People's Participation in Community Development after Epidemic of COVID-19 at Ban Mai C00ommunity, Trasang Sub-district, Mueang Surin District, Surin Province

Abstract

         This study aimed to investigate the conditions, potentials and guidelines for promoting people’s participation in community development after epidemic of COVID-19 at Ban Mai community, Trasang Sub-district, Mueang Surin District, Surin Province. This study was the qualitative research. The key informants were community leaders, general people and academicians. The research tools were documentary research, participatory observation, in-depth interview and focus group discussion. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and content analysis, and then were summarized and proposed as recommendations.

         The results of the study revealed as the followings. 1) The conditions, potentials and guidelines for promoting people’s participation at Ban Mai community, located at Village No. 3, Trasang Sub-district, Mueang Surin District, Surin Province, comprise 252 households with population of 1,071 persons divided into 560 males and 511 females and having income at 100,000 Baht/household/year, which most of them are agriculturalist. Important local wisdoms were the making of braziers that have been inherited since ancient times and the traditional dance, called Ruem Trodj, which is the cultural show of villagers in the Songkran Festival. The local philosophers are Mr. Sathit Chamchuenjai and Grandma Puam Kaewsomnuek, who are experts in stoves/pottery. The important tradition is the Songkran Festival (Ruem Trodj Dance), which the new villagers tell that Ruem Trodj Dance has been performed since ancient times. It has been inherited from generation to generation, which is held in Songkran day to ask for budget in order to make a merit on Songkran day and Sandonta day of the 10^th month during August-October in every year. Common activities were the respective paying to the ancestors with making a merit for proposing the passed away ancestors. And, their relatives gather in family from working far away from hometowns at other provinces, and invite youths to go to temple. And, 2) the guidelines for promoting people’s participation in community development at Ban Mai community, Trasang Sub-district, Mueang Surin District, Surin Province comprise 4 aspects including: 1) Participation in decision-makings, 2) Participation in operations, 3) Participation in receiving benefits, and 4) Participation in evaluations.