Ban Khun Puai School
Good knowledge of English is essential for hill tribe children as many of them will work with foreigners when they grow up. Ethnic tourism is popular in northern Thailand and second only to outdoor adventures. If done wisely, it can have a positive impact on local communities and bring work and resources to remote villages. This is one area where knowledge of English can empower tribal people to take matters into their own hands and make sure that they are the ones who gain, and not the ones being exploited by large tour agencies. Some of the children will also leave their villages and look for work in larger cities. Again, good English skills will give them an important advantage here.
Given how important this project is for tribal kids, we would like to encourage more volunteers to apply for a position of English teachers. If you have the skills and the drive to teach in local villages, read a more detailed description of our project in this link and apply for a volunteering position. If our online form gives you any trouble, you can send us an application over email to spicywildpumpkin@gmail.com. Summer holidays will start in March, so we will need more volunteers from May on.