tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59613580732901355172024-03-19T14:16:01.993+07:00Andaman Discoveries BlogAndaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-25060706245578720932012-07-04T11:48:00.007+07:002012-07-04T12:17:05.081+07:00Yoga workshops in Kuraburi<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Breathe in, then out quickly through your nose, maybe 20 times in succession, try not to get too dizzy. Then put on some cool world music and take up position.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Kuliandingy is a new yoga sensation that is taking off in Europe and we here in <st1:country-region st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region>, are lucky to have a volu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">nteer teacher of this practice, Ingrid from the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>, to take classes for us every evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupPkc0GFW2Kd10A8-l4JUG0K32o3CkxG3iIWlavcYVVeRG-IC-wGQg39s0JeJBNOIQrIInEEj2Syszk4xFycGMzG6QDqdHbcxlQ1urL9-0qp0Vo-U24cjKqLWKMUW2XdEK1o06fh_BVny/s320/IMG_4635.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761173989941585618" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The AD staff and other volunteers are loving her classes and feeling positiv</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">ely up-beat after them, despite a hard day at the office!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">It’s a great way to release tensions of the day and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">the movements are flowing in time with the music, making it feel like a dance session with lots of smiles and not at all like a workout,</span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEVdnkjiHzfQG6dg0riD3IDAT6zE-QdHnfDaMk-WqUNDTNFb4Mk5-RNrBlfpGGH-d5u9pjEsphC6AmU6hEMhFTZ_R5FDziTN05aWNWSbCk4Alfpr6yQ6SKONHY6_eGsg_33V_JY7rS7Sd/s320/Ingrid.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761173034085227986" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Ingrid is on a two week program teaching yoga and English to the children of our <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Kuraburi</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Junior</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>, located just outside the town.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Director of the school is so pleased to be part of this program, believing that it will focus and energize her students to learn; not just about English, but exercise and yoga and open their minds to new ways of doing things.<o:p></o:p></span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT7y6FScoo3tIhFQP-HjDfKqzD8eKRcvyEP-jhV12erBUjjGA0Uv-6sVGbC7cHA55PeFzMX5_Fth1lfbIYmWtNJXUmR14LTNgeR-UPQwBEkkbQw5PBkvHm3vLOgGqTxaI6-gNosTnG4Me/s320/house.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761177778445498354" /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The two weeks have been a pleasure to spend with Ingrid and she will be pleased to know that we are continuing her workshop in Shiori’s and Jennifer’s house, despite the return of the rain.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Namaste<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmN8BGJLkMrvgBEO4seraJc1v13kMjfwbADUiwBSroamjeNwN2268VMpJ8s_v7UMQ71CIXDpDK_Z6y9ca-Aizah-LACnKzbTQd_3WkxH-NzAGzKxZW7OGPUdAe2PBdJT93qhciXHo86BC/s320/IMG_4618.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5761172465857426066" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We are always looking for volunteers with different skills to take part in the school and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Learning</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> projects.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The placements are not just for teaching English, but exercise, dance, arts and crafts, computers, the list is endless,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If you feel you have something to share please do get in touch.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com596tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-66453044299198914132012-06-25T14:52:00.003+07:002012-07-03T09:01:22.087+07:00Scholarship up-date 2012<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-: THfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >As we continue with our scholarship program, we’d like to thank our donors again for their continued support for the school children of the Andaman region.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Last year, through the sponsorship program, a student from Rajapat Surat</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">hani university, called Wilasinee Klatalay, graduated in Tourism Management, this is great news as Wilasinu is the first student to have graduated through this program.</span></div><br /><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-: THfont-family:'Times New Roman';" ><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5757880133722060162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60_jxJBoiFEEfHhv9W1nutIVsrRks8Viar7prODkSZSycIARy7BO79v9leK6_dnrLcGYNk6JIcX8af1C25s46Xj5_2J40-vsuMDCc4pPW-Z6OZCE9jpus1p00OJbOYuwmywip9dWk7hyF/s320/IMG_3584.JPG" /></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; mso-fareast-: THfont-family:'Times New Roman';" >This year, 67 students received scholarships; they all attend different schools in Andaman region and each student receives between 6.000 and 15.000 baths (150/375 euros) per year to help purchase essential stationary items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This can be additional reading books, dictionaries or other school equipment they may need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This really reduces the burden on the family to find extra money to help put their children through education. 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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">With our partners FED (Foundation for Education and Development), located just outside Kao Lak, we have been busy fundraising for a new school, built for the Burmese children, who used to be located at the Kuraburi pier district. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Construction took around one and a half months and we are pleased to report the project is now completed; just some landscaping and painting to be finished.<span> </span>We had a wonderful opening ceremony attended by FED directors, staff and all the children.<span> </span>Some children performed a beautiful dance for us to mark the opening of this new learning center and after the official opening ceremony we all sat down to a delicious lunch, served outside, in true Burmese and Thai style.<span> </span>The day after the ceremony the new school opened its doors for the children to start their new semester in proper classrooms and comfortable conditions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On Wednesday we had the great pleasure to welcome staff from Mulberry, one of our main donors, Daniela and Evelyn to see the new school and meet some of the children.<span> </span>The new school has been renamed “The Mulberry Learning center”.<span> </span>Supporters and donors from all over the world have been so kind to get this project off the ground.<span> </span>First we took Daniela and Evelyn to see the old school; they were pretty shocked to see the basic conditions of the old school and how easily it flooded during the rainy season.<span> </span>They also saw the old furniture that was used and wondered how the children managed to sit at these desks and write, most had holes in them and the wood was rotten.<span></span>They appreciated the visit to the old school and to see the contrast of the new school and realize how great it is for the children today with their new rooms and equipment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">They were very pleased to see the new school and were enthusiastically welcomed by the children. They gave the children paper and pens and asked them to draw the school of their dreams. In fact, it was amazing to see that the children were drawing the same kind of dream school that they have nowadays, wonderful. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Daniela and Evelyn also met the first volunteers of the new school from Quebec ,<span> </span>Camille, Charlotte and<span> </span>Anne-Frederic and enjoyed listening to their experience of how great it is to teach English there. <span> </span>We really appreciate all the generosity and goodwill of our donors and supporters and volunteers; a very big thank you to you all.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Feel free to contact us if you would like further information on this project. </span></div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com122tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-71155999270321543442012-06-20T10:32:00.002+07:002012-06-20T10:34:47.430+07:00Back in Kuraburi<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>TH</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> 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This lovely little town created a second home for me from the day I walked in the<span style=""> </span>Andaman Discoveries office last year.<span style=""> </span>This year I am back for one Month to write a report on Andaman Discoveries for the university of NHTV in Breda.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When I arrived in the office, the new and familiar faces gave me a feeling of happiness. Kuraburi has changed only a little in the eight months since my last visit and it was not difficult for me to find my place here again.<span style=""> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After a few days my friend from Portugal, Susana, arrived in Thailand to volunteer with Andaman Discoveries, the same project as she had done last year.<span style=""> </span>Through rain and storms we started our mission to arrive in Kuraburi. Finally arriving through the storms we settled in and caught up with all our old friends.<span style=""> </span>The next day Susana started her volunteer project at the Junior school in Kuraburi and I started on my field research. