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.

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Back in Australia!

It has been a very eventful 6 or so weeks. After spending the best part of 2 weeks sprawled out on our backs, and a short hospital stay, with Dengue fever we took our bikes up to the Laos border to get their visas extended. We then went to Chang Mai where we were to attend a VSO meeting. Whilst in Chang Mai Wendy received news of a family illness and we made the decision to return to Australia. After arranging the shipping of the bikes, we flew back to Australia at the end of September. We are currently living with Wendy's mum and dad in Tamworth and waiting for our bikes to arrive. We have been in touch with Education Queensland and are arranging our placements for the start of the new year in January.
We will continue to support our projects in MaeSot and the IDP Schools in the Karen state of Burma. We have many friends in the area who will be looking after the projects and keeping us informed. As we receive information form the border we will keep you all informed.
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