One of the three dharmas of higher education is community service. The form of this service is one of the implementation of service. This community service program aims to help people who are experiencing obstacles in various fields at the international level. assist the community in dealing with existing difficulties in accordance with their respective scientific fields and gain new experiences that can be applied in the lives of people in ASEAN region [1,2]. In general, the target to be achieved from this service is that students must have good and correct communication and strive to always apply the use of foreign languages ​​in daily life, so that they have advantages in their competence. In the economic sector, the aims are to be able to manage the community's economy, such as: Yala is famous for its areas that have results in the field of agriculture, by making simple bookkeeping to be able to manage finances properly and correctly, in the health sector must strive for health from the inside out such as: in the Covid pandemic it must always apply procedures, use masks, good hand washing techniques. And in the health sector, special efforts are made for women with early detection of breast cancer, which can be done using an easy and self-administered examination, namely Breast Self-Examination (BSE). Besides easy to do, this examination also makes women feel comfortable because this examination is carried out alone without the help of others [1,3,4].              

The implementation of this commuity service was carried out in southern Thailand, namely in the Pattani, Yala and Songkla areas, this activity started from August 20 to September 10, 2018. In order to improve human resources who are reliable and able to work in various fields, which aims to enable students to be competent and have dedication high on society. By looking at the condition of the service location, the method used was by providing the goals and objectives of the service, counseling and providing hand sanitizer and teaching how to prioritize health programs in every student activity and the conscious program teaches to check yourself about breasts so as to prevent breast cancer. As well as socializing the program to be more confident in communicating both in daily activities and in conversation using foreign languages, especially English [3,5,6].

Yala and songkla are two of the provinces in southern Thailand. Southern Thailand is known as a conflict area and the largest Muslim adherents in Thailand. This area is located on the border between Thailand and Malaysia. In the Yala area itself, most of the area is a forest area where residents usually plant rubber trees and do gardening. Meanwhile, the Songkla area is an urban area that is more developed than Yala. Where most of the people's livelihood is trading.

Most of the residents' houses in this area are made of wood or half-concrete and some are made of concrete. In the Yala and Songkla areas, there are many night markets or weekly markets that can be found in various places, road access is also very good. However, in the Yala area itself, it is still very difficult to find public transportation because most of the people use private vehicles to travel, while for student pick-up, the school provides a school bus that will go around every morning and evening.

The demographic conditions of these two regions are, Yala is one of the four provinces of Thailand which has a majority Muslim population, approximately 68.9% are Muslim. 66.1% of Yala's population is Malay. While the majority of the population of Songkhla is Buddhist, most of them are Thai or Thai Chinese. Approximately one-quarter of the population is Muslim [2].

School Program 

Every school where we live, both in Yala and Songkla, has had several programs that have been carried out, one of which is “Sukan Warna” which is an annual school event in the field of sports. In this event there are many sport games that are contested including Football, Chairball, Volleyball, badminton, Petanque and Muzzle.

Education

The education in Yala and Songkhla as far as we can see has been very good. The learning facilities provided by the school are also very modern and adequate, with the use of technological systems to help facilitate students in the learning process, such as television facilities provided in each class. Not only that, students also receive direct supervision from their respective homeroom teachers with a homeroom desk placement system in each class at the back of each class, so that homeroom teachers can directly monitor the learning process and progress of their foster students. Not only that for learning foreign languages ​​such as English and Arabic, they directly bring in teachers from outside such as the Philippines, Kanya and Saudi Arabia.

It's just that in terms of applying foreign languages, students from the schools where we are placed such as Santiwittaya School, Alawiyah Witya, Udomsart Wittaya, Suksawat Wittaya, Darul Ulom Nibongbaru Phakdee Sueksa Mulnithi and Nida Sueksa are still lacking and even for self-introductions. it is still very difficult even though almost every school where we are occupied has foreign teachers who specialize in teaching English. Some of our placement schools are boarding schools/Islamic boarding schools. However, it also does not affect them to be able to hone foreign languages, because they communicate in Malay and Thai on a daily basis. It is the lack of practice in foreign languages ​​that makes it difficult for them to interact with other than Thai and Malay languages [2,7].

The results of observations made by Unsyiah students show that there is no public awareness to be able to speak foreign languages, especially English. This can be seen from students who do not continue and apply the foreign language they have learned at school.

Religion

In terms of religion, religious values ​​among the community are very strong, it can be seen from their daily lives where people wear headscarves and wear Muslim clothes. School regulations also require students to pray in congregation at school and even the principal and the teacher council also pray with their students in the surau (mushalla). Meanwhile, in their dormitory, they are required to pray in congregation at every prayer time except for prayer times at school and are added with regular recitation activities after sunset until Isha. At the Suksawatt Wittya school, every Wednesday they hold dhuha prayers together in the surau (mosque) next to the school [4].