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">One week passed and I really looked forward to a day of teaching together with Susana. I squeezed in the fully loaded school bus arrived and at the school with lots of excited and eager children and it was great to play with the children before the classes started.<span style=""> </span>On this day we were teaching classes 2, 4 and 5, we taught the children about body-parts through drawings, games and songs. The younger children had more difficulty picking up English words, but had great fun in trying and laughing at our double act teaching style and the drawing is so much more fun :D, we all loved this.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So today I am back at my laptop, working on my assignment and enjoying the memories from the school day, Susana has two more days to teach before we are off to Ranong for some hot spring relaxation and waterfall excursions.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Thank you for the wonderful times Andaman Discoveries!</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Cheers Nicole</span></p>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-75137016781774393732012-06-19T17:05:00.003+07:002012-06-19T17:12:37.490+07:00North Andaman Community Tourism Network Remains Strong and Engaged<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In May the community-based tourism groups from</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">each of the villages comprising the N-ACT network met on Koh Pratong for their meeting. This meeting welcomed guest village Lan Ka Roo from Khao Sok, Surat Thani.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>While waiting for all members to arrive a friendly conversation began on the reason for the d</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ifferent Thai names of surrounding Khao Sok areas like Khao Pra Hak “Broken knife Hill”, Lan Ka Roo “Lizard stuck at hole” and Khao Mah Ngan “Turn up Dog </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Hill”.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">The Thai spirit of creative imagination never gets old!</span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCRb4OF7EnlLHytisfO47EfjkeCeYTPZ6WenySe8esC8-Lu-0VKNARZWfNuCjvG5HOvX-oyIi5t31G-iFIxe_Fvp8kQdbGBLjhzLdS_wFDDJErkIaZ9xy3IyB46wEUhOLtBoPPaF_ydKr/s320/IMG_7562.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755688194392221602" /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">As the meeting got underway representative from the communities had an information exchange on how to set up a homestay, the roles of guides and hosting foreign guests.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Host group, Ban Lion, introduced their homestay program and highlighted activities they offer guests.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Members engaged in discussions on pricing calculations for developing and updated homestay programs with the costs increases they incur. The CBT group from Koh Kho Khao presented on their program to offer and give his suggestions to the network.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Village Leader from Tapae Yoi g</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">ave an introduction for his group and discussed future plans for CBT development in his village.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Chamni from Plenprai Sri Nakha discussed some challenges his group were facing, and acknowledged that communities can face problems from both internal and external sources.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He also noted that he was very proud that the groups at the meeting did not focus only on money but recognized that well developed CBT programs will help bring awareness to the group and further success in the future.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJV3-E5thSyOK3Rc3tm62-0zNtbgts7a24xY4XobiW5z20bNyBsXp93aebxn231bbak84IfSm8VfGnTLzgAApzDxknyF0OkLLwRxKAmA9ZdzGl50Il8PO-ei6x1vFANI50Oyv-J8orTpI/s320/IMG_7553.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755687753802985362" /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To conclude the meeting, a pertinent question from AD Intern Jennifer to the network asked “What did the members gain from the meeting?”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One member responded that it helped them to change past activities and learn new ideas to generate income for their communities.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Hem from Ban Talae Nok replied that he was happy that everyone was able to exchange their work and consult each other to improve their community groups.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He concluded that community-based tourism is to be approached one step at a time and not to expect the rapid growth of a tour company.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Now that is sustainable minded tourism! <o:p></o:p></span></p>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com358tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-89144911764160221342012-06-19T16:57:00.003+07:002012-06-19T17:04:52.438+07:00Southern Thailand Orphanage<div style="text-align: justify;">A huge thanks to Kellie Ann Tomlin and her husband, for their visit to our Southern Thailand Orphanage to help the children by visiting the home and spending time with the children and staff and donating some essential daily supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Kellie and her husband bought milk, cooking oil, eggs, flour and other cooking ingredients that the home have to find funds for every day to feed 26 children.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We helped Kellie to arrange a day visit with the home, Kellie is on vacation in Phuket and wanted to give a helping hand to one of our projects.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFX0hnz_nzV3u3R6MDN2rKPLL_1VFyP8P2_jYmxzkR9PfAlHrdbv8NFlE0VeL-zvN_48QPzkUx2MK0UCBCDuc_DniImwKYXu4d_Fa1wZlgTcNvJESWAwc2aHIoP2ucQU8oYr5D_PB5F7k/s320/DSCN9904.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755686744343380834" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Khun Root, the director of the orphanage, was overwhelmed with the generosity shown by Kellie, and is warmed by the kindness of visitors that come to work with and learn about his project.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Kellie left the home with a parting thought; she realizes the importance of e-learning for children and on return to her native Australia is going to do a fundraising campaign to gather old laptops and computers to donate to the home; everyone at the project is so excited that they soon may be able to have the use of computers in their everyday life.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com91tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-8311264520339800002012-05-08T09:32:00.012+07:002012-08-29T08:24:56.317+07:00Life with the Moken in Tung Dap<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This month I had the chance toexperience one of the village tours in the remote village of Tung Dap, locatedon the Island of Koh Prathong, with one of our guests Mandy and our translatorand guide Pi-Tui. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs4kzTeZ2Y5Khk1HSqRBUHoT4qP9WTLH4mYzPWnZ1MZURWie1b3RjEdVhFOmrLZT-T_OvwkJ0qjx7Nu2d5TlaG4f4SPts82zOep30HKVFxXPM1IPGxp6IF7Umypr21mk_suaYD6mK_INo/s1600/IMG_2422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGs4kzTeZ2Y5Khk1HSqRBUHoT4qP9WTLH4mYzPWnZ1MZURWie1b3RjEdVhFOmrLZT-T_OvwkJ0qjx7Nu2d5TlaG4f4SPts82zOep30HKVFxXPM1IPGxp6IF7Umypr21mk_suaYD6mK_INo/s200/IMG_2422.JPG" border="0" height="150" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We left Kuraburi and made our wayto the pier and took the long-tail boat out to the Island. The boat ride outthe Island was amazing, the color of the leaves from the mangrove trees wasbright green, glistening and shining in the early morning sun and the oceanturns from green to blue as the boat navigates through the shallow and deepwaters.<br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eaeHbtTPSImvU6pGfNxZNFrdA-qpokVBUAtnmCnXs5dYljF6gV7_u_JKCENSo59QeLpPZdHGI19BZixQxASoIrxjkKbu7HX78outwWb8_rrIgjcyMe_cJG-ufzW_8A3BQ05CwLRAITZh/s1600/IMG_2421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eaeHbtTPSImvU6pGfNxZNFrdA-qpokVBUAtnmCnXs5dYljF6gV7_u_JKCENSo59QeLpPZdHGI19BZixQxASoIrxjkKbu7HX78outwWb8_rrIgjcyMe_cJG-ufzW_8A3BQ05CwLRAITZh/s320/IMG_2421.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Before reaching the island, wewent to explore the mangrove forest and learnt about the way the local peoplemanage the environmental conservation of this mangrove area. We also learnt about the medicinal use of themangroves, and learnt about many animals and crustations which live within themangroves. This is a natural habitat forthese animals which has to be preserved to protect all the remarkable speciesliving there. The amazing mangroveeco-system acts as a nursery for crabs, fish and shrimp, and is well managed bythe villagers, who try to minimize environmental impacts for our futuregenerations.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">After that, we met Pi-Noi and herhusband Da Nong<span style="color:red;"> </span>and had a delicious lunch together,freshly caught sea food……….. aroy <span style="font-family:Wingdings;">J</span> After lunchwe observed the traditional method to take tin out of the sand, this is a longprocess and very hard work. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0A3yLuECYISL5l6I4sOcfIMOR90FFDG-HzKW0oUGL1iG7ng0YFVDqcy8OW-UWnAylPyZgg92Zaz8c4h8TLQ_qSKzgLUgZ8Qtvx4Je9wA74oKRoYLzjtFrn1U_vJ7kLowXJiFOz6K_fUD/s1600/IMG_2430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0A3yLuECYISL5l6I4sOcfIMOR90FFDG-HzKW0oUGL1iG7ng0YFVDqcy8OW-UWnAylPyZgg92Zaz8c4h8TLQ_qSKzgLUgZ8Qtvx4Je9wA74oKRoYLzjtFrn1U_vJ7kLowXJiFOz6K_fUD/s320/IMG_2430.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We also had the chance to learn how to make squidtraps; it’s not as easy as it looks and it’s amazing how fast the locals weavethe net.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp-oJ1V2iQfZjkUsRJSPd3FRhEr4VSvmS5aQVYSnIF8FbdwywrNqgZuW5H0M0JoINOM3MOnuUjufqugAQhQSArBIKZXV5cwg-3WVA_TGGkeoZLdJomS9kBNwEausabz-KfFVd4rvY0w_H/s1600/IMG_2443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp-oJ1V2iQfZjkUsRJSPd3FRhEr4VSvmS5aQVYSnIF8FbdwywrNqgZuW5H0M0JoINOM3MOnuUjufqugAQhQSArBIKZXV5cwg-3WVA_TGGkeoZLdJomS9kBNwEausabz-KfFVd4rvY0w_H/s320/IMG_2443.JPG" border="0" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The atmosphere of the village wasvery relaxing and everyone was very friendly. We were able to ask a lot ofinteresting questions about their culture and way of life on the island andwere able to share stories and experiences between our hosts and Mandy<span style="color:red;"> </span>thanks to our great translator and guide Pi-Tui. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The cultural exchange was intenseas Mandy was able to tell about her life back in Australia and what herimpressions were of seeing this new culture and Pi-Noi seemed amazed to hearabout Mandy’s life back in her home town and compare the way they live.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> At one point, the exchange was quietfascinating, because Pi-Noi was talking about her experience during the 2004tsunami and how challenging it is to be Moken in a rapidly changing world. Moken are very proud of their life style andtreasure keeping the close and important connection with the nature, I was solucky to be part of this exchange.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Later in the day we had a uniqueride through the savannah on a customized tractor a one off ingenuousinvention and had some coconuts caught by Da Nong as he climbed thecoconut tree right in front of the beautiful pristine beach.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKayCOFNJqLvt8u7EB80b6XISkf7lIuWFx_E71_lyxKoAKj8tfyJN5yMqXygsI6N3S15Xyu-6mwT5UA9LIzVY8cAP3NDM6CjtwG3tH3y1tgeJiKlmAlyEHWhLDQxgYYhIadSVpr0hkjVKg/s1600/IMG_2455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKayCOFNJqLvt8u7EB80b6XISkf7lIuWFx_E71_lyxKoAKj8tfyJN5yMqXygsI6N3S15Xyu-6mwT5UA9LIzVY8cAP3NDM6CjtwG3tH3y1tgeJiKlmAlyEHWhLDQxgYYhIadSVpr0hkjVKg/s200/IMG_2455.JPG" border="0" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7YPlOCVnEDhjpv4P0PWvUROmajPwDf8-A_BNeH1W9ugBEH86bbUZnz8W_5BNfsLWuxLphqm-caWPrIHsEqnZrRX7XldCmyZgSklFka3PunlkuYuDMD-LBnFasAPelQQqTdrKd3qQg7GD/s1600/IMG_2457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7YPlOCVnEDhjpv4P0PWvUROmajPwDf8-A_BNeH1W9ugBEH86bbUZnz8W_5BNfsLWuxLphqm-caWPrIHsEqnZrRX7XldCmyZgSklFka3PunlkuYuDMD-LBnFasAPelQQqTdrKd3qQg7GD/s200/IMG_2457.JPG" border="0" height="200" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">After that we came back to thevillage and learnt how to make Thai desert with Pi-Noi. We cooked sticky ricein freshly grated coconut milk and wrapped in a banana leaf, the Thai way.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTL8QUpSJ9SceiDuaWPiDxY36gUmInakxE7Q8B0XGSF3H12f5_hh4hK_lWeufrNu5I-9401BlW0Tp70KoFYNJ-svU25k1EkvyBvzjoUPvFcOSvgMmynFgUOWLF-smXCv2AZD3Fm_pYsiL/s1600/IMG_2459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTL8QUpSJ9SceiDuaWPiDxY36gUmInakxE7Q8B0XGSF3H12f5_hh4hK_lWeufrNu5I-9401BlW0Tp70KoFYNJ-svU25k1EkvyBvzjoUPvFcOSvgMmynFgUOWLF-smXCv2AZD3Fm_pYsiL/s320/IMG_2459.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We’ve been amazed all day by theway villagers welcomed us to their village and with this beautiful landscapesurrounding us.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj7Id8FP2ukdjKeHtR8aPhyphenhyphenhr7l6h6bg1RGLboxjsib0Iw1xmV7wXH5G7D33hy6d_RkMt_CnDWBWWuu3X690qI1scKKmgRsCpEtMQGF4RwqwekrUdZVyHAFCDHqp6j8tY8luTABM-JMxr/s1600/IMG_2473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj7Id8FP2ukdjKeHtR8aPhyphenhyphenhr7l6h6bg1RGLboxjsib0Iw1xmV7wXH5G7D33hy6d_RkMt_CnDWBWWuu3X690qI1scKKmgRsCpEtMQGF4RwqwekrUdZVyHAFCDHqp6j8tY8luTABM-JMxr/s320/IMG_2473.JPG" border="0" height="188" width="234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQibEbMh0dOY6gJaIf1eO4RyqZh22ZFhNj2XeiOVlgf79M1sW24-7g_ryDDN5HUIxdMLlrem4gUgiik2BlkokPL5JjWhSiiIuylSIi1-ndAAE2-63YQd6sGEXZPGce2I5-OWcAI_udu5oV/s1600/IMG_2471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQibEbMh0dOY6gJaIf1eO4RyqZh22ZFhNj2XeiOVlgf79M1sW24-7g_ryDDN5HUIxdMLlrem4gUgiik2BlkokPL5JjWhSiiIuylSIi1-ndAAE2-63YQd6sGEXZPGce2I5-OWcAI_udu5oV/s320/IMG_2471.JPG" border="0" height="188" width="253" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">If you like the sound of thistrip, or if you would like to find out more about this program, don’t hesitateto contact us, it’s a great and unique cultural experience.</div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com245tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-64285160769631950772012-05-08T09:07:00.001+07:002012-08-23T14:30:33.625+07:00NicoleHello world!<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZPXo2pMihyphenhyphenNOGm2ATLWoTgTERZfvTu1d1_fLarXtRrd1dmzmrxwy6tCtbUNXG4HnVNB0P_rVH2yjU9l6cVOlxGXC2QdtSTWAeE3fuq1VSOy_me7_bSRRwneTv8u3QPpe_w5WvHvCvaFC/s1600/Nicole+Lemmo+Profile+Picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZPXo2pMihyphenhyphenNOGm2ATLWoTgTERZfvTu1d1_fLarXtRrd1dmzmrxwy6tCtbUNXG4HnVNB0P_rVH2yjU9l6cVOlxGXC2QdtSTWAeE3fuq1VSOy_me7_bSRRwneTv8u3QPpe_w5WvHvCvaFC/s320/Nicole+Lemmo+Profile+Picture.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>My nameis Nicole Lemmo and I just started with Andaman discoveries as a ProgramDevelopment and Administrative Assistant in April. The end of March brought the completion of mytwo year Peace Corps service here in Thailand, but I was far from readyto leave this enchanting country. Thebeautiful nature, kind people, fun language and delicious food have a hold onme. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> I am grateful to have the opportunityto continue serving the country of Thailand through the works ofAndaman Discoveries. Learning about themany different village experiences, volunteering opportunities and nature tourshas me excited to get out there and explore the North Andaman region. Making the move down to Kuraburi from my homein Chumphon has also kept me busy. Learning the Southern Thai language,shopping at the fresh daily markets and making friends in my new community is aspecial added bonus. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> I love walking tothe AD office in the morning surrounded by forest covered mountains and crystalclear skies and then leaving in the evening to witness a breathtakingsunset. I don’t think this part will everget old! I hope to use my past businessexperience and my work as a community development volunteer with the PeaceCorps to help AD achieve its goals and continue to thrive. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> Looking forward to seeing you on your nextvisit to Thailand!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-80187547096960257672012-04-27T16:10:00.002+07:002012-04-27T16:10:46.508+07:00Volunteers<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> Thank you so
much to our volunteers who took part in our projects over the last few
months: your time and dedication means
so much to us.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We are currently
developing new projects that will need the skills and time from volunteers over
the next few months, watch this space for an up-date.</span></div>
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excerpt from the feedback from one of our past volunteers :</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">“Hi! First of
all, if you’re reading this, thank you. Thank you for giving up some of your
precious time to help out on a really worthwhile cause, I know that it was so
tempting to book that beach resort instead but trust me, you’re doing a good
thing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> How good that ‘good thing’ really becomes is
now entirely dependent on you. But who am I to say all that? Well I, like you,
volunteered in 2012 when I was 21, I did have a lot of help but still there
were one or two small things that, on reflection, set me back and prevented me
from really making my ‘good thing’ truly great and if I can pass on the
mistakes that I made and the solutions that I found and help even just one
person, then I’d feel a lot better.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Before I even get onto teaching methods and
how that’s all really going to go down, I want to talk about Kuraburi itself.
As you no doubt feel right now, you’re a rather long way from home and all these
unreadable signs, market stalls and strange glances from pretty much everybody
isn’t helping the uneasiness. Don’t panic, that’s perfectly normal; it’s
culture shock and it will take time. Probably no good right now, but I will say
that although there’s nothing you can do about the signs (or the market stalls)
a smile goes a very long way with the locals and once you realize that there’s
nothing malicious in their curiosity, you’ll quickly start to enjoy the
attention. Take it from me, I’m seriously shy but the locals seem to have this
thing for different skin tones and a fondness for foreigners that landed me
several charming compliments without even a Hello.”</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Our long term
friend and supporter, Rainy Lam from Hong Kong,
donated a whole load of soft toys for the children at the Kuraburi Nursery and
Learning center this week. Rainy has
been an avid donor, since sponsoring the education of one of the children;
sending gifts and educational toys for all the children. She has helped them understand origami (paper
folding) and you will find little paper flowers and birds made by the children all
over the place.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you have
unwanted toys or games we can always use them for our schools and orphanage
programs; please get in touch for details on where to send.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-62652150998796245332012-04-27T15:53:00.000+07:002012-04-27T15:53:21.161+07:00Shiori<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
Sawadee ka! </div>
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I am Shiori, one of the new
interns at Andaman Discoveries.<span> </span>I joined
the team at the beginning of February, and I will be here for another 5 months.
