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Batik Painting Workshop
A Batik Painting Workshop was held on Libong Island, Trang during the 1st and 2nd of November as part of the project activity for the Thai-British Cooperation. The objective was to teach the rural women on the coast and islands the art of batik painting (a well known Southern Muslim Thai craft). More than twenty five women beneficiaries benefited from the teaching. The workshop attracted much curiosity from the island community and men and children soon took part at a later stage out of interest. The training session was attended by the Executive Director of Transrural Trust (England) as well as representatives from the Lifelong Learning Foundation (Thailand). Materials, accommodation, meals and cost of experts were co-funded by both organizations.
These workshops are not new and have been organised since the tsunami disaster of 2004. Sponsored from the start by the Lifelong Learning Foundation on a quarterly basis, batik experts have been invited from the mainland to train the rural people. Quality finished products are then sold to foreign tourists staying on the island. The income goes to the ‘artist’ thereby encouraging creativity, talent and lots of hard work. Teaching craft skills to the villagers was seen as a better method of bringing in revenue as compared to asking for outright donations from the domestic and international community. Making rural women self sufficient and self reliant not only leads to an improved lifestyle for their families but also financial independence in the long run.
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A Batik Painting Workshop was held on Libong Island, Trang during the 1st and 2nd of November as part of the project activity for the Thai-British Cooperation. The objective was to teach the rural women on the coast and islands the art of batik painting (a well known Southern Muslim Thai craft). More than twenty five women beneficiaries benefited from the teaching. The workshop attracted much curiosity from the island community and men and children soon took part at a later stage out of interest. The training session was attended by the Executive Director of Transrural Trust (England) as well as representatives from the Lifelong Learning Foundation (Thailand). Materials, accommodation, meals and cost of experts were co-funded by both organizations.
These workshops are not new and have been organised since the tsunami disaster of 2004. Sponsored from the start by the Lifelong Learning Foundation on a quarterly basis, batik experts have been invited from the mainland to train the rural people. Quality finished products are then sold to foreign tourists staying on the island. The income goes to the ‘artist’ thereby encouraging creativity, talent and lots of hard work. Teaching craft skills to the villagers was seen as a better method of bringing in revenue as compared to asking for outright donations from the domestic and international community. Making rural women self sufficient and self reliant not only leads to an improved lifestyle for their families but also financial independence in the long run.