Volunteer Program and Homestay Thailand

Homestay Elephant Mahout Project

At he village there are about 200 domestic elephants who live together with their mahouts. You will become part of this community for at least 2 weeks. Together with the elephants and the mahouts you will visit the forest in the morning where the elephants can eat. You will also learn how to control the elephant and will clean and wash them during the day. This program has a high educational level, both about domestic elephants and about the Thai culture. Besides you are also expected to support with house  activities. This gives you another great opportunity and if you like, you can become a master Thai cook !        

The income generated from the tourists that join this exciting program, is being used for basic needs and food for both the local people as their elephants. By supporting the village through sustainable or Ecotourism, they people can earn money in a decent  way, instead of performing illegal logging or ‘begging’ in Bangkok for example.  more

Homestay Karen Hilltribe village

On a day-to-day base, you are expected to teach the local children English and to help out with farming and home activities. As most children do not speak any English yet, you have to be a little creative with teaching methods (or you must already speak the Thai language!). Evening time and weekends can be spent freely. You can stay at the village, visit the city Um-Phang or explore the beautiful area around the district of Um-Phang. Some of the highlights here are caves, gorgeous tempels and the beautiful Tee-Law-Soo waterfall.  We can arrange local guides to join you on these nature trips. At the village, you can experience the warmth and hospitality of the local people, as you become part of the extended family with whom you live. The local people will also help you to master the basics of the Thai language. more

Dusky Langur Conservation and Educational project

Worldwide, the forests are decreasing in rapid pace. Thailand and the countries in Southeast Asia also suffer from this, due to the increasing population of humans and their actions. The Dusky Langurs in Thailand are one of the animals of which the existence is being threatened now. in the past, local people who had no food, sometimes shot the langurs for consumption. An additional problem is that the langurs live in relatively small area's which are surrounded by roads. They do not have possibilities to mate with langurs from other groups and are therefore forced to mate with own family which results in genetic problems and so also threatened their future existence. The area where the langurs live in this village is also not very rich of natural resources and additional food and water need to be given to them in order to keep them healthy.    more