Koh Sukorn is a preserved island of Andaman Sea in the south of Thailand. During this work camp, the volunteers will help with hand rice and watermelon harvesting together with community members to preserve the local agriculture and learn about their way of living. Moreover, we will be organizing activities and games for children and young people to broaden their world’s views and let them learn about international culture together. We will need your creativity and ideas of games and activities that will create a multi-cultural atmosphere for them.

Harvesting rice by hand - The rice have been replanted in late August- September. The field are flooded for the first 2 months during the raining season then November and December are the start of the dry season. The rice will be ready at that time and the farmers will cut the top part of the plant where the rice seeds are located. This is the work that the volunteers will experience. It’s usually very hot in the field and one must protect oneself from the sun.

Volunteers will stay at the local people house. You will be provided, a small mattress, a pillow and a mosquito net. It’s good if you can bring your own light blanket/sleeping bag/bed sheet while the temperature will be around 25 in the night. The living condition is very simple, you may find it completely different than in your country. There are basic toilets and showers and a kitchen where volunteers will cook by themselves.

Sukorn Island (Koh Sukorn) is a small island situated in Palian district, Trang province. The island covers an area of 14 sq km. Like every year, we will be conducting activities with communities of Baan Laem and Baan Toong. In these 2 villages, there are 1,200 or 337 families. 95% of all people are Muslims. The common occupations of the villagers are fishing, rubber tapping, and agriculture (rice paddy, watermelons, vegetables, and livestock farming). In general, the villagers are very generous, and still keep the culture of supporting and sharing with each other. Furthermore, they also believe that rice paddy and agriculture is the main food stability of the village.

The volunteers should be ready to stay in a remote area and adapt to the local conditions with only basic facilities. Not many local people are able to speak English. Volunteers should be able to handle spontaneous working environment and constant changes in the plans. The mentality and way of thinking of people here are very different from the western world. There will be activities with the children, so you should be able to work with kids as well. The full involvement in the community’s matters is a must. For the 2 weeks, you will be assisted by a DaLaa member/staff who will help coordinate the project.

11 AM on Thursday 10th of December 2026, at Trang bus station