Zeavola “Baan Laem Tong School” Koh Phi Phi
Zeavola Resort donates three US dollar to this lunch program for every single night the guests stay. All guests are invited to participate in this project by offering the food to kids every Friday during their lunch and experience life on Phi Phi island from another angle.
Baan Laem Tong school is only 5 minutes walk away from the hotel. These kids come from the local Sea Gypsy village close by. The Sea Gypsies are their own ethnic group within Thailand. They where invited to settle down by the deceased King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
He looked after them to receive ID cards in order for the kids to participate in the public school system. The school is very small with about 40 kids guiding them through out the age of 13 years.
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Zeavola Resort is committed to cook for kids and teachers every Friday all around their school year. Normally the teachers look after this task. Due to the remote location it is difficult for them to receive financial support and to feed the students five days a week. This is where the kitchen team of the Zeavola comes in. The Zeavola Family provides soup, main course and dessert as well as lemonade for all kids and teachers. Mr. Sinchai the head of security is looking after this in dedicated fashion.
He also instills a sense of democracy as every week after the meal he conducts a vote on next week's meal. Everybody can scream out their favorite dish and after collecting 5-6 there is a public vote by raising their hands on what will be the next meal. That's why chocolate cakes are served once in a while.
“Located in a remote area it has proved very difficult for the school to secure any budget from the local authority”
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