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About us
The team behind the Reearth Festival consists of a Thai and a Swedish working unit. The Thai unit consists of Thai and Swedes with a broad network of contacts in Southern Thailand, and in addition, a network of influential Southern Thai entrepreneurs, and regional politicians and authorities.
The Swedish unit works under the company Farout, The Farout Travel Group AB (556770-3847).
Project Founders: Samui Friends Group Khun Sanga Phongchabapnapha, Khun Phairat Phuttharat, Khun Woraphot Klawiset, Khun Cholatis Chokkanaphitak, Khun Chaisak Sikwan, Khun Phairat Chancham, Khun Nitikorn Bunthan. Swedish Friends Group Mr Jason Diakité (Timbuktu), Mr Assar Manuswin, Mr Amru Samphani, Mr Andreas Wadström.
Background
The project Reearth started soon after Timbuktu's successful performance on Koh Tao in 2009. His interest in scuba diving and the ocean opened his eyes for the deteriorating conditions of the coral reefs and the decreasing amount of fish in the area. The project Reearth started as an ocean project where fish and corals where the main concern but soon developed into something slightly bigger.
Initial guidelines was set to; Act local, Concrete solutions, Tangible effects – ACT, the Reearth project was to be long term, benefit local communities by local events, with visible and positive effects on environment and local people. A close co-operation with Thai and Swedish researchers, authorities and doctoral students in the area of social and environmental responsibility was a great help to set up initial guidelines and to move the project towards our goals.
The project intends to create conditions to create and recreate events in Southern Thailand.
Policy
Our ambitions are founded on good ethics, support of local charity projects and have the intention to increase awareness among tourists and local businesses, for sustainable tourism to flourish.
We intend to directly affect and benefit local environmental issues by economic sponsorship, both from our own revenue and with the support of sponsors.
The environmental policy also has ambitions to help create good conditions for a healthier marine biological environment, by supporting projects that deals with the root of the existing problems, facing the marine environment in the vicinity where we work.
Our humane policy strongly rejects any affiliation with any type of prostitution of women, men or children. All parties involved with our project(s) can feel safe and secure that any such activities may not take place in our events. This is supported by the authorities and police that we collaborate with.
The humane policy intends to only support businesses that promote equality between the sexes, and that does not discriminate in any way.
Further, we want to promote social responsibility by actively work to benefit charity projects benefiting people with less opportunities, and individuals with special needs.
For us it is of great importance that small businesses benefit from what we do. Our intention is to make local businesses a part of what we do.
We works side by side with local law-enforcement. This collaboration has a zero tolerance against use of, possession and distribution of illegal narcotic substances.
Our team will, together with the Royal Thai Police, make sure this policy is maintained by the presence of Police Officers at our event(s).
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