Ban Sai Noi is a small village about 20 kms from Ayutthaya city that was very badly affected by the terrible floods in 2011. The community is active in the area of Community-based tourism with homestays and a cooking school.
It also has a small business enterprise selling dried bananas and other local fruits. This is part of the government’s OTOP scheme which aims to help every community develop and market its own unique local product.
As in most villages in Thailand, the local schools lack adequate resources and do not have enough teachers.
For example there is only one English language teacher in the whole community.
Here then is an opportunity for volunteers to help what is a typical Thai rural community.