Kormuder mission !

 On 8th August 2023, got a call for help from a teacher of Kormuder school as  a big flood destroied the bridge connection to town. The village and the school was locked up. There were needs of rice, food, water and medicines.

As the school is  seven hours drive  from the SCF office and the road connection Chiang mai and Chiang Rai was cut from a big flood, it was impossible for us to travel to the school. However, it was very fortunate that our network kindly contacted a local volunteer group in Maesariang  to help us.

A small funding from the SCF team and  friends from university was transferred to a  local guy who actively coordinate for all  the necessities ,transportation and formed a small volunteer group of a few local youths and rangers. The volunteer team could not contact a school teacher and Kormyder leaders as no signal available. Then on 11th August 2023, the volunteer team decided travelled  by an ambulance borrowed from a local rescue unit to Kormuder. At the broken bridge, villagers, school kids and teachers helped taking the things to the school by foot and by motobikes

 It was impressed to see kind cooperation among local people to help each other. The Kormuder mission was well done  with warm firendship, blessing and happiness !

Thank you all the volunteers, donors and coordinators for this mission ! Together we create positive impacts.

(all photos and videoin this post  are from a teacher and the Maesariang volunteer team led by Khun Chart, the ones who make this mission possible!)

 Young generation.... young hope

One important thing to sustain the Sustainable Community Foundation(SCF) is to gradually hand over the SCF tasks and value to young  people.

Our collaborative project with ITE, College Central proved the power of young people who volunteer for SCF. 

The four young volunteers reflected their impressions to support marginal people. They leant how to work in multicultural contexts, build friendship wiithout border and being humble. They would like to be in for another project too.

One of  significant steps to create positive impacts along the SCF journey. 

Along the journey to create positive impacts

 

Toilet for life !

We got a contact from a Hmong village's leaders during the third wave of COVID 19. It was about a vulnerable family living up on a hill in Chiang Rai. The family with eight people living together in a small bamboo hut. Besides strugling living their lives with limeted resources, they cannot access to a safe toilet. The safety of  wemen and girls of the family was a big concern.

We, together with village's leaders andvillage's volunteer built up a new small simple toilet which is safer and better hygiene for the family. Another positive impact we created together with local community ... may say... it is a toilet for life !

Wild fire protection lines...

 During the end of winer, many villages in hilly area prepare the wild fire protection lines around their villages, temples and clusters. 

Sustainable Community Foundation (SCF.) volunteers from Chiang Rai Rajabhat University (CRRU)  recently worked with local people on the wild fire protection lines for two temples. Hope they will be safe from the fire in summer.

Each time of working together is a new journey for all of us to learn and share together. It is a memorable experience that will be passed on from generations to generations. We belief it  contributes to sustainable development.

notes: some photo credits and a vdo file from #HmomgCRRUClub

้Happy New Year 2021

 Even the pandemic, climate change and disaster in 2020 were very challenging, we were able to implement two projects for better living conditions for vulnerable people. Water tanks and building a house for the disadvantaged ones in a so called Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) village were well done. Besides creating positive impacts, we also handed over the spirit of voluntary minds, love, sharing, supporting and caring each other to young people.

2021 is going to be a busy year for us as there are already  five villages in the list. We are ready to enhance  sustainable development through working together with the marginal communities. Let's  take the journey to create positive impact, one village at a time together ! 

Happy New Year 2021 to all readers.

Unconditioned .....is beautiful !

 I earlier posted about a need to finish building a house of a vulnerable household. When a small bamboo house was not convenient for two families: parents of  two sons and three kids, a second son and his pregnant wife. The second son started  building a bigger house three years ago but he could not  complete the new hose as his mother and his wife passed away. He even tried to commit suicide.

After we got to know the story, and  did some sites recce, consultations, discussions and coordination for funding supports from our family members, their friends and our network, we started the project.

All was very happy and emotional on the day we handed over the "Home" to the vulnerable household.  The team and the household's member came to talk to me and reflect their feeling of our working together.

Their words did touch my heart !

" Money cannot buy this experience" ....

" we do not have to be rich to help the others"...

" I am glad my help can reduce their problem"...

 " I am happy to help them unconditionally"...

 "what we can do for them is spiritually support and share our labors.

 " I am happy to see them happy"

" I do not know  how to  thank you enough for you kind help, but I will keep helping the others whose life is hard as best as I can.

The goodness of helping and supporting each other unconditionally  is very beautiful !