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Without the centre, the turtle population of Rayong would be critically endangered and disrupted. The work of the centre ensures the turtle population is stable and safe plus helps to raise public education and awareness. By volunteering here you will be actively contributing to turtle conservation plus helping to reduce the staff workload. You will be also supporting the importance of the centre and helping to protect its future.
You will be staying at a local guesthouse in an area off the tourist trail, therefore contributing directly to the local economy. The guest house employs only local people, approximately six people. All recyclable rubbish is located by the local people for resale to generate much needed local income. We pay for the fuel to the island. We also regularly pay for all paints etc. needed to maintain the island’s facilities. As we are a growing company we donate to all our projects when we can and the money goes where it is needed most. All our support staff are Thai people. All the island’s staff are from the village and employed by Thailand’s Ministry of Marine and Coastal resources.
Travellers are encouraged to use local facilities. None of our placements include food. We encourage our volunteers to eat at local restaurants. Our Thai coordinators advise volunteers on good places to eat locally, supporting the local community and enhancing their experience. We wish our volunteers to become part of the local community. Our staff give all our volunteers a full orientation to the area, showing them all local amenities: shops, restaurants, internet cafes, post offices, etc All our volunteers receive a briefing kit which talks about dos and don’ts. Moreover our staff are always on hand to advise, help and ensure our volunteers have a positive impact.
All of our projects need financial assistance, help with planning, technical support and project management and we support where and when we can. As an organisation we do not print brochures. We minimise paper by using internet and email. We always support locally owned businesses, hotels, etc. We believe in putting back into the local economy and one of our key aims is to support small scale long term development initiatives throughout Thailand.
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