Fah Thai Magazine May June 2018
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SAMUI’S GOOD JOBS<br />
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The Samui Elephant<br />
Sanctuary gained<br />
inspiration from<br />
the Save Elephant<br />
Foundation, whose<br />
founder Sangduean<br />
“Lek” Chailert, is<br />
known for being<br />
at the forefront for<br />
elephant welfare<br />
and ethical tourism.<br />
From a previous<br />
life of hard labour,<br />
the elephants now<br />
thrive in a caring<br />
environment.<br />
SAMUI ELEPHANT SANCTUARY<br />
An experience not to be missed is<br />
Samui Elephant Sanctuary which<br />
opened in January this year and<br />
already has five adorable elephants<br />
in residence. Getting up close to the<br />
elephants is a memory you can never<br />
forget! According to the founder<br />
Khun Pao, “Here at the Samui<br />
Sanctuary, we treat our elephants<br />
with the dignity and respect they<br />
deserve. We do not allow riding or<br />
any type of performance; instead we<br />
work with our herd through positive<br />
reinforcement via food! Our tours<br />
follow a very relaxed programme<br />
which starts with an introduction<br />
to our work, followed by feeding<br />
the elephants. Then (it’s) a leisurely<br />
stroll through the sanctuary –<br />
accompanied by other elephants!”<br />
There are two tours each day,<br />
from 9am-12pm, 2-5pm.<br />
samuielephantsanctuary.org,<br />
Tel: +66 95 269 8343,<br />
email: info@samuielephantsanctuary.org<br />
SOI DOG FOUNDATION<br />
Founded in Phuket in 2003, Soi<br />
Dog (which means Street Dog)<br />
has an excellent animal welfare<br />
programme, having efficiently spayed<br />
and neutered more than 200,000<br />
dogs since opening its doors. They<br />
also work tirelessly providing<br />
medical treatment, sheltering,<br />
adoption opportunities and<br />
sponsorship of dogs.<br />
Funded entirely by donations,<br />
Soi Dog currently has a mobile<br />
sterilisation unit in Koh Samui<br />
which neuters many dogs and cats<br />
every month. To find out more or to<br />
donate, please visit soidog.org.<br />
SISTERS ON SAMUI (SOS)<br />
Every month, around 50 ladies<br />
gather for an informal lunch at one<br />
of Samui’s excellent restaurants.<br />
Aside from a fun social event, SOS<br />
supports local charities and has been<br />
the driving force behind several<br />
important causes.<br />
Its current focus is on raising<br />
funds to renovate the Children’s<br />
Ward at the government-run<br />
Nathon Hospital. In addition to<br />
the refurbishment programme,<br />
SOS is looking for sponsors and<br />
donations to provide new pyjamas<br />
for the children and to install bright<br />
new cheerfully coloured curtains.<br />
Details of the work by Sisters on<br />
Samui can be found at facebook.com/<br />
kohsamuicharity.<br />
SAMUI CLEAN & TRASH HERO<br />
And where there are humans, there<br />
is invariably garbage and Samui is<br />
no exception. Visitors and locals<br />
to the island can see an increasing<br />
number of large bins on the beaches<br />
that encourage disposal of trash<br />
responsibly and help keep the<br />
beaches in pristine condition.<br />
Decorated with the message<br />
Respect Our Beaches and bright sea<br />
images, they are the brainchild of<br />
local artist Idania Lucia Reiss, who<br />
creates the captivating artwork<br />
together with other artists. The<br />
bins are then distributed by Brent<br />
Jones, founder of non-profit<br />
organisation, Samui Clean and<br />
Samui Bins.<br />
Samui Clean, together with<br />
another group, Trash Hero,<br />
organises beach cleaning sessions<br />
every Sunday afternoon at 3pm.<br />
They welcome visitors to join<br />
them. Samui Clean accepts<br />
donations, however small, to<br />
finance the bins and the materials<br />
needed for the artwork.<br />
Details can be found on<br />
facebook/samuiclean.<br />
DOING MY PART<br />
Two years ago, I co-founded<br />
Impact Samui with my partners<br />
Rodney Waller (an established,<br />
award-winning developer on the<br />
island), and financial and project<br />
manager David Birchall.<br />
With a clear focus on<br />
responsible development, we do<br />
new building projects and we<br />
also carve a niche through our<br />
restoration of existing, rundown<br />
buildings. Rather than<br />
demolishing them and adding more<br />
development to the island, older<br />
buildings get beautified and new<br />
life breathed into them. Whenever<br />
possible, usable materials get<br />
recycled before donating the<br />
remainder to various causes on<br />
the island – in particular, children<br />
and animals. Sometimes our<br />
company sells such materials<br />
and makes cash donations to<br />
worthwhile causes. With our first<br />
project, Lavaliere, we sold all sorts<br />
of items, and made a donation<br />
towards the redevelopment of the<br />
Children’s Ward at Nathon Hospital<br />
on the island.<br />
If you’re just visiting,<br />
consider a bit of volunteer or<br />
responsible tourism by visiting<br />
the organisations or sending a<br />
donation. It’s what keeps Samui<br />
beautiful.<br />
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Above<br />
Respect Our Beaches’<br />
Idiana Lucia Reiss,<br />
an artist who paints<br />
the cans and Brent<br />
Jones of Samui Clean<br />
and Trash Hero<br />
work tirelessly to<br />
keep Samui shores<br />
pristine.<br />
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Volunteers for<br />
Trash Hero may<br />
also be non-Samui<br />
residents. Jones says<br />
that many tourists<br />
ask to help with<br />
beach cleaning who<br />
directly contact the<br />
organisation.<br />
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