RCE Trang,Thailand - 2024

The Small Things Call of Voluntary
CSV
Basic Information
Title of project : 
The Small Things Call of Voluntary
Contributing organization(s) : 
(Individual RCE member organizations – minimum of 2 contributing organizations)
1. Trang City Municipality
2. Ministry of Social Development and Human Security
3. ThaiHealth Promotion Foundation
4. Young Stop drink Network
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
1.Volunteer activities 2.Education 3.Partnership - Trang City Municipality / Community / School / Volunteer Network
Organizational Affiliation: 
Trang City Municipality
E-mail: 
rce@trangcity.go.th
Format of project: 
PowerPoint The Small Things Call of Voluntary
Language of project: 
English
Date of submission:
Friday, August 16, 2024
Web link: 
https://www.facebook.com/Jitarsar.trang?locale=th_TH เครือข่ายชมรมจิตอาสาศาสนานำสุข https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063737073668 ชมรมจิตอาสาฯ อำเภอกันตัง https://www.facebook.com/jitrasa.mueangtrang/ ชมรมจิตอาสาฯ อำเภอเมืองตรัง https://www.face
Additional resources: 
http://www.trangcity.go.th/
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
Yes
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At what level is the policy operating?: 
Local
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Country: 
Thailand
Location(s): 
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Address of focal point institution for project: 
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Ecosystem(s):
Coastal, Forest, Fresh water, Mountain, Urban/Peri-urban, Wetlands
Target Audience:
Secondary, Youth (Informal)
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Trang Province is a province in the southern part of Thailand. Its economy is characterized by services, agriculture, livestock, tourism, industry, and commerce. It has a great deal of ethnic and cultural diversity. It is a multicultural community with Thai, Chinese, Muslim, and Christian races. There are temples, shrines, and mosques. Trang is a tourist city because Trang has abundant natural attractions such as the sea, mountains, waterfalls, and caves. Trang's tourist attractions are numerous and attractive. The physical geography is a combination of plateaus and hills. The green mountains are the source of streams and rivers. Trang has more than 40 islands, such as Libong Island, which is known as a habitat for dugongs. Koh Kradan, with its crystal clear waters, was awarded the island with the most beautiful beach in the world in 2023.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
Strengthening the power of youth volunteers to do good with their hearts in accordance with the royal volunteer spirit's aspirations to strengthen activities that help solve problems and develop the province to be sustainable, passing on and passing on volunteer activities from generation to generation.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
April, 2011
Rationale: 
The Trang Province Religious Volunteer Club has devoted 13 years to cultivating the volunteer spirit in Thai youth, recognizing the need for greater awareness and understanding of helping others. The founders emphasized that although today’s children are intelligent, they often lack the knowledge of the importance of community service. Inculcating public awareness from a young age is important, as it enhances children’s humanity and potential. The teachings of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the importance of doing good without regard to recognition reinforce the need to instill ethics and volunteerism in youth. By participating in volunteer activities, children develop a deeper understanding of their own environment and the value of helping others, which ultimately leads to a more compassionate society.
Objectives: 
1. To promote children and youth to volunteer as givers more than receivers
2. To promote the use of free time to benefit children and youth
3. To develop and strengthen morality, ethics, and personality of children and youth to be courageous in a good way, confident, brave but gentle, respectful, and self-disciplined
4. To promote democratic habits in both thoughts and actions through group processes
5. To promote good leadership and followersship in children and youth
6. To promote children and youth to work together in a multicultural format
7. To develop youth volunteer leaders as models in line with Buddhist peace methods
Activities and/or practices employed: 
Nature and environment
1. The ordination of a tree : the Thai Buddhist environmental movement
2. Tree planting
3. Mangrove planting (no information available)
4. Sea grass planting (no information available)
5. Collecting trash along the coast and various tourist attractions
6. Building a weir to slow down water overflow

Public utility
1. Sweeping the temple grounds, cleaning the temple bathrooms
2. Creating BBL learning media for schools
3. Painting and restoring equipment for remote schools
4. Campaigning for safe driving during festivals
5. Campaigning against drinking alcohol
6. Creative space activities provide opportunities for families and youth to do activities together every evening

Social assistance
1. Donating to help flood victims
2. Donating items and organizing activities for elderly homes (no information available)
3. Donating books to remote schools
4. Reading books to create e-books for the blind

Activities and networks
1. Organizing training activities to develop youth potential in organizations
2. Cooperating in implementing activities with Alcohol-Free Organization Network (ALCO) and Thai Health Promotion Foundation
3. Cooperate with the Sangha to promote and support public welfare activities for local youth
4. Cooperate with religious schools to organize multicultural volunteer activities and live together happily
Size of academic audience: 
High school students from various schools in Trang and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces
Results: 
1. Youth leaders and volunteers are created in every area to drive volunteer activities and implement SDG activities throughout Thailand to be continuously implemented, driving the volunteer movement from generation to generation for sustainability.
2. Children and youth have public-spirited volunteers to develop and strengthen morality, ethics, personality, leadership, dare to express themselves in a good way, have confidence, be polite, gentle, respectful, and have self-discipline.
3. Democracy is promoted, living together in a diverse society with multiculturalism.
Lessons learned: 
Developing youth volunteer leaders as role models for peace to drive the achievement of sustainable development goals according to global, national and local policies and to ensure the sustainability of RCE Trang's operations, allowing youth to contribute to raising the level of activities and solving sustainable development issues (SDGs) Social aspect
By adhering to the following principles:M-V-P-U-T-C MODEL” M (Mindfulness) V (Volunteer)
P=(Peacefulmeans) U=(Understanding Multicultural) T=(Teamwork and Leadership)
C=(Communications, Information, and Media Literacy)
Youth volunteerism is a driving force for problem solving and local development, driving SDG implementation, creating participation and connecting networks across the country and on the basis of multicultural diversity.
Key messages: 
For humans, volunteering is truly a duty.
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
RCE Greater Gombak Malaysia
Funding: 
1. Donations from corporate entities and others
2. Income generation and operations of the club
3. Budgets of various agencies

Pictures:

File Name Caption for picture Photo Credit
Image icon S__8888327_0.jpg (564.21 KB) The ordination of a tree : the Thai Buddhist environmental movement
Image icon S__8888329_0.jpg (223.06 KB) Building a weir to slow down water overflow
Image icon S__8888332_0.jpg (440.3 KB) Cleaning the temple
Image icon S__8888335_0.jpg (442.73 KB)
Image icon S__8888334_0.jpg (149.89 KB) Creative activity area
Image icon S__8888336_0.jpg (329.08 KB) Campaign to stop drinking alcoholic beverages
Image icon S__8888342.jpg (197.52 KB) Creative activity area
References and reference materials: 
PDF icon THE SMALL THINGS CALL OF VOLUNTARY 1.pdf
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Direct
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Direct
SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 
Direct
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 
Direct
Theme
Disaster Risk Reduction 
Direct
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Arts 
Direct
Curriculum Development 
Direct
Ecotourism 
Direct
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Plants & Animals 
Direct
Waste 
Direct
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
No
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes