장 납부비 안내]
본 워크캠프 참가를 위해서는 현장 납부비를 현장에서 직접 납부하셔야 합니다. 자세한 사항은 [국가별 참가비>워크캠프 참가비 운영가이드 보기]를 참고해주세요.
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- Extra Fee : 9,500 Baht/participant
Including
 Food and accommodation (Stay together in one room, separate male, and female).
 Transportation to/from meeting point to campsite
 There is Thai volunteer who will be the coordinator whole program period.
Excluding
 Volunteer own expenses such as souvenirs, personal stuff, free time travel expenses also the expense before the program start and after the program ends.
 Travel cost from your country to Thailand

[프로그램 특징 안내]
본 프로그램은 참가자 간의 문화교류활동 보다는 지역사회 발전 및 소통에 초첨을 맞추고 있습니다. 따라서, 참가가 수가 적을 수 있으나 지역사회 혹은 현지인과의 교류 측면에 중점을 둔다면 의미 있는 경험이 될 수 있을 것입니다. 다음의 분께 참가를 권장합니다.
1) 지역 주민과의 교류에 관심이 많은 분
2) 오픈 마인드로 봉사활동에 적극적으로 참가가 가능한 분

[비유럽 워크캠프 안내]
아시아, 아프리카, 중남미의 워크캠프를 신청하시기 전에 아래의 페이지를 꼼꼼히 읽어보신 후 워크캠프를 신청하시기 바랍니다.
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[침낭 구비 안내]
개인 위생을 위해 개인용 침낭을 반드시 지참하시기 바랍니다.

Respect culture, open mind, and love to learn and share

LEISURE ACTIVITY
There are many beautiful tourist attractions in Songkhla province. We would like to recommend the Hat Yai municipality park, Samila beach, and Songkhla Old Town.
Hat Yai municipality park . The biggest public park in Hat Yai city where the local people come to take a relax. Moreover, there is a big Buddha on the top of the Ko Hong hill around the area of Public Park. You can take the public car at the park to the hill. There you can see the beautiful view of Hat Yai city.
Samila beach . The main beach of Songkhla province. There is full of history and storytelling about the Samila beach and the small islands from the beach.
Songkhla Old Town . The original town of Songkhla can tell many stories in that period. You can visit, find some typical food and take the photo with the beautiful walls and buildings

You can find more information at:
https://www.tourismthailand.org/About-Thailand/Destination/Songkhla
https://www.inspirock.com/thailand/things-to-do-in-songkhla-province