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.

Friday 18 July 2008

KKA Goes to School!


KKA arrived in Mae Sot about 4 months ago. His uncle (who was the family bread winner) has been involved in Politics in Burma since the early 70s and was a coordinator of the demonstrations in his home town last September during the Saffron Revolution. His uncle had to flee Burma and is now in hiding in Mae Sot. He has been jailed in his absence for 9 years if he ever returns to his town in Burma. KKA, his mother and sisters joined his uncle and through friends' donations we are able to pay their rent and bills and an NGO is providing some food for the next 3 months.The family are hoping to resettle overseas in the future. We spoke to them about KKA attending school in the mean time as the resettlement process can take months or even years. We were able to pay the school fees, buy school uniform and all his school materials. We will keep you informed how he gets on.
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