Economics  Sector

Yala and Songkhla Provinces are provinces located in the southern part of Thailand where the majority of the people are Muslims. Most of the people in the Yala and Songkhla areas work in the field of commerce and plantations such as rubber and pine plantations to meet their daily needs. From an economic point of view, the Yala people tend to have sufficient income to meet their daily needs, where the livelihoods of the Yala people tend to be. as a trader, in the agricultural sector or farming, as well as work related to government. Usually in addition to working in the government they usually have their own gardens, which is seen that the Yala area is classified as a rural area, where there are still many plantations in the Yala area, so they will show their own garden produce in certain seasons, such as the durian fruit season, mangosteen, rambutan, and other fruits, usually they have their own garden produce that can be tradedet [1,6,8].

While the agricultural sector is the mainstay of the economy of Songkhla province, followed by trade, industry, tourism and others. Therefore most of the population depends on this sector. The province's main agricultural sectors come from rubber, rice, fruits, vegetables and ornamental flowers. Songkhla Province has an important role in its development and is the most developed economy in the southern Thailand region. Therefore, this province can become a center of industry and its investment and trade stands out when compared to other provinces in the region.

Social and Culture

Communities in the Yala and Songkhla areas have very good social interactions. The people are very friendly, care about each other and help each other. In terms of art and culture they are very lacking because for them performances such as dance are not good to show because most of them are Muslims. For vocal performances, they only want to show an-nasyid. However, in the songkhla area itself, because they have developed a bit compared to the yala, in terms of art and culture they are a little more open.

Facilities

The facilities and infrastructure available in the schools in Yala and Songkhla are very adequate, and their use is also very efficient so that it really helps the student learning process. Each school is facilitated with a prayer room/surau for boys and girls, a library, a dining room, a computer lab, a science lab as well as extensive playing and sports facilities. And each of their classes is provided with a TV and the teacher uses a microphone to make it easier for students sitting behind to hear when the teacher explains and also facilitate the teaching and learning process.

Production

The plantation and agricultural products in this village are rice (rice), areca nut, oil palm and coconut. In the village, there is no process of producing raw goods into finished goods, due to insufficient capital and expertise. People's thinking is still limited to gardening so they don't think about processing existing natural resources into a product that is worth selling.

Health

According to the 2016 Center of Diseases Control and Prevention, non-communicable diseases are the number 2 cause of death in Thailand. The Yala and Songkla people have a habit similar to the Indonesian people, namely eating high-cholesterol meat, especially at big events such as feasts. Not only that, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are common diseases that occur in Yala society. Complaints due to high blood pressure such as dizziness and non-exercise habits are also commonly found in women and men aged 30-40 years. In addition, family history of dying from heart attacks and strokes also occurs in Thai society.

This community service was carried out in Yala Province and Songkla. These two provinces are located in southern Thailand. Southern Thailand is known as a conflict area and the largest Muslim adherents in Thailand. This area is located on the border between Thailand and Malaysia. In the Yala area itself, most of the area is a forest area where residents usually plant rubber trees and do gardening. Meanwhile, the Songkla area is an urban area that is more developed than Yala. Where most of the people's livelihood is trading.

In the field of Education, the learning facilities provided by the school are also very modern and adequate, with the use of a technology system that helps facilitate students in the learning process, such as television facilities provided in each class. Not only that, students also receive direct supervision from their homeroom teacher. each with a homeroom desk placement system in each class at the back of each class, so that homeroom teachers can directly monitor the learning process and development of their foster students. Not only that, for learning foreign languages ​​such as English and Arabic, they directly bring in teachers from outside, such as the Philippines, Kanya and Saudi Arabia. However, it's just that in terms of applying foreign languages, students from the schools where we are placed such as Santiwittaya School, Alawiyah Witya, Udomsart Wittaya, Suksawat Wittaya, Darul Ulom Nibongbaru Phakdee Sueksa Mulnithi and Nida Sueksa are still very lacking and even for self-introductions. they are still very difficult even though almost every school where we are occupied has foreign teachers who specialize in teaching English. With this dedication, it is hoped that they can communicate properly and correctly in everyday life.

In the economic sector, the agricultural sector is the mainstay of the economy of Songkhla province, followed by trade, industry, tourism and others. Therefore, most of the population depends on this sector. The province's main agricultural sectors come from rubber, rice, fruits, vegetables and ornamental flowers. Songkhla Province has an important role in its development and is the most developed economy in the southern Thailand region. Therefore, this province can become a center of industry and its investment and trade stands out when compared to other provinces in the region. This service is carried out to improve the economy of the people of the Yala and Songkhla provinces. Meanwhile, in the socio-cultural field, the Yala and Songkhla areas have very good social interactions. The people are very friendly, care about each other and help each other.

Infrastructure and facilities The facilities and infrastructure available in schools in Yala and Songkhla are very adequate, and their use is also very efficient so that it really helps the learning process of students.

In the health sector, this service is aimed at the Yala and Songkla communities who have habits similar to Indonesians, namely eating high-cholesterol meat, especially at big events such as feasts. So this service is given counseling to reduce the consumption of meat which can cause hypertension and diabetes mellitus and then there is a breast self-examination program (BSE) that they do. Besides being easy to do, early examination also makes women feel comfortable because this examination is carried out alone without the help of others

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