GREEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE IN MAE SOT, THAILAND

Solar-powered activities providing educational support and activities to the children.

ABOUT THE GREEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CENTER

Project Details and Updates

Phase 1 – Construction implemented by Estudio Cavernas.

From October 2018 to February 2019, a football field, a community centre and a playground have been built inside the landfill in Mae Sot, Thailand.

 

Phase 2 – Implementation of activity-based, child-centered games run as regular after-school activities by PlayOnside.

Since the opening, Green Island has hosted a summer school, regular weekday’s football training, extracurricular classes, football tournaments, movie nights and friendship games with other migrant schools. It has brought vibrancy and life into the garbage dump, and has become a place the community as a whole enjoys. Green Island has also participated with four different football teams in the PlayOnside tournaments Mingalarbar Mae Sot League, and Rainy Season Tournament. All in all, the project has developed really well so far.

 

Solar-panels installations 

Solar-powered electricity for 3 of the communal buildings surrounding the new football field. 2 panel systems was installed by Htoot Htoot, an experienced project manager. By mid-November, the installations were finished and powering from 100% clean and renewable energy the different PlayOnside activities.

Keeping the community involved in the project – solar training with handbooks – essential for long term maintenance of the system.

 

Updates 

Since construction of the community centre, 30 families have build their homes nearby – reinforcing the original concept of local ownership and belonging. The Green Island has taken on a symbolic meaning for the community who are united through a central space that represents the community’s identity and shared vision for their own development.

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