It is unbelievable how fast my days have gone by since arriving here.<span> </span>It’s been great fun and I am enjoying working
with the team and with the community projects.</div>
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This internship is part of my
bachelor degree of International Tourism and Consultancy at NHTV in the Netherlands.<span> </span>I chose to come here because I’ve been
interested in working on Community-Based Tourism and such projects for the last
few years, Andaman Discoveries is working on projects which I’ve been keen to
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I am in charge of client
communications and coordinating volunteers who come to help our projects.<span> </span>I am also here to do destination research for
my study.<span> </span>I do hope to be able to
contribute my experiences and knowledge gained from my studies and gain more
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If you have not been to Thailand
or the Andaman region, I do recommend you visit us and explore this beautiful
and exotic area!<span> </span></div>
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My colleague, Jennifer who is
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us, our volunteers and guests and of course our projects! </div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-12550293911659928592012-04-20T11:05:00.001+07:002012-05-10T12:42:52.139+07:00Drip Filters Project with The Rotary Club of Patong Beach for Thailand<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">On the 3rd of M<span style="font-size: small;">arch 2012, staff and
friends of AD participated in installing the “Drip filters project” in the
beautiful Laem Naew village, which is situated in Suksamran Disctrict. This
project set up by </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"> has been a real success thanks to t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">he cooperation
with Andaman Discoveries. Rotary Club of Patong Beach is an English Speaking
Club, located in Phuket, with members from 13 different countries, which was
set up to support communities after tsunami.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Our first installation for the project
was in Ban Chimee for 60 drip filters, and Bang Lampu for 65 drip filters on 19<sup>th</sup>
February 2012. Many villages in Thailand
don’t have access to water and it usually comes from polluted sources. As
there’s no access to electricity, usual water filtration systems are not practical.
The villagers also use rainwater stored in tanks for drinking water then boil or
filter but it often runs out during the dry season.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Drip Filter is a ceramic system,
and a low cost alternative to provide these families with bacteria and
pollution free drinking water, they can have a local drinking water instead of
buying bottles of water from the mainland.</span></div>
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and have a long relationship with the RCoPB through other projects and have the
capability to follow up and make sure the Drip Filters are properly used and
maintained thanks to our social network.</span></div>
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installation we carried 31 drip filters for more than a 100 people, and it was
very interesting to be part of this project to make sure everything was going
well and also see the cooperation between the villagers (Andaman Discoveries)
and the Rotary Club of Patong Beach.</span></div>
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March, we also assembled a total of 64 drip filters and gave instructions to the
Moken and Thai families on the island
of Koh Phratong and in
the remote villages of Tung Dap and Ban Lions, on how to best use the filter.</span></div>
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This month I had the chance to
experience the beautiful “Village by the Sea” <st1:city w:st="on">Tour</st1:city> organized by Andaman Discoveries with
our wonderful translator Pi-Tui and guide Hem in Deh’s lovely homestay. This was
part of the trip for two French guests we hosted “Frederic and Rozen”. They
spent two days and one night discovering the way of life in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">village</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Ban Talae Nok</st1:placename></st1:place> and experienced the
cultural activities with the locals. During our time there, we were able to
enjoy the delicious southern Thai meals with our host family; every day there
was a delicious array of dishes presented Thai style of course. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When arriving to the village we
had a walk through the community and learnt about the history of the village,
and what happened during and after the tsunami and saw how they rebuilt the
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After enjoying a relaxing
break on the hammocks and a walk through the beautiful village, we learnt about the
batik technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using designs drawn in wax. It was
very interesting and enjoyable to have time for drawing. It was nice to feel like the old days when we
used to have time for this kind of leisure, and discovering this kind of
art. I was able to keep my “creation” as
a nice souvenir and it hangs with pride on my wall.</div>
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After this relaxing and fun
activity, we went fishing with two local fishermen who taught us how to manage
the fishing net. We all went into the water together while trying to keep
the net down, so the fishes did not escape. Then we had a barbecue on
the beach cooking the fish that we caught; it’s amazing to have dinner with
food that you actually catch yourself from the sea.<span style="color: red;"> </span>I
now understand why fishermen are proud of their life style; it was such a great
experience. I will never forget the environment and the landscape surrounding
us and the unforgettable colors of the sunset.</div>
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The next day, we were shown how
to weave leaves of the Nypa Palm with the villagers in order to make
traditional roofing from the local mangrove plant. It’s great to learn how I
could build my own house with this material thanks to this kind of natural
technique. And I now understand where the
authentic houses in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region>
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Later we were shown how to cook
local Thai food with the host family; it’s very interesting and I hope to do it
back home for my friends and my family and the result was great and delicious.
We had fried fish, shrimps in curry, and vegetables in a coconut soup that we
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In the evening we had a cultural
exchange by sharing stories and experiences together. Rozen and Frederic
brought pictures from <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region>
to show the snow and the countryside and how dry the mountains are over there
compared to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region>.
We also have the chance to dress up in traditional Muslim clothing. It was funny to see how you actually look
like when you are dressed in a different way, you are able to be in the shoes
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I
could only stay in the village for one day and one night, so I couldn’t
experience the mangrove tour in long-tail boat, and the hand-crafted soap
making workshop. But Rozen and Frederic had very positive feedback from this
experience. They wanted to discover the
cultural part of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region>
and they have been amazed by the simplicity and the kindness of the family
homestay, and also by the way they live in harmony with the nature.</div>
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of February 2012, the staff and friends of AD participated in the grand opening
of the “Southern Thailand Orphanage” coffee and bakery shop. We enjoyed the
delicious coffee and bakery goods on sale, and were entertained with a dancing performance
from the children at the home; the girls did a traditional Thai dance and the
boys a Muay Thai performance that incorporates all the boxing moves to music,
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give students the opportunity to be trained in hospitality skills; learning how
to be waiter or waitress, how to keep shop, handle money and deal with customers.<span> </span>This is all part of the program in creating a
sustainable project for the home. Several of our volunteers helped to organize this
event, painting walls and doors, setting furniture and signs and of course
cleaning up after the construction workers had finished, just the day before
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its doors after the tsunami of 2004 to provide children in the area with a safe
and secure environment to live and learn. In partnership with Andaman
Discoveries, volunteers can assist with the daily operation of the home while
the children are at school and in the afternoons assist the children with their
English homework and basic language skills and of course play games and have
fun.</span></div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-2794032021202838052012-03-06T14:15:00.000+07:002012-03-06T14:15:09.698+07:00Testimonials<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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We really are lucky. We spent a night at a
homestay place a few days ago, (okay, fine, a lot of days ago) and I was
shocked at how poor the living conditions were. Okay, to back up, the homestay
I’m talking about was part of a program that allows local people to board
tourists in their homes for some period of time, making money in the process,
and giving the tourists a sense of the local conditions...<a href="http://travelschoolinginthailand.blogspot.com/2012/02/our-homestay-night.html">http://travelschoolinginthailand.blogspot.com/2012/02/our-homestay-night.html</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">February saw
the arrival of two wild and passionate Brazilian volunteers Jay and Lucas from
Grassroots Interactive Organization. They are currently traveling around
Asia offering schools and education Centers the chance to see their live arts
performance, which teaches children about the environment and how they can
change the damage we are causing to the planet by reducing, reusing and
recycling. The boys from Brazil performed their Environmental Education
Show at the Kuraburi Nursery, Burmese Learning Center, Bang Krang School, Kao
Lak Learning Center, and at our Southern Thailand Orphanage. They
actively got a hold of the children’s attention with their interesting and
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beginning of the performance, the children seem to wonder and struggle finding
out who those scary looking guys where and what they were doing. As the
children started to understand the concept of the story, they stood up and
leaned forward, giggled, clapped hands and yelled out in enjoyment. The
performance was, mimed all without words; however, the children still
understood the concept and message of the performance. Jay and Lucas
bought Brazilian instruments made out of recycled materials, and performed with
materials locally sourced to send out the message of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”,
at the end of the show all the children are chanting this phrase. It was
fascinating to watch how the children reacted with their emotions during the
show, understanding the message the Brazilian duo brought and hopefully taking
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information, take a look at their website. <<a href="http://grassrootsinteractive.org/thailand-environmental-education-tour/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://grassrootsinteractive.org/thailand-environmental-education-tour/</span></a>></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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2012</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">A once-a-year
ceremony of rice harvesting took place in Kamphaun Village in Ranong
District. This rice harvesting ceremony was organized by Muan Mit Thai
Foundation, who works closely with the community group and women’s workshop in
the village. It was a great opportunity to appreciate the rice, and lean
about traditions of the harvest and get to know people in the N-ACT network
(North Andaman Community Tourism Network).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Kamphuan
village is located 25 km North of Kuraburi, and surrounded by palm and rubber
plantations. The ceremony was held at the rice field, located behind the
main village area, gathered nearly 100 children from several schools and
villages in the region and attracted many community representatives, and N-ACT
members. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Nicole,
Katherine and George from the USA, who were taking part in an Andaman Discovery
Homestay program, also joined the ceremony. They were able to participate
in rice harvesting with the local community and experience the traditional
method of harvesting and husking, which is done by using basic wooden
equipment, same as 100’s of yeas ago. The group commented that this was such a
unique and special ceremony to be part of; they felt so luck to be invited at
this special time.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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villagers demonstrated their traditional ways of getting the rice out of its
shell. First, they harvest the rice from the field with a knife; then
they stamp on the rice to separate it from the straw; then husk the rice with
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the delicious Thai dishes prepared by the villagers. They served us some
curry with rice noodles and fresh vegetables. We even had the chance to
interact with some local children who wanted to practice their English. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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“Where are you from?, we asked the guides from the village. “From the Moken” they said.<br />
Patiently we asked again: “Alright you are Moken, but… where are you from?” Their answer remained the same: “From the Moken”.<br />
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After a bumpy hour and a half ride on a speedboat and another short ride on a long-tail we have had finally arrived at the Moken Village on Surin Island off the North Andaman coast of Thailand.<br />
AD founder Bodhi Garret was leading the pilot tour organized for our guests (writer Oliver and photographer Catherine) from the BBC’s Lonely Planet Magazine.<br />
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Bodhi has known the Moken people for some<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAiAgsskTfMOx8nAEHdQ8YvB2OwG4HCUzzSateMMPc8kvLOa3XroMRj5PxlJOCKc-MA-TtM1jMTOtxkJibru_VFzaGzSX-wD908ytZJTybmhDdWtc5kOvp_nyH6WvNnmHVi3tFvIIOw4E/s1600/beautiful+crew.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691346927806247170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAiAgsskTfMOx8nAEHdQ8YvB2OwG4HCUzzSateMMPc8kvLOa3XroMRj5PxlJOCKc-MA-TtM1jMTOtxkJibru_VFzaGzSX-wD908ytZJTybmhDdWtc5kOvp_nyH6WvNnmHVi3tFvIIOw4E/s320/beautiful+crew.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 235px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 355px;" /></a> time now and the respect he has for them is mutual and evident from the way they greeted each other with friendly smiles and warm hugs. After all not many ‘farang’ speak Thai with ease like Bodhi does and are able to communicate directly with the indigenous peoples from this region. We all felt very privileged to be part of the pilot tour, which was meant to establish AD’s ‘Life of the Moken’ program as a responsible and ethical alternative to the tours, which others operate on the island.<br />
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The Moken have provoked interest ever since the tsunami struck this region and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5rEDT8bucawJBI0JDExud0FkZJtJvzJr_XLpZGi-mEbMxUbbridWBwTklm3GH0l54L8IwBchTSdQP1bHYDjXoAD8XAVHcXewiRJiJ1-z4pplkPPfkfYVgszA3Z0_fQdIOj593mKw6Kq7/s1600/scenic.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691348893176298786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5rEDT8bucawJBI0JDExud0FkZJtJvzJr_XLpZGi-mEbMxUbbridWBwTklm3GH0l54L8IwBchTSdQP1bHYDjXoAD8XAVHcXewiRJiJ1-z4pplkPPfkfYVgszA3Z0_fQdIOj593mKw6Kq7/s320/scenic.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 213px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>these nomadic sea gipsy people had to make a more permanent settlement on the island.<br />
It is no wonder that for us the question ‘where you from?’ seemed like a logical one, but the answer we received showed just how our perception of ones origin was only limited to indicate a place. For the Moken guides who were showing us around their village and gave us a glimpse of their world, this same question carries the meaning of the people you grew up with, the values that you learned, rather than a physical location.<br />
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Traditionally, the Moken sea nomads traveled to coastal and island areas in the Mergui Archipelago by their “kabang” (boat), which served both as a home and means of transportation. They would spend seven months fishing during the dry season and take refuge on land <span style="font-family: inherit;">durin</span>g the monsoon.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As an ethnic minority in Thailand they are struggling to keep their legacy alive.</span></span><br />
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The Moken guides led us through their village, shared stories of their lives and gave insights into their struggles and dreams. On the “Chok Madah” Nature-Culture Trail through the jungle behind the village, they showed us various types of plants and trees that they use in daily life; edible herbs, healing plants and woods used for the construction of their huts and boats. In Moken language, Chok means a small bay, and Madah is the name of a local man who anchored his boat in the bay to gather shellfish and forest products. The Moken who now live a semi-nomadic life have used this foraging trail for generations. Twenty stations with interpretive signs are placed along the trail, providing information on specific topics and insights into the world of the Moken.<br />
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On a our second day accompanied by our Moken guides we set off on a long tail boat for a snorkeling dive, at a site known as Nemo bay, frequented by the beautiful clown fish of that name. To observe our Moken guides while snorkeling is an experience in itself, for you would never see someone show such grace and peacefulness while diving down to point at the hiding moray eel. Back on the boat Pi Tao, an elder Moken with a peaceful smile, had just finished brewing delicious coffee for all to enjoy.<br />
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A couple of days in the company of these kind hearted and warm people inevitably makes you appreciate their culture and wonder about their future. With no written language, their children are taught to speak, read, and write in Thai. This raises a challenge for passing on the traditional Moken language and knowledge to future generations.<br />
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The AD tour is specifically designed to take into consideration the Moken’s wishes, encouraging respectful and meaningful encounters between tourists and Moken people.<br />
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We spent the night in bungalows on one of the smaller northern islands. The landscape was hauntingly beautiful, the setting sun providing a spectacular background to the mangroves on the beach.<br />
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Upcoming tours will allow guests to take home not only picture souvenirs but also lasting memories. We hope to foster a new understanding between the Sea dwellers and us as we have a lot to learn from them.<br />
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You can participate in various activities in which your Moken guide will show you how to spear hunt, row a traditional Moken boat, weave small items out of pandanus leaf, and learn about their magical underwater world. You will also learn about their mythology and beliefs; as animists the Moken worship and believe in the spirits of nature.<br />
Our adventure came to end but we know that we will return one day and hope to share this beautiful encounter with other likeminded people who want to experience the Moken culture and make a much needed contribution that will directly benefit the people you visit.</div>
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Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-64340893580166302542011-12-24T11:59:00.003+07:002011-12-30T13:57:31.574+07:00Meals for Needy Kids<i><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Lunch for the Burmese Learning Center</span></i> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliPgU04LTeGJnXlw6wjLTw-ufCfLySf1Z6pInyHo8odz76QUSP8eToGCmL9dEGmXBX2DnZ47hTbBxBLMIt4_kCengLJCvpIjH8z5a_t-mdHsJWKDLDK_q_je3nfMeKyS4XL4xodRS2ozO/s1600/BLC+Singer+Family+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliPgU04LTeGJnXlw6wjLTw-ufCfLySf1Z6pInyHo8odz76QUSP8eToGCmL9dEGmXBX2DnZ47hTbBxBLMIt4_kCengLJCvpIjH8z5a_t-mdHsJWKDLDK_q_je3nfMeKyS4XL4xodRS2ozO/s320/BLC+Singer+Family+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691808937160296658" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The Kuraburi area, and southern Thailand in general, is home to a large population of B</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">urmese migrant workers. These hardworking people often come illegally in the hope of finding income and a better life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Their children mostly lack access to education and adequate nutrition. Unlike so many other areas, Burmese children living near the Kuraburi pier are able to take classes at a learning center. The dedicated teachers at the center have requested our help in providing lunch for the children. Without a food budget, and barely able to cover teacher salary, the center needs our help to make sure the kids have a healthy lunch.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">SOLUTION:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">It costs less than $1 USD per day to make a difference.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Financial support is needed for cooking equipment plus ingredients for 90 meals a day, 5 days a week, for the nine month school year. The teachers would prepare the food and would receive semi-annual cooking stipends of 1,000 baht per month, shared between the cooks.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The lunch program will:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">+ </span>guarantee that children have one healthy nutritious meal a day</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">+ </span>create community by bringing together teachers and volunteers to cook and then share a meal with the children</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">+ </span>give the children an opportunity to learn roles and responsibilities during cooking, eating, and cleanup</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">+ </span>alleviate the financial burden on already struggling parents</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">PLEASE HELP - YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><br />QUALITY OF LI</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">FE AND GENERAL HEALTH OF THE CHILDREN</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGkN4t3HfoFaqIvkBsGmsklmT5lEzRD58n42nAjYN0iMCGmuLbYbpojJHDX7EzN8cTnijQIBwrO6gDt2T8dIDNx2Ug0vGJeVlgq-ZfmglpaW15HYltMznJjZ1bhqaLlZrtd0iJJPlgUNp/s1600/BLC+Singer+Family+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGkN4t3HfoFaqIvkBsGmsklmT5lEzRD58n42nAjYN0iMCGmuLbYbpojJHDX7EzN8cTnijQIBwrO6gDt2T8dIDNx2Ug0vGJeVlgq-ZfmglpaW15HYltMznJjZ1bhqaLlZrtd0iJJPlgUNp/s200/BLC+Singer+Family+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691809211433724866" border="0" /></a><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><br />NEEDS:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">In total, we are aiming to raise at least 9 months (one school year) worth of lunch money. The cost of</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">feeding the children for a month is $1,250 (960 Euro), meaning we hope to raise a total of $11,000 (8,500 Euro).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Please contribute whatever you can, and together, we can do it!</span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-72334229148077127052011-12-14T11:57:00.018+07:002011-12-14T12:26:12.232+07:00Saving the World – Year 3<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><i>100 kids, 15 villages, 1 purpose</i></span><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo3Q-ydar_CEreyilmGIyy9_M4JFLAidpFMwf5iWwJt-nhOgejCv-1cf46zHil10Phts88Dao6s4oRikX7bKwjoajxMgwHlhURaXJh__J8qJGel0BACSS3qSCsqEVi6NXxxodwrK76lxh/s1600/Group+photo+STW.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo3Q-ydar_CEreyilmGIyy9_M4JFLAidpFMwf5iWwJt-nhOgejCv-1cf46zHil10Phts88Dao6s4oRikX7bKwjoajxMgwHlhURaXJh__J8qJGel0BACSS3qSCsqEVi6NXxxodwrK76lxh/s320/Group+photo+STW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685846256679803218" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">For the third year in a row, we brought </span><span style="font-size:100%;">together 16 youth groups from the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Andaman coast – all from different villages, and all working on local </span><span style="font-size:100%;">environmental and social issues. The seminar took place at Hat Praphat Research station, where the youth shared their experiences in protecting the environment. They then headed into the field to see local examples of conservation in action.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The following story is from the field trip 'Water Lily Rafting":</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT2axIh9zpx8Tx8EN-nCACCq97yVKwGH5OM9aDAXWZ59AMRMNBDhYWMOlS2f8V8g1YqfY7ekud-8XN4DB23U16QZjl6RHw4vetAp2H7B1LcNCJgiFJ5QFRFqpJLJiNTgrmt_XKBEyqCLV/s1600/encouraging+responsability1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT2axIh9zpx8Tx8EN-nCACCq97yVKwGH5OM9aDAXWZ59AMRMNBDhYWMOlS2f8V8g1YqfY7ekud-8XN4DB23U16QZjl6RHw4vetAp2H7B1LcNCJgiFJ5QFRFqpJLJiNTgrmt_XKBEyqCLV/s200/encouraging+responsability1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685845876785509698" border="0" /></a></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;">After a nutritious breakfast the group left the lodging and then after a 20-Minute ride we arrived at our destination, the meeting room of the Nakha Community Conservation Group.</span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The group met with a park ranger in a </span><span style="font-size:100%;">small hut and was given an introduction on the national park, its river‚ Nakha’ </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and the existing flora and fauna. In his speech he constantly included the human element, our functions and behaviors within this particular ecosystem and global system and the impact we have on nature.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0kqkW4UmBiWGBZ_ZMA4KkcHjZVgpBqxPEJ2_DgOt4p2KxfMW0MsvKsqEOTonpinmJ8Vh5yKvv-7NzK74CHGeWrQe1ofLR9m3OIp1Pz3yGuCeRi2Pzu5j_MvBq7RXXsuozPP0ldwTPusU/s1600/bamboo+raft+complete.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0kqkW4UmBiWGBZ_ZMA4KkcHjZVgpBqxPEJ2_DgOt4p2KxfMW0MsvKsqEOTonpinmJ8Vh5yKvv-7NzK74CHGeWrQe1ofLR9m3OIp1Pz3yGuCeRi2Pzu5j_MvBq7RXXsuozPP0ldwTPusU/s320/bamboo+raft+complete.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685847960394595170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">For example, if a local resident needs some wood to build his lodge, he is allowed to cut a tree, but for cutting one he has to replace five new ones. And commercial use is strictly prohibited, this encourages people to think and be responsible. After a question and answer session everybody</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> was looking forward to the activity: bamboo-rafting. Each bamboo raft held 3-6 people plus two ferrymen who navigated the canoe with a long bamboo stick.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The river was in some parts very fast and made it difficult for the ferrymen to navigate the boat properly. Rapids turned the boats upside down and the crew had a chance to take a spontaneous swim. While the group floated down the river everybody observ</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ed the breathtaking nature with all its beauty. But when the group arrived at the water-lily conservation area it was very alarming.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTBth6IcvD5oUgGgatQTnvHZcmpjLzbKzf9aUuAoJeAkgHmCu0kj3IKNWOzAf2CGCO_yDCMttBJgXINB3QzfeXwWG0OjG9cBPHXixhm2M0_QYySV9Dsr9yho8yEi1OBJCadbPxPNxEnzA/s1600/rafting.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTBth6IcvD5oUgGgatQTnvHZcmpjLzbKzf9aUuAoJeAkgHmCu0kj3IKNWOzAf2CGCO_yDCMttBJgXINB3QzfeXwWG0OjG9cBPHXixhm2M0_QYySV9Dsr9yho8yEi1OBJCadbPxPNxEnzA/s320/rafting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685848346493970418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Some years ago the whole area was abundant with water lilies. However due to dredging the river, many plants, seeds and roots were washed away and the tragic news is they will probably never come back. There were just a couple of blossoms to look at. Through this trip we are trying to educate and spread the word that river dredging changes the conditions for a lot of nature in the area, water lilies included, we have to think about what we are doing and the effects that it will cause.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Read more about Water Lilies <a href="http://blog.andamandiscoveries.com/2011/12/visit-to-last-refuge-of-water-lily.html">here</a>.<br /></span></p>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-47070743862815660322011-12-13T09:46:00.013+07:002011-12-13T10:36:47.674+07:00From the Phratong Island: New Colors in Ban Lion<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzf4mHKg3IYtS7l09nRVyYnlSzo4iF4nZz2aWGpnua39fAS614XAZJgU4PM_g7Z4APw4a0Hjq9gyBXnT14bTRLmcYSekd6qBs59Vi_yAYo1rexuodsniablmH30VWmkTFAzX7I2SW3sWle/s1600/IMG_7881.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzf4mHKg3IYtS7l09nRVyYnlSzo4iF4nZz2aWGpnua39fAS614XAZJgU4PM_g7Z4APw4a0Hjq9gyBXnT14bTRLmcYSekd6qBs59Vi_yAYo1rexuodsniablmH30VWmkTFAzX7I2SW3sWle/s320/IMG_7881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685443767048065698" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><b><span style="Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-UScolor:black;" ><br />Working at the </span></b><b><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">Community Conservation Center</span></b></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBrHHCGtPV-s8f_hzHkjAykx0qv_aJokEojkpXQxkNAFU5HiOk4P6Fmpc52TQDRUei889nW0KM_RT5Q0i5m6PyDJX5VEABPAfgMs6fzK9YAunNjb1d9mcTYFmVrL5RndUWy9cMh0G4d_I/s1600/painting.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBrHHCGtPV-s8f_hzHkjAykx0qv_aJokEojkpXQxkNAFU5HiOk4P6Fmpc52TQDRUei889nW0KM_RT5Q0i5m6PyDJX5VEABPAfgMs6fzK9YAunNjb1d9mcTYFmVrL5RndUWy9cMh0G4d_I/s200/painting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685444773445901298" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">The rainbow over </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">Ban Lion </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">was not the </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">only </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">source </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">contributing to varying colors on the Phra Th</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">ong Island. In the time span of two </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">weeks</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">, many different hand</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">s </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">eng</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">aged in the construction and </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqw0y9vlUkHsdVQH6sp3bGugWEypH0PVaq2x_xnS_uJxYEiHIZb5te2J81krZJuFenPKtbRukniP-s_yjnEWFN2bTsi1_ESb2DKFYi3R9tDXEjuVhGzNWjheCNdFarDudDQLowaMk6jhz/s1600/IMG_8315.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqw0y9vlUkHsdVQH6sp3bGugWEypH0PVaq2x_xnS_uJxYEiHIZb5te2J81krZJuFenPKtbRukniP-s_yjnEWFN2bTsi1_ESb2DKFYi3R9tDXEjuVhGzNWjheCNdFarDudDQLowaMk6jhz/s200/IMG_8315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685448961833106050" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">renovation of the </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">Community</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">Conservation </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">Centre </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">(CCC)</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">. </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">N</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">ew plants d</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">ecorate the </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">garden </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">and </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">are </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">expected </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCxTnsyuxgWJFulZ6z0pdealYzcmqippmWvsUIFHrpS_Q9YwVk5w4rsiSaPMPU20uGc5yYmL5xR8h4apjyroPVhIGNW6VWNiyXPyz1M-Xa5OvKl4z0AEXHlnFM0SKzxvM8okfqQcdZDoA/s1600/bench+building.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCxTnsyuxgWJFulZ6z0pdealYzcmqippmWvsUIFHrpS_Q9YwVk5w4rsiSaPMPU20uGc5yYmL5xR8h4apjyroPVhIGNW6VWNiyXPyz1M-Xa5OvKl4z0AEXHlnFM0SKzxvM8okfqQcdZDoA/s200/bench+building.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685444777579722914" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">to</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">grow </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">as a </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">natural </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">protection </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">from</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">wind </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">and sun. </span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">T</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">he community area offers new seating accommo</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">dation, while stairs, windows a</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">nd walls appear in fresh and vibrant colors.</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">The colors are not only a joy for the eye but<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>will keep termites at bay.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At the time of the construction, the CCC <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>had already served its purpose of facilitating <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>meetings and gatherings, for larger and smaller occasions. Villagers and children came together with volunteers to work on the centre and home stay families greeted their guests in the community area. </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">Finally the CCC proved its ability to host the many guests from all over the island and mainland, who came for the opening ceremony of the Community Conservation Centre. <span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="Cambria","serif";mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Angsana New";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB; mso-bidi-language:THcolor:black;" lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="Cambria","serif";color:black;" lang="EN-GB"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3k7TeJQOwYUKL3exU49lVgTeE_RuyeI9Q3ZZAnvs2QkkmuSiPMkKI8tUoZ4N7vUbvqRXcMr8k45yuOfg79DN0qUWXgWi8-ZSOyBo7ZyokJuMiSJ9iZoLPIJGqssqhYRpyd_9kpPwQ347/s1600/IMG_8314.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3k7TeJQOwYUKL3exU49lVgTeE_RuyeI9Q3ZZAnvs2QkkmuSiPMkKI8tUoZ4N7vUbvqRXcMr8k45yuOfg79DN0qUWXgWi8-ZSOyBo7ZyokJuMiSJ9iZoLPIJGqssqhYRpyd_9kpPwQ347/s320/IMG_8314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685445664783745138" border="0" /></a></span></b></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";color:black;" lang="EN-GB">...and the Orchid-Site Thung Dap</span></b></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhVkadyrmHooqEEvtfgeRkxNGc2IWBuhG1OJzlDXaJG_DAA4WkCdMyvxsW0eaJl_XfLFIqovaxVY3gsGg3aCFraRUmaL8-FVtx25GuwXLgJV3s3h0c_9ImWL2exSTCj08dC7TwaUI7eDV/s1600/IMG_7586.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhVkadyrmHooqEEvtfgeRkxNGc2IWBuhG1OJzlDXaJG_DAA4WkCdMyvxsW0eaJl_XfLFIqovaxVY3gsGg3aCFraRUmaL8-FVtx25GuwXLgJV3s3h0c_9ImWL2exSTCj08dC7TwaUI7eDV/s200/IMG_7586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685439916208262770" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">There was another location on the Island of Phra Thong that received the attention from the helping <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>hands of volunteers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Som, a lady with heart bursting with love for orchids, has been taking action to create and </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">protect </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">a natural environment in which different orchid species can grow and </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHbTseqs2plaZVTkqHWX6zT3lh8Agz_grefnQULCnWQtAfNmV6YjgdbGHyUx8SXUTXb3Unk8kYwCcheJikvHyyCfxG1zq43A6aseP5gXRqYCW6J0h_kDa4Asb1OSqEYW9QvcQyIaHkhgC/s1600/IMG_8069.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHbTseqs2plaZVTkqHWX6zT3lh8Agz_grefnQULCnWQtAfNmV6YjgdbGHyUx8SXUTXb3Unk8kYwCcheJikvHyyCfxG1zq43A6aseP5gXRqYCW6J0h_kDa4Asb1OSqEYW9QvcQyIaHkhgC/s200/IMG_8069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685444788383831090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">unfold their beauty safely. Phra Thong Island is known for being home to different Orchid species, which has exposed their wild-life to the danger of being stolen from their </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">natural habitat. 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border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694375053854964994" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " >Phra Thong Community Center - A comprehensive facility that conveys the meaning of life in Ban Lion, and is uniting the community through a common purpose.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " >While a village had been built to replace the one lost in the tsunami, and the houses were occupied by those who had come to make a new life, something was missing. With no restaurants, markets, or other social venues, Ban Lion lacked a place for community members to come together – to share, to learn, and to enjoy. The center has become the heart of the village – creating opportunities, friendship, and, most importantly, hope.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " >In 2011, with the support of Planeterra, we were very busy with construction at the center:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D;mso-bidi-language:TH">• </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: small; ">Renovation and restoration of rooms and structure</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D;mso-bidi-language:TH">• Furniture and equipment for meeting area and museums</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D;mso-bidi-language:TH">• Floor extension and a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: small; ">erial walkway between buildings</span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokBCEYas2Hzh079hzqx9EZKfywLBx1FvL9wSfTalcebCj2aRYAxp1lPOuajWBlR5ZlM8kf1xVTRyVIV5WvkdwiXFEYVBX6X9IuT_A8r1mk7_JoCs6hr8WjWDk2_Uoumc2n8bFoX0ly48G/s200/CCC.JPG" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694374731449838146" /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D;mso-bidi-language:TH">• Children’s room - library and study area</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D;mso-bidi-language:TH">• Community displays - fishing life, Moken, murals, etc.</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D;mso-bidi-language:TH">• Handicrafts room</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; 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An aerial walkway was built to connect the upper level of Center, creating an integrated museum area on the second story. To create the museums, internal walls were removed to allow a maximum amount of display space, and a new door was added.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">On the ground floor, a brick entrance path was laid to prevent sand from entering the center, and a concrete floor and shade roof were built to create a shaded meeting area. Other renovations for the entire center included electrical wiring/lighting/outlets, refitting of bathrooms, adding doorknobs & locks, and rust protection for the railings.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Rain protection</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The monsoon rain has been a threat to the center, and in past years many of the rooms were leaky and water damaged. In order to protect recently created museum rooms and village store, it was determined that south and west sides of the center required protection. Custom fit tarps made of heavy-duty plastic, with stitching and rope inserts along the edges, were ordered from Phuket. In addition, the staircase bottoms were covered with plywood to protect from gusting rain.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Children’s area</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Utilizing a corner of the downstairs community room, community room, field staff created a children’s library an study area with a book shelf, cubby holes, mini tables, benches, chairs, and a large table. The area is used throughout the day by the young children of the village, and as an afternoon homework area for the school aged children.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Museum displays</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">After planning sessions with the community, they divided into groups responsible for painting island scenery and creating displays about the local way of life, including posters and a display of special shells and fishing gear. The engaging and educational conservation museum was created by Naucrates, who led the design, repainting, collating and building displays, and specimen presentation.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Handicraft room - Community shop</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The members of the tie dye group successfully set up their new community shop. In the process the ladies created an inventory, set up display areas, and are also selling woven Moken baskets and souvenirs for the sea turtle project. The area just outside the shop is now used by the group for sewing and embroidering their products. Started in late 2009, the women’s tie-dye group is highly motivated. To jump start their business, we provided a grant for purchase of fabric, a full color catalogue, price sheet, and web page for the range of products the group makes. The tie-dye group was also in need of a stable stove for dyeing and a disposal area for the waste from the dying process. We built a drainage area that also serves as a compost pile to mulch the leaves and bark used for dying.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Activities at the Center - Island-wide conservation meeting</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We organized a kick-off meeting on environmental issues to introduce seagrass and mangrove conservation activities. The goals were to promote the Community Center to explore collaboration on conservation issues with villagers not only in Ban Lion, but also other 2 villages on Koh Phratong, government, and the resort owners. 7 issues were identified involving rare animal species and ecosystems that need to be protected. 64 participants included: 30 from Lion village, 8 from Tha Pa Yoi and 13 from Thung Dap, 4 from government, 3 from private sector, and 7 project staff and researchers. Conclusion - people on the island want to work together on the issues, and will hold conservation meetings every three months, and will initiate seagrass monitoring in Lion and Tha Pa Yoi villages.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); " ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Activities at the Center - Seagrass monitoring</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Monitored seagrass in fixed plots at established sites near Ban Lion, and added new plots to monitor recently established marine protected areas (MPAs) in 2 villages. Data shows generally low seagrass cover in all areas during rainy season. Developed and initiated a program of monitoring animals inside and outside the marine protected areas (MPAs) in two villages to show the effectiveness of MPAs, especially on conch and sea cucumber populations. </span></span></p>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-62303555970020339102011-12-07T12:02:00.014+07:002011-12-07T12:51:55.603+07:00November Volunteers<div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683252107420640322" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSGSLl9UqVtDK6PWSRUpCNmxivzxtp_7FUziy4aVuRL2PmorHpQi29_FbroSvqpBVv3N9QIZDYxP5iee-PBAae33DE_vkTAzqjsx6CkvPAp-o0Fmq-ylN3xfdxsIqSHM3R0D1WkcLFUiI/s320/IMG_8192.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;">In the month of November, Kuraburi was home to several enthusiastic volunteers. Motivated young women joined our projects at the Southern Thailand Orphanage, the Kuraburi Nursery School, the Burmese Learning Center and the Kuraburi Junior School: Tayla from Australia and via our Dutch partner organization, we welcomed Amy, Noortje, Iris, Laura, Yvette, Stefanie and Iris in Kuraburi.<br />We visited them at the schools and were lucky to get some beautiful pictures. Yvette, Iris and Stefanie reflected upon their first day in the Kuraburi Nursery School: ”<em>The children, happy and pleased to see us, were excited and eager to learn. They were not shy and even gave us a hug when the school was finished</em>!”<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZooVBxeLHU_dbi4CH2WUgtBsNRVx78Nogr-HLOeaz1_SjU9lwEyD-kkiVA88pEgBrGjYtfC30UBiB7Na4r0f_SEsamKjI214kJqVq29CSgHeBOB65ZHI57RRlDEPBwOb4xaSLIeXElAzF/s1600/IMG_8222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683253224586404018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZooVBxeLHU_dbi4CH2WUgtBsNRVx78Nogr-HLOeaz1_SjU9lwEyD-kkiVA88pEgBrGjYtfC30UBiB7Na4r0f_SEsamKjI214kJqVq29CSgHeBOB65ZHI57RRlDEPBwOb4xaSLIeXElAzF/s200/IMG_8222.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHz3rPItk_BT3KDzbMnULRbaw83P5KdOUcbPNpyASW_OYMQJNPhXUHzc_0bEfTfuVNfWhVsSedMwPFehORyK7UbkjebfNJ27B-pWqSfIOgVj3ibItPXYo2TiVddrVgvmV-b5swG7HD_3fW/s1600/IMG_8222.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9yWFELN-gOZ2XpxlcO5cJnPQ0KkXpydnq_yclc60szYXIVuOwUQ_VhYhZ5K_hkB-WpFnmnTua7vKW3NXMKxrUAvrmYW6sCHzG2p-YguGqPauZFMa0ROZ2ADI4FgQnUh8R7ysgXAM_E1d/s1600/IMG_8256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683253608282279922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9yWFELN-gOZ2XpxlcO5cJnPQ0KkXpydnq_yclc60szYXIVuOwUQ_VhYhZ5K_hkB-WpFnmnTua7vKW3NXMKxrUAvrmYW6sCHzG2p-YguGqPauZFMa0ROZ2ADI4FgQnUh8R7ysgXAM_E1d/s320/IMG_8256.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></div></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><div>We are looking forward to hearing more<br />reflections upon your experiences.<br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></div></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYzvYyFCW-VeoaUX64uR4CGShKFLPAwL0VLD1BQX83bJtuo98jQ6N0_W5L5ClMHbMWKnva_YquR8r8_kRkSzbEM9UtBdPJOscZHT7CH3NBtsDWMa0Yqr-zTTqNqCSH0xsOFy_KxdZedYS/s1600/IMG_8234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683254854614484066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 355px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYzvYyFCW-VeoaUX64uR4CGShKFLPAwL0VLD1BQX83bJtuo98jQ6N0_W5L5ClMHbMWKnva_YquR8r8_kRkSzbEM9UtBdPJOscZHT7CH3NBtsDWMa0Yqr-zTTqNqCSH0xsOFy_KxdZedYS/s400/IMG_8234.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjaS1UOqEPxL1QtVQCjJv3epG3sE5n60DRXdRDVyj_LAUDreZGBjvRXGL5fGejCISW5M3XydYopTiLwevfmvTJf3x18rpowQ1d4gr4MMAV9U-_83eZ_SGDi6PoxHYfxXPk9Ic9tORCKIh/s1600/IMG_8168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683255060683097746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjaS1UOqEPxL1QtVQCjJv3epG3sE5n60DRXdRDVyj_LAUDreZGBjvRXGL5fGejCISW5M3XydYopTiLwevfmvTJf3x18rpowQ1d4gr4MMAV9U-_83eZ_SGDi6PoxHYfxXPk9Ic9tORCKIh/s320/IMG_8168.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Andaman Discoverieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14071219166973582245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961358073290135517.post-81218743985882622252011-12-01T16:06:00.000+07:002011-12-09T16:12:34.807+07:00A visit to the last refuge of the Water Lily<p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL1Yl_IFmAuLtAZxBdwpGkC8ddGpVMaC7zHGJtYKwJiA8V5gCglQXcArVVhB6GPdJQu3c4Rty0_WduVd__vEoo6OEset6Jcm4GYGWYWlSI7ylPgamAxgnGsSWBGJJ6qNmDBcm02AJx8T0/s1600/317874_10150883232105114_791600113_21083015_1560135603_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL1Yl_IFmAuLtAZxBdwpGkC8ddGpVMaC7zHGJtYKwJiA8V5gCglQXcArVVhB6GPdJQu3c4Rty0_WduVd__vEoo6OEset6Jcm4GYGWYWlSI7ylPgamAxgnGsSWBGJJ6qNmDBcm02AJx8T0/s320/317874_10150883232105114_791600113_21083015_1560135603_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684053055304067746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">P’Somsakthe environment-specialist from IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) took the biggest part of the AD crew Nat, Nia and Simon on a field-trip to see an endemic Water lily species 15 minutes away from Kuraburi Center. It grows in a small stream with constantly running water but the flow shouldn’t to strong. Also it’s very clear and fresh water because the flower just grows under these conditions.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The plant is commonly know as „Yah Chong“, its scientific name is<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> crinum thaianum</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The place is one of the last places on the world<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>where this plant grows and protected by an old thai-farmer. When the water lily started to grow on his terrain. First he had no idea which treasure he defended and got intruders and plant theifs on the run with his machete.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">A nursery and rehabilitation programe led by P’Somsak, tries to protect and replant the flower in its natural habitat. For that he collects the seeds, heals it and gives it a new chance.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> Indirect actions are stopping the erosion through protecting the reed habitat, which has influence on the water lily habitat. Another helpful factor are youth groups the were formed up many years ago. They test on regular basis the water quality and the plants habitat. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">But what can you do, when a big land excavator comes? Dredging causes in this areas a lot of problems and is one reason why the beautiful water lily is even more in danger nowadays. 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To promote conservation of this endemic species, government agencies, local authorities and local people should coordinate their activities within the context of a long term management plan. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">+ Klong Bang Pong should be conserved urgently because it has the highest concentration of Water Lilies in Phang Nga province after Klong Na Ca. The canal is still very healthy, clean and clear. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">+ In the past l</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">ocal communities in Klong Nui and Klong Ta Put tried banning Water Lily collection with limited success. 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