Summary
Since 2004, Friends Without Borders Foundation (FWB) has been working with Karen children and teachers on the Thai-Burma border. FWB primarily works in and around refugee camps and with the refugees or displaced children in these conflict-affected areas. The purpose of this project is to learn more about the situation, concerns and needs of the schools, teachers, children and communities in the Moei River Border site of Ta Grah township in Karen state. This analysis will support well informed future proposals and funding requests and secures that the programmes implemented by Friends Without Borders speak more directly to the needs of the communities they serve and thus have greater impact. This will also build upon the capacity of the Karen teachers through networking, project design, planