Periods of the work shop / two weeks
*2008*
| 12-25 October 2008 |
| 09-22 November 2008 |
| 14-27 December 2008 |
*2009*
| 11-24 January 2009 |
| 08-21 February 2009 |
| 15-28 March 2009 |
| 12-25 April 2009 |
| 10-23 May 2009 |
| 14-27 June 2009 |
| 12-25 July 2009 |
| 09-22 August 2009 |
| 13-26 September 2009 |
| 11-24 Octorber 2009 |
| 08-21 November 2009 |
| 13-26 December 2009 |
Why?
Clay building techniques have traditionally been used by many people in rural Thailand. Using clay to build a house or any other building has various advantages. It is…
*Sustainable* and environmentally friendly: almost all materials, such as clay, sand, grass, water and bamboo can be found in the local area. There is a lower need for prefabricated materials that often have to be transported over long distances. Clay building techniques therefore offer an environmentally conscious alternative to other building methods.
*Easy* with the right information everyone can build a clay house.
*Cheap* you do not need large amounts of money to buy materials or to pay for construction workers.
*Cool* inside a clay house it stays cool even during the hottest hours of the day. The clay walls control the inside temperature and in a similar way make sure that it does not get too cold at night.
Unfortunately, as modern building methods were introduced in the Phato area, the traditional techniques of clay house building were largely forgotten. By setting up a natural building educational center, Dindang hopes to bring back this traditional knowledge to the community.
Dindang is organizing workshops and projects on cob-building (clay), building with stones and rocks, and other natural material.
Join one of our projects and you will have a very funny, dirty and most of wonderfull time.
work shops
DinDang Work shops will be taken place on Thai Child Development Foundation premises. The aim is to promote natural building, sustainable living and volunteer work. During the work shop the participent will have a lot of fun and dirty , and we will learn how to build house from natural materials , nature matters etc. The clay house building is for the foundation's volunteer and staff living in.
Cob building projects
* our own educational center will be made in this way
* several houses for Thai Child Development Foundation and their Creative Learning Center will be coordinated and build by Dindang.
Stone and rock building projects
Participant: 7 people
Participation fee: 6,000 bath (120 euro)
Term of work:
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work in the project for 5 days a week
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two free days per week
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a project leader for the organization of the project, work and transport
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working and living together as a group
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making all meals together and do daily tasks in the place where we live
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exchange of culture, learning, working and living in rural area with and amongst local people.
