Phuket Opinion: Saving the village

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Phuket Opinion: Saving the village

By The Phuket News

 

Volunteers at the Koh Siray clean-up.

 

PHUKET: The community project to transform the village at Koh Siray into a clean, self-sustaining “ecosystem” is a formidable challenge, but one worthy of taking note.

 

Personnel from the HMAS Canberra visited the village on Monday (Apr 29) to participate in a clean-up and help establish the kindergarten as a sustain­able centre with fresh drinking water and a garden.

 

The visit was part of a wider goodwill project spon­sored by the Australian Depart­ment of Foreign Affairs and Trade with some lofty goals: to transform Koh Siray and reduce waste to zero.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-saving-the-village-71316.php#GWZQirQECEzi2LGO.99 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-05-06

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[mok199]

Good luck with that !

[RotBenz8888]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

transform Koh Siray and reduce waste to zero.

And when HMAS Canberra is gone, zero maintenance.

[Benmart]

5 hours ago, mok199 said:

Good luck with that !

Time will tell. I hope this village breaks the cycle of neglect and apathy so commonplace.