Field-0 [Jingru (Cyan) Cheng and Chen Zhan] is collaborating with the Karen Indigenous community living in the Vajiralongkorn Dam Reservoir in western Thailand, whose ancestral forest lands were submerged following the dam’s construction in the 1980s. Today, many displaced villagers live on floating rafts above their flooded homes, their lives rising and falling with the dam’s cyclical water releases. Though surrounded by water, they remain without access to safe drinking water.
As an initial step, we are working with the Pilok Pho Village Nursery to design and install a rainwater collection and filtration system. This system will provide safe drinking water for the children and serve as a communal resource for the wider village. This process is mediated by the Forest Tradition temple, a well-respected local guardian.
If you wish to stand with the indigenous community, please consider supporting the development of this vital infrastructure. Every gesture of support is received with deep gratitude.
You can visit the project webpage for more information:
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