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.

Wednesday 17 December 2008

New Ramp at Love and Care Schol

SS has a physical impairment due to an illness when he was very young and has no use in his legs. He lived in Karen State and attended school there. He was carried or moved around by dragging himself using his hands. Whilst travelling to Thailand to try and get to a refugee camp, the truck he was travelling in was involved in an accident killing two fellow students. SS was taken to Love and Care School where he has decided to stay to continue his education. Thant from Ban Thai Guest House was able to provide a wheelchair from a donor. However, Love and Care is situated on a hilly block and has lots of steps so moving around the school is a little difficult in a wheelchair. We approached the headmaster, through the World Education SEN team, to ask if we could build ramps in the school to allow SS to move around independently. Handicap International provided the materials and we paid for the labour for the ramps to be built. This has made a huge difference to SS as he is no longer reliant on other students to move around the school.


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