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We are on schedule to start work on the Veterinary Centre soon and now the roads are down we will be able to get to the building site easily and continue working throughout the rainy season. We’ll keep you posted.
Our next target is to raise £4000 for the bore hole so if you know anyone who might help us raise the money for this important piece of the development, please do let us know. You can contact us simply by clicking here.
We are very pleased to have come so far in such a short time, thanks to some wonderful grants that we have received. We will continue to fund raise actively so that we can move quickly to complete the clinic and build the education centre. If you can help us in any way at all
It has been hugely helpful to have one of our Trustees, and Chairman of our sister Thai charity, Jakrapob Thaotad, on hand to monitor and project manage the road building. It has taken a lot of his time but what an achievement! Thanks, Jake.
So from a simple earthen track, we are well on the way to completing 270 metres of roadway from the entrance to the site to the parking and turning area at the place we have chosen for the clinic.
You can see from the skies in the photos that the rains are not far away – so it is a bit of a race against time….
This sacred ground-breaking ceremony focused on consecrating the ‘main pillar’ of the new building of the Centre. The contractors participated throughout and the pillar, of specific dimensions and precisely placed, was erected with banana shoots and sugar cane on each side and special gifts were provided. Prayers were offered that the enterprise will thrive and the site will truly become a wonderful haven for elephants and for the community. Our Thai trustee, Jakrapob Thaotad, was central to the ceremony.
It was a very special day for us as the work now gets underway.
Roads require a lot of ground preparation, and in Southern Thailand, where we have really heavy rains,
Jake, our trustee who lives in Phang Nga, is on site several days a week. Having finalised the design and costs for the road with the architect,
But the good news is that the workmen are on site, the materials arriving and the weather is good. We will bring you
Thank you to those wonderful donors who have supported us enabling us to make such a good start on our exciting project to benefit the health and welfare of needy elephants in Southern Thailand. If you would like to help us to raise money to assist us in our work please click here.
Sir Richard closely follows all developments in STEF and attends all meetings of the trustees (with Jake usually participating on Skype). He expressed his delight at the progress that had been made sine his last visit in 2018. With Jake, they discussed the plans for the new Veterinary Centre that we hope to complete within the year.
Once funds are achieved for the Veterinary Centre, we will move to build our Education Centre – as, alongside health and welfare, education is the cornerstone of conservation, and we intend actively to promote knowledge about the Asian elephant, its care, and the significance of this magnificent animal in Thai culture.
If you will help us on our way, please go here to donate, or sponsor a tree or just visit our shop and buy on line. Thank you.
The first stage is to complete the track from the road to the Clinic. This will ensure works can continue throughout the rainy season. Then we will lay the foundations for
We believe there is a very real and urgent health and welfare need
Can you help us to raise the funds we need? Our immediate need is for £17,000 for the track and we would welcome any support you may be able to give. Please just click here to donate. We will be happy recognise all donations in an appropriate way. Or please write and ask for more details by filling out the Contact Us form.
It is still only a plan, but we have commissioned an architect to produce drawings for the clinic. We have identified the site for the building and and funds already raised in 2018 have allowed us to clear the land and prepare it for building works.
The work will be staged and will progress as we can afford it. We will start with a covered yard with concrete base, stocks and an off-loading barrier.
The Centre will be a Community Support Project that will benefit elephants and their owners over a 50-mile radius. STEF Thailand will work closely with the local people, and especially with veterinarians who will be welcome to use the clinic. Please follow our News items and we will keep our supporters regularly updated as the planning proceeds.
We do need the help of our friends too. Please help us to help these magnificent animals in a practical and important way.
The land at Ban Ton Sae has been transferred to STEF Thailand enabling this beautiful site to be developed by a non-profit organisation solely in fulfillment of the charity’s objectives.
There are three founder trustees. Jakrapob Thaotad, pictured left with STEF President, Sir Richard Armstrong, has been appointed Chair of the charity; Jake is also a trustee of STEF and you can read more about him on this website here.
He is joined by Dr Siraya Chunekamrai (right), an internationally renowned Thai veterinarian, who was educated at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University and Cornell University in the USA; in addition to her two practices (The Animal Farm Veterinary Hospital, a small animal practice in Bangkok, and the Horsepital Equine Hospital), she founded the Lampang Pony Welfare Foundation in northern Thailand
The third trustee (left) is Mr Adisak Keanghere, a distinguished lawyer who lives in Krabi; Adisak is also a farmer, has a great fondness for elephants and believes strongly in the importance of education.
Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation
Lakin Rose,
Cambridge House,
Camboro Business Park,
Girton, Cambridge,
CB3 0QH, UK
Email: info@southernthailandelephants.org
Tel: 07440 514362
Registered charity number: 1176322