Do you know that in Indonesia, we have been practicing social distancing for years? However, this routine has more to do with a belief and is intended to be a time for someone to purify themselves. The practice of self-distancing has occurred a long time ago, primarily done by Hindus. This practice is addressed as Nyepi.
The Knuckles National Park is a lush green mountain range and rated one of the best places to hike in Sri Lanka. Located one hour outside Kandy, our groups have the opportunity to visit local villages and temples in the area before setting off on their hike.
Service-learning with students maximizes their capacity for growth and resilience. Khiri Campus encourages teachers to work with students individually to develop and deepen the student’s personal knowledge. We present at every stage of the service-learning process to support teachers and their students.
Besides kayaking and swimming through the caves along the bay, we recommend visiting a pearl farm and learning about one of these sustainable tourist ventures. The first pearl farms were started about 40 years ago and have expanded to provide jobs to local townspeople and fishermen.
About two hours outside Bangkok, Plean Yod Tarn is an organic coconut farming community in Samut Songkram. Farmers in this region have a reputation for growing some of the best coconuts in Thailand
This IPE program aims to incorporate the four components necessary in providing excellent patient care: exposure, immersion, experience, and competence. Khiri Campus exposes health care students to healthcare in a communal setting by working with a local community health care center.
Healthcare in Indonesia can be summed up in two words: organized disarray. It remains a decentralized system due to the difficulty of the country’s logistics. At Khiri Campus, we perform health check-ups with our healthcare groups at posyandus and puskesmas. Our groups observe, diagnose, and treat patients in distressed communities.
As we develop our students into independent thinkers with a drive to blaze their own paths and answer their own questions, we must provide them with the excellent source material. Our educational travel programs do just that while working with rural communities. Together, all parties involved will actively create measurable change with limited time and resources.
We work closely with educators and students to help build meaningful customized community service projects. We understand that sometimes fundraising is a big step towards making trips a reality. Setting big fundraising numbers seems quite daunting, but the challenge can also motivate students to dig deep and meet their goals.
Since most groups traveling with Khiri Campus already plan to volunteer a good portion of their trip at one of our many local community development projects, we would like to give our travelers some food for thought before going overseas. When visiting countries that we are unfamiliar with, the idea of responsible traveling is a common courtesy that is often forgotten when people go on vacation.