Project overview & Itinerary
Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st November 2013 - Gift of Happiness Foundation Aid and Happiness project in Mae Sot, Tak Province, North Thailand.
Project Overview:
This three day trip will include visits to Mae Tao Clinic and two migrant schools within 50 kilometers of Mae Sot. All the people we visit are living in very poor or desperately poor situations and volunteers assisting on this project must be prepared to experience some sights that may be uncomfortable. We have learned through dealing with the Migrant communities and refugee camps that nothing ever goes strictly according to plan, but usually ends-up OK at the end of the day. As usual, we will be using the GOHF Director’s own truck to transport donations and some volunteers on this trip. We will spend the first couple of hours of day one loading the truck with gifts of educational equipment, bedding, sheets and used clothing, plus show equipment for the Clown shows to be given at each school location. Then we will drive the eight hour journey to Mae Sot and book into a cheap guest house where we will spend two nights before check-out and return to Bangkok on Thursday 21st November.
Itinerary (These dates, locations and times may be subject to change)
Tuesday 19/11/13:
· 08-30am. Volunteers should make their own way to the Gift of Happiness shop at Sukhumvit 77 (On Nut) Soi 36, about half a kilometre from the main road on the left side. More details here. We will hold a short meeting to iron-out any questions from volunteers in attendance. Then load the vehicles and leave by about 08.00am. Volunteers may be issued with Gift of Happiness Foundation Polo shirts to be worn (Not compulsory) when photos are taken at each location.
· 6-00. pm. Arrive at the Poonagunn Guest House to freshen-up and gather at the reception area around 18.30.pm, ready to go to one of the many good local restaurants for dinner. Then relaxing back at the Guest House until bedtime.
· Wednesday 20/11/13:
· 08-30.am. We will leave the Guest House and go to the Mae Tao Clinic where we will give one truck load of bedding, sheets and clothing for around 500 people.
· 10-30.am. We will then visit the Head office of the Migrant Education Authority in Mae Sot where we will meet our Burmese Guide and helper for the day. Then we go to the first Migrant School (Moe Ma Kha School). We will provide a Clown Eckie show and some goods for the children. Volunteers may wish to club together for ice-creams for the children after the show.
· 12-00noon. Lunch at a restaurant close to the next school.
· 1-00pm. Drive to number two Migrant School (Kwel Kha Baung School). We will provide a Clown Eckie show and some goods for the children. Volunteers may wish to club together for ice-creams for the children after the show.
· 3-30pm. We go back to the Migrant Education Authority Office where we will hold a meeting with the director to discuss future commitments offered by Gift of Happiness Foundation.
· 4-30pm. We go back to the Guest House for freshening-up and gathering at the reception area around 6.00.pm, ready to go for dinner.
· Thursday 21/11/13:
· 08-30.am. We will check-out, pay the Guest House...before topping-up with fuel and heading back to Bangkok. There will be a stop at a unique mountainside fresh food, flowers & plants market. Then at least one more stop for fuel coffee before arriving back in Bangkok by early evening. All volunteers can be dropped-off at a Sky Train Station on Sukhumvit Road, or another central location in Bangkok.
· What to bring:
· Mobile phone & Charger. Each volunteer should have their mobile phone fully charged and open for inter-communication throughout the project. “We have nearly lost some people on shopping expeditions in the past”.
· There is a free Wi-Fi connection at the Guest House. So you may bring your laptop and stay in contact with the outside world while relaxing at the Guest House.
· Food. If you have any special needs for food - bring it with you. In Mae Sot there are many food outlets with a great variety of local and Western dishes available. There are also 7-Eleven’s, a KFC, McDonalds, Mama (instant noodles) stands, ice cream parlours and other refreshment outlets dotted around the City of Mae Sot.
· Bring a hat put on sunscreen and drink lots of water to keep hydrated when we are visiting each location.
· You may wish to consider bringing a small medical kit and long sleeve tops & trousers just in-case you are troubled with insect/mosquito bites. Although it’s no worse than anywhere in Bangkok.
· Money.
· The Guest House is 900-THB per night including breakfast and is booked for two nights per person. You pay for your own food and drinks throughout the trip.
· Please also pay your room fee all at the same time and when the Director is checking out of the Guest House.
· Each volunteer helper joining us should donate at least 5,000.THB directly to the project treasurer or by bank transfer to our foundation account. This money is to help cover costs incurred during collection of donations in the six weeks lead-up to this project and costs incurred during the project itself.
Important:
Gift of Happiness Foundation is totally committed to protecting vulnerable people from any activities that could result in harm or abuse inflicted by anyone working with the Gift of Happiness Foundation.
Requirements, guidelines, terms and rules for volunteers attending Gift of Happiness Foundation field trips and projects:
We require that all volunteers assisting as part-time or full-time field assistants, entertainers, drivers, photographers, teachers and other workers, must fulfill all relevant requirements and agree to the terms of the agreements stated here: Guidelines-Terms-Rules.
Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st November 2013 - Gift of Happiness Foundation Aid and Happiness project in Mae Sot, Tak Province, North Thailand.
Project Overview:
This three day trip will include visits to Mae Tao Clinic and two migrant schools within 50 kilometers of Mae Sot. All the people we visit are living in very poor or desperately poor situations and volunteers assisting on this project must be prepared to experience some sights that may be uncomfortable. We have learned through dealing with the Migrant communities and refugee camps that nothing ever goes strictly according to plan, but usually ends-up OK at the end of the day. As usual, we will be using the GOHF Director’s own truck to transport donations and some volunteers on this trip. We will spend the first couple of hours of day one loading the truck with gifts of educational equipment, bedding, sheets and used clothing, plus show equipment for the Clown shows to be given at each school location. Then we will drive the eight hour journey to Mae Sot and book into a cheap guest house where we will spend two nights before check-out and return to Bangkok on Thursday 21st November.
Itinerary (These dates, locations and times may be subject to change)
Tuesday 19/11/13:
· 08-30am. Volunteers should make their own way to the Gift of Happiness shop at Sukhumvit 77 (On Nut) Soi 36, about half a kilometre from the main road on the left side. More details here. We will hold a short meeting to iron-out any questions from volunteers in attendance. Then load the vehicles and leave by about 08.00am. Volunteers may be issued with Gift of Happiness Foundation Polo shirts to be worn (Not compulsory) when photos are taken at each location.
· 6-00. pm. Arrive at the Poonagunn Guest House to freshen-up and gather at the reception area around 18.30.pm, ready to go to one of the many good local restaurants for dinner. Then relaxing back at the Guest House until bedtime.
· Wednesday 20/11/13:
· 08-30.am. We will leave the Guest House and go to the Mae Tao Clinic where we will give one truck load of bedding, sheets and clothing for around 500 people.
· 10-30.am. We will then visit the Head office of the Migrant Education Authority in Mae Sot where we will meet our Burmese Guide and helper for the day. Then we go to the first Migrant School (Moe Ma Kha School). We will provide a Clown Eckie show and some goods for the children. Volunteers may wish to club together for ice-creams for the children after the show.
· 12-00noon. Lunch at a restaurant close to the next school.
· 1-00pm. Drive to number two Migrant School (Kwel Kha Baung School). We will provide a Clown Eckie show and some goods for the children. Volunteers may wish to club together for ice-creams for the children after the show.
· 3-30pm. We go back to the Migrant Education Authority Office where we will hold a meeting with the director to discuss future commitments offered by Gift of Happiness Foundation.
· 4-30pm. We go back to the Guest House for freshening-up and gathering at the reception area around 6.00.pm, ready to go for dinner.
· Thursday 21/11/13:
· 08-30.am. We will check-out, pay the Guest House...before topping-up with fuel and heading back to Bangkok. There will be a stop at a unique mountainside fresh food, flowers & plants market. Then at least one more stop for fuel coffee before arriving back in Bangkok by early evening. All volunteers can be dropped-off at a Sky Train Station on Sukhumvit Road, or another central location in Bangkok.
· What to bring:
· Mobile phone & Charger. Each volunteer should have their mobile phone fully charged and open for inter-communication throughout the project. “We have nearly lost some people on shopping expeditions in the past”.
· There is a free Wi-Fi connection at the Guest House. So you may bring your laptop and stay in contact with the outside world while relaxing at the Guest House.
· Food. If you have any special needs for food - bring it with you. In Mae Sot there are many food outlets with a great variety of local and Western dishes available. There are also 7-Eleven’s, a KFC, McDonalds, Mama (instant noodles) stands, ice cream parlours and other refreshment outlets dotted around the City of Mae Sot.
· Bring a hat put on sunscreen and drink lots of water to keep hydrated when we are visiting each location.
· You may wish to consider bringing a small medical kit and long sleeve tops & trousers just in-case you are troubled with insect/mosquito bites. Although it’s no worse than anywhere in Bangkok.
· Money.
· The Guest House is 900-THB per night including breakfast and is booked for two nights per person. You pay for your own food and drinks throughout the trip.
· Please also pay your room fee all at the same time and when the Director is checking out of the Guest House.
· Each volunteer helper joining us should donate at least 5,000.THB directly to the project treasurer or by bank transfer to our foundation account. This money is to help cover costs incurred during collection of donations in the six weeks lead-up to this project and costs incurred during the project itself.
Important:
Gift of Happiness Foundation is totally committed to protecting vulnerable people from any activities that could result in harm or abuse inflicted by anyone working with the Gift of Happiness Foundation.
Requirements, guidelines, terms and rules for volunteers attending Gift of Happiness Foundation field trips and projects:
We require that all volunteers assisting as part-time or full-time field assistants, entertainers, drivers, photographers, teachers and other workers, must fulfill all relevant requirements and agree to the terms of the agreements stated here: Guidelines-Terms-Rules.
| Fuel needed for our truck to deliver the goods.  "Please help by giving whatever you can afford to make a difference today". |
