During a post-tsunami project Mission Titicaco worked in close cooperation with the Thailand Islands Foundation, the local habitants, local authorities and other organizations connected to Phi Phi Island in Thailand. We did micro credit interviews, delivered micro credits to hundreds of people. We set up the first internet resource center when there was still no internet access on Phi Phi Island, we coordinated the supply of medical equipment to the health center during the first two months. In the second round we set up an Titicaco internet school and an activity center for children in the Nong Kok Camp outside Krabi, where almost 300 adults and 50 children live.
Most active in the project from the other organizations where: Carl Steiner, Jan Yimyam, Malin Speace, Cecilia Peyron, Alexandra Karlsdotter, Andreas Buöen, Johan and Jessica Staël von Holstein and Ivan Daza.
Below you can follow some of the actions that took place.
Blog reports:
Internet school in action
Launchday of the Titicaco internet school.
Kids from Phi Phi Island learning about the human body at www.bbc.co.uk
7th of July
Titicaco Communicaring School launched by the Thailand Islands Foundation in the Nong Kok camp in close cooperation with french Phi Phi Releve Toi.
Jack, Son and Fluk who all wanna become fotball stars, the first day at the internetschool in the camp.
First row from left: Kwang, Ple, Na, Fon, Second row from right: Lim (in white), Ivan (big) Jack (small blue), Son, Jan (halv face), Fluk, Cecilia (white) and Big (almost not seen).
Jack testing his creativity in photoshop, and visualising his dreams.
Now handling internet and email and blogs and mooore!
Johan, Jessica and Ivan receiving recognition from the governor of Krabi, Mr Promnart.
Aey, Claire and Pum after had checked out their new website and celebrating the launch of the book " My Island" by the children of Phi Phi Island. Check out the website at www.childrenofphiphi.com
Carin Selvin, author for the Thailand Islands Foundation Phi Phi Island book, that soon will be launched!
Micro Credit applicant and his two children. He is a construction worker and carpenter, but can at the moment only work with creation of art as on the picture. The beautiful batic was actually created by his son on right five minutes before the picture was taken in the Nong Kok camp outside Krabi.
Happy walking down the mountain after had realised there was no Tsunami after the earthquake south of Sumatra.
Destroyed fence after people where running of to high grounds when the earthquake warning was aknowledged by major news channels and hundreds of sms messages.
A micro credit applicant family, the father wants to buy a longtail boat to be able to earn money for his family.
One micro credit applicant that used to run a small water sevage and ice making factory on Phi Phi.
Andreas Buoen talking to a micro credit applicant on Phi Phi.
Andreas Buoen, Thomas Norberg, Ivan and La working with micro credit applications at the moske.
People from Phi Phi Island who want to apply for micro credits.
Volunteers at work, new wall for a restuarant that was opened one day later.
Volunteer at work, new flor for a restuarant that was opened one day later.
Even though Phi Phi Island is officially closed this newly installed ATM machine is up and running.
Phi Phi Island Police with newly installed siren and early tsunami warning system. It came to use last monday when the eartquake south of Sumatra hit in the middle of the night. Almost everyone runned up to high grounds.
Aiye, Mr. Arnont Promnart, the Governor of Krabi and Ivan after had signed agreement with the Governor regarding teh Thailand Islands Foundation Activity Center and Internet School Center. It will be used for music, sports, art and education on by 3 000 pupils who were affected by the Tsunami.
Phi Phi Island, and Thailands Islands Foundation micro credits on BBC
Brittish Embassy and Brittish Police who actually donated money for free drinks for the volunteers. They said they were proud to see so many Brittish in action on the Island. The gift was highly appreciated later that night at Carlitos.
Volunteer who busted his head open after a fall, after exhaustion. Fixed by Holly the Canadian volunteer nurse who helped out in 600 - 700 accidents during the last two months.
Temporary bridge built for clean out operations.
Volunteers at work on Phi Phi Island.
Charnnarong Taecharachkij (Charlie), president of the Coordination Committe to reconstruct Phi Phi Island and Thailand Islands Foundation.
Volunteers jumping on site that was cleared out the same day.
60 000 Baht, part payment for Longtailboat
Engine for Longtail boat
Negotiation for new Longtail boat
Inspection of new longtail boat
Taking out money at the bank, for delivery of micro credits.
Nong Kok camp doing interviews.
Nong Kok Cam, doing 19 more Micro Credit interviews.
Doing another of 48 Micro Credit interviews at the moske in Krabi.
Doing one of 48 Micro Credit interviews at the moske in Krabi.
Explaining about Micro Credits at the moske in Krabi.
Coordination with the Thailand Police on Phi Phi Island to set up an early warning system.
Red Cross, Michael Coyet, Israeli volunteer, Neil, head of collections, auctions and entertainment for Hiphiphi and another israeli volunteers who recently sold their beared.
Two proposals with plans of the future Phi Phi Island. The first one in agreement with the landowners. The second one not so popular by the land owners, since it proposes to turn the whole area where their main business operations are made into a beach, with five star hotels on the mountain.
According to this article volunteers need a work permit, otherwise they risk to face penalties of up to three years in jail, or a fine of up to 30 000 Baht, or both.
Volunteers taking out a longtail boat.
Picture from the Phuket Gazzet showing Phi Phi right after the tsunami.
At a meeting with the Foundation of her Royal Highness the Princess of Thailand.
Volunteers doing dangerous work tearing the house down.
House that needs to be taken out.
Buying sirens and equipment for setting up an early tsunami warning system on Phi Phi Island.
On site at the new school that the Thailand Islands Foundation have been offered to set up an activity center and internet school.
La (helping the Thailand Islands Foundation with translation and negotiation), Sukti (the former headmaster of the Phi Phi Island elementary school), Emily and Ake from helping hands and the headmaster of the Aunang School and this new school site.
Thailand Islands Foundation in a meeting with the director of the Krabi province Educational Area Mr. Paiboon (in blue).
From left; Sutki, former headmaster of the elementary school on Phi Phi Island, Ivan, La - Apichat, Thai offocer and Mr Paiboon.
Angelo, founder of Phi Phi Releve toi, signing out checks in Krabi to people in need.
There are now 4 internet cafees up and running, this one is the first who was microfinanced by the Thailand Islands Foundation.
Carlitos bar on Phi Phi Island, definately re-opened.
An Israeli volunteer who actually sold his long beared on an auction being performed at Carlitos bar by Hiphiphi and Neil. It generated 7500 B and was invested in buying tools for all the work thats being done.
Another reopened shop on Phi Phi Island. There are approximately 70 businesses up and running on the island, and every day more and more are opening much because of the help of cleaning out, painting, fixing by the hands of volunteers.
The children of the Phi Phi Island school being taken care of at the main school in Krabi.
A german engineer with drawing of new plans of the Island on his computer.
Carl Steiner paying a longtail boatsman 25 000B so he will be able to repair his boat.
The surviving viking. Yesterday he meet with the Thai person who saved him and he was told they were considering to leave him, since they had to prioritize and did not think he was going to survive.
Two volunteers being interviewed by Irish National television.
Two volunteers working just 15 minutes after they arrived on the island. Many of the volunteers that come here havent planned to work for more than a day, but stay over 2-3 weeks.
Charlotte from Varberg that donated school equipment to a school on Koh Yau after our recommendation.
Clean up dive team. Claire, Jenny and Maria. There are still bungalows and tons of metall, glas and rubbish in deep water taht needs to be taken out.
Volunteers cleaning the beach, Fredrik Pommer Adler on right..
Letter at a hotel in Phuket.
The Magic Bucket have generated over 1 million B from donatios and selling things that are found when cleaning the island. All money is reinvested in cleanup and rebuilding operations.
Michael Coyet from Red Cross Sweden in tshirt from Thailand Islands Foundation.
Reopened on Phi Phi Island.
Reopened on Phi Phi Island.
Reopened on Phi Phi Island.
Buddhist spirit house.
Thai Marine visiting.
The Thailand Islands internet resource center up and running.
Volunteers in cleaning operation.
This part of the town is called Ghost Town, and for those that didnt know: Phi Phi actually means Ghost Ghost.
Jumbo and Garn founders of the foundation of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Thailand.
Coordination of schools in need with the foundation of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Thailand.
Micro credit coordination meeting with Angelo, founder of www.phiphi-releve-toi.com
Aiye and Emiel from Hiphiphi.
Emiel Kok, founder of Hiphiphi and Andrew Cartmell from MTV News.
MTV News interviewing Carl Steiner of whats going on on the Island.
Morning planning meeting of todays actions.
Raddningsverket and Red Cross delivering equipment for the health department at the request of The Thailand Islands Foundation.
A buddhist monch giving prayers over human bodyparts in the white box.
The Thailand Islands Foundation guiding the Red Cross and Raddningsverket on the island.
Carl and Geoff on one of the five daily rounds collecting items for identification.
Carl Steiner putting together an arm and talking to the Swedish General Consul Crister Asp. Crister thanked The Thailand Islands Foundation for our work in collecting items for identification. So far 270 items have been collected.
Volunteers cleaning street.
Ivan Daza, head of operations in Thailand for The Thailand Islands Foundation and Michael Coyet from the Swedish Red Cross.
From the camp in Krabi.
The Thailand Islands Foundation in the camp in Krabi, spreading the word of the micro credit possibility.
The Thailand Islands Foundation guiding the Red Cross, Raddningsverket and the Swedish Forreign Ministry and the Norweigan Police on the island.
Volunteers cleaning up on the Island, this is done every day by 80 persons, most of them people who were just passing by and decided to stay and be at service.
Here The Thailand Islands Foundation delivering the first micro credit to Jan, in cooperation with Hiphiphi. In the picture you can see the contract for the satelite dish and internet connection.
Jan and her nine year old daughter in the Camp in Krabi. She had invested 1 miljon B one month before the Tsunami in a 15 year contract for her bookshop and internet cafe on Phi Phi Island.
Carl Steiner, who speaks Thai, informing scavangers of the collection of identification items procedure.
The school building, you can clearly see the water line that indicates how high the water reached on the wall.
This person vut his foot really bad, was later sent to the Bangkok Phuket hospital where he was operated and back on the island two days later.
Holly is a voluntary nurse from Canada, here doing one of the 10-15 daily foot wounds that happend during the cleaning operations on the island every day.
Carl Steiner is handing out 100 B for each item the scavangers find, that might be used for identification. These objects are later handed over to the norweigan police.
At this cleaning operations passports, identification cards, scalps and bones are found.
Satellite photo of the Tsunami in action.
Welcome to Koh Phi Phi, spent the first day getting aquainted to the island and getting detailed information about the devastation that hit so hard.
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