Volunteer /Thailand Homestay
About Akha Life Stay(Volunteer) / Thailand Home stay Helping Community
By living and study working with Akha Community organization and family for 1-2-4 week days, you will get experience akha life much different from the one you are accustomed to. Each day you will go to work in the field, build a house, gather food in the jungle or help with whatever the family is doing. Depending on the season, work can be very relaxed or strenuous. Ceremonies are numerous. There is harmony with the environment and the seasons. Although the Akha are materially poor, you will experience the richness of their culture, their community and their interaction with nature around them.
The Akha Life Stay is a unique way to enrich both the lives of the participant and host. For the participant, it will provide an unforgettable experience, well beyond that of the average tourist for the host it will provide an opportunity to share his customs and traditions Globalization and modernization gave been Particularly hard on indigenous cultures and the akha are no exception. A high number of akha women end up as prostitutes in Bangkok and Chiang Mai and Akha men end up doing the most dangerous, low paying jobs. Drug use is a common problem. We hope that through responsible tourism and education, this trend can be stopped.
About the Villages
All the villages where participants are place are in the Chiang Rai and lumphang Province. They are the ones that have retained Akha culture and traditions. Many Akha villages have changed drastically in the last fifteen years, but we place participants in villages
where Akha religion and traditions are still alive. People in these villages have a strong links to the past and the knowledge of the elders is gained through hands-on experience and word of mouth teaching, not book learning. In these villages, the jungle is both a supermarket and drugstore. Houses are made of bamboo and roofed with grass. Nothing is wasted or artificial. There is harmony between people and the environment.
akha field |
Moutain view |
The villages are located at high elevations so night time can be cold, close to freezing in the winter. The verdant hills and sacred jungle around the village provide a breath - taxingly beautiful natural setting
Activities Akha Life Stay
The Participant Can Learn And Working With Akha People About Akha life cycle / Culture /agriculture / Environment (Trekking Jungle) / Herb / Field Rice / teaching children etc.
Meeting Point & Travelling (From Bangkok to Chiang Rai)
Meeting Point at The Bus station Chiang rai, at. 09.00 am. Morning on Monday / By Airplane please continue your travel in the Airport.or call local coordinator 0819-522179 (Mr.athu)
Donation
We request a minimum fee of one week 200 $ /2 week 375 $ /4 week 560 $. Upon arrival in Chiang Rai Thailand, we will pick up you at the Bus station or Airport. The fee covers food, home stay, and translator, Transportation in Chiang Rai, Training & Activities for Development, and office supply for working.
The program is limited to 1-10 participants each time so we recommend that you phone or e-mail ahead to reserve a place, “Akha Life Stay Tribe will be used to support the villages and our other programs including the Akha Women’s , children, youth , health, human rights Nature issues, and documenting traditional culture.”Child car play |
Jungle learn |
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