Living in Mae Sot.

When we visited the Thai/Burma Area in 2005 we were touched by the plight of the Karen people of Burma. Following other visits we realised that it is the whole Burmese population that is living in fear of the Burmese military regime.For the local Burmese migrant, life is pretty much the same; exploitation by the Thai businesses, harassment by the local police and general poverty. We support local organisations to help individuals and schools in both the MaeSot area and in the Karen State of Burma.

Monday, 3 March 2008

Closing Ceremony at MaeLa Special School


We were invited to attend the closing ceremony at the MaeLa Refugee Camp Special School with Big our World Education coordinator. We travelled about 45 minutes north of MaeSot to MaeLa camp and parking outside, ducked through the barbed wire and into the Special School. The ceremony was rather long winded with everybody giving a speech but it was made enjoyable by the singing of some of the visually impaired students. We enjoyed a traditional Karen lunch before having many photos taken with students and staff.


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