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About Volunteer Activities

Volunteer Activities in Thailand is a Voluntary Organization in Aonang that works in partnership with Krabi Marine Conservation Club and the diving activities are supported by Aonang Scuba Center. Volunteer Activities’ Mission is to save our sea for our future world.

Volunteer Activities operates only in Thailand, in Krabi province in the South of the country. We welcome volunteers from around the world to work together in protecting our precious environment.

Volunteers coming from abroad will find a welcome as good as a home from home. All aspects of volunteer’s needs are taken care of with high quality accommodation and excellent cooking, although some basic house keeping chores will be shared.

Volunteer Activities has long experience in volunteer project management and matching the skills and hopes of volunteers with successful and valuable community base programs.

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Volunteer Activities Staff

Suwat Hannarong
Project Founder
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Suwat, owner of Aonang Scuba Center and Founder of the Marine Conservation Project in Ao Nang, Thailand, has lived an incredibly full and fascinating life. He has achieved so much in his lifetime that it is hard to believe it is all the work of one man!

Between the ages of 16 and 20, Suwat cycled every year with 200 contestants from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, a journey of 700 kilometres. Suwat also trained in Thai boxing and Tae Kwon Do, becoming the first National Champion of Thailand in Tae Kwon Do in 1970.

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Sudarut Saksan (Sao)
Hose Family
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Sao is a native resident of Aonang. She studied in Human Resources Management at Rachapat University in Phuket. Sao used to work as a Resort Manager in Aonang for two years and assisted her husband run his diving business. In the past 4 years she enjoyed working as a Host Family for foreign Volunteers in Aonang. She is very good at Thai cooking. Volunteers rate her dishes as fantastic. Sao’s hobby is bead collecting- some of her beads are more than 3,000 years old.

Kittipong Apichartmaetee (Jack)
Projects Manager
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Jack is a very kind and warm person. Every time you meet him, you always see a smile on his face. Jack loves all animals and if he sees an injured animal, he will move fast to help it. Jack has also fallen in love with computers. You will often see him sitting in front of his computer to search for the latest information and update his knowledge.
 
Jack has done research on Sea-Grasses for his Masters Degree. Jack holds a Master of Science Degree majoring in  Forestry Biology at Kasetsart University in Thailand and has more than 10 years experience of working with conservation projects for the Thai Marine National Parks.
 
With 14 years of Diving experience, Jack decided to be a diving instructor and now he is a NAUI and a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Sinit Apichartmaetee (Jill)
Projects Officer manager
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Jill holds a Masters Degree in Information Technology from Griffith University of Queensland. Jill lived in Australia for 5 years and started to dive over there. She fell in love so much that she is now a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
 
Jill is in charge of all the accounts, handles all new contacts and volunteers, organizes, translates and prepares documents, helps with visa extensions and flight details. Jill also leads our Thai language and Culture training sessions. Jill will be the main contact for volunteers and very happy to answer any questions you may have.
Phawinee Tar-Thong (Meaw)
Projects Coordinator
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Meaw enjoys most outdoor and aquatic activities, has a lot of energy and loves to practice her English while learing more about other places in the world. Meaw loves diving so much that she dreams of becoming a diving Instructor- this is not far off as Meaw is already a DiveMaster Trainee.
 
Meaw holds a Bachelor  of Science Degree majoring in Fish Biology from Kasetsart University in Thailand. After graduation, Meaw worked for the Marine National Park Operations Center for several years before changing track to give all her time to our conservation and environmental project.
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