5. His lecture
• "Before I thought that stupid people like me …
cannot have a house… because people who
are cleverer than me and get a job need to
work for 30 years to have a house. But for me,
who cannot finish university, how can I have a
house. It's hopeless for people who have low
education like me. But when I start to do
earthen buildings, it's so easy! I spent two
hours per day… and in 3 months I have a
house. A friend who was the most clever in
the class he has a house too but he has to be
in debt for 30 years, so compared to him I
have 29 years and 10 months of free time. I
feel life is so easy.”
6. • Jon Jandai (Jo) is foremost a
farmer, secondly a widely known
earthen builder in Thailand.
Who is he ?
• He is from Yasothorn Province
Thailand and has been farming all
of his life.
• Jon is 46 years old.
7.
8. Why is he famous? (1)
• He began building earthen homes on
his family farm in 1997.
9. • doing workshops in 2002
Why is he famous? (2)
• voluntarily teaching
farmers’/villager groups ,NGOs,
etc.
• widespread earthen building movement in Thailand.
10. Why is he famous? (2)
• He co-founded Pun Pun in July
2003 and is most interested in
preserving our heritage in seeds.
13. Why do you admire him?
• He give doing workshops on earthen
homes .
• He can change living attitude of people.
• He runs Pun Pun (organic farm),
seed-saving operation for
sustainable living and learning
center.
• He began building earthen homes in
Thailand.
21. What is his contribution
to you county?
• Earthen builder is a new choice for poor.
persons.
• Earthen builder can reduce the immigration of
countrymen.
• Giving knowledge about Earthen builder.
• People can realize what’s the true happiness.
• People realize conserving biodiversity through seed
saving of rare and indigenous seed varieties.
22. Read about Jon's
previous project work at
• http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/Projects/JonJandai
• jonjandai@hotmail.com
• http://www.punpunthailand.org
