Ariyavaddhi and Volunteer Activities for Development of Ban Nong Hua Ruea Community, Maha Phot Subdistrict, Kao Liao District Nakhon Sawan Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were 1) to analyze needs and wants; 2) to drive volunteer activities; and 3) to extract lessons (lessons learned) from volunteer activities for development of Ban Nong Hua Ruea community, Maha Phot Subdistrict, Kao Liao District. Nakhon Sawan Province. It was an action research. The workshop area was Ban Nong Hua Ruea School, Maha Phot Subdistrict, Kao Liao District. There were 2 steps as follows: Step 1: planning  consisted of 1) small group meeting with 15 stakeholders and going to the data collection area to analyze needs and wants; and 2) to hold a working group meeting in an online format, 60 people; Step 2: practice consisted of 1) assigning work and responsibilities, 2) coordinating spatially, and 3) driving volunteer activities; and step 3: extracting lessons (lessons learned) consisted of 1) in-depth interviews with 17 key informants, and 2) group discussions with working groups and public-minded people, 25 people. And descriptive data analysis was conducted. The results of the research found that 1) activities driving development included improving playgrounds, renovating a damaged bathroom, improving the landscape (planting trees/garden), improving the agricultural demonstration plots, cleaning the drainage channels around the football field and improving and repairing the lighting system in the library; 2) volunteer activities included 2.1) activities to share kindness from MCU elders to Nong Hua Ruea brothers and sisters. (providing scholarships and items) to students, 2.2) 7 development base activities based on the needs and wants of the community, and 2.3) anti-drug sports; and 3) shared value success consisted of 1) the school had good environment, 2) cooperation and unity, 3) there was an exchange of ideas and working together, 4) strengthen unity, 5) creating responsibility, and 6) encouraging students to sacrifice. While the obstacles included 1) unclear project objectives, 2) time period limited, working meetings were not enough. There was no written record. Therefore, it made it impossible to control the time according to the schedule.