Outdoor teacher Camp Ep.3 "Ban Huay Na Gad"

Mae Suai, Chiang Rai  11-14 August 2023

Ban Huay Na Gad is the Akha's tribe village Mae Suai, Chiang Rai up on the mountain. There is 1 school and 1 teacher taking care of students. Akha is the biggest ethnic group in Thailand. Ulo Akha group or Akha Thai, which is the Akha ethnic group who came to Thailand as the first group. They are the most prominent group in wearing Akha hats. Group naming is based on the style of wearing hats. The villagers of Huai Nakad migrated their families from Ban Kha Yaeng, Mae Chan Sub-district, Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai Province to live at Ban Huai Khi Lek, Wawee Sub-district, Mae Suai District for about 3 years, but there was a problem of not enough food. Later, about 3-4 families of villagers went to build a farm in the area adjacent to the Nakad stream. The first group of 17 villagers, Nai Luang Ma Yer, was the leader and invited each other to move from Ban Huay Kee Lek to set up a community in 1962. The community was named after the water source as "Ban Huai Nagad" for "Huai Nagad" was formerly known as "Huai Naga" because a Lahu woman named "Naka" or what the Lahu people called "Nakama" died in the creek of this Therefore, people call it "Huai Naga". The word "Naka" or "Nakama" in Lahu language means "mad ghost" is an unlucky word, so it is called "Huai Nagad" instead. “Ban Huai Nakad” community lives according to the Akha way of life. The population grew. There are Lahu people who have come to live as well and live together peacefully until now

Theme: Kids, construction

Meeting point: Chiangrai Bus station 08:00 on 11 August 2023

Camp Rule

• Do not give mobile number to students

• No rude conversation

• Appropriate behavior, as we are in teacher role

• Save your belonging

• Use less of mobile phone

• Do not give money to students

• No alcohol 

• Do not leave the camp without any inform

• We separate male, female

What to bring

• Teaching material, gaem, music, etc.

• Raincoat for students

• Milk powder for students

• some donation for school/students, we will give in the last day at assembly

Total volunteer: 30

Number of international participants can be accepted: 4

Participation fee: 6,000  include

• Transportation

• Food and accommodation

• Accident insurance

• Pick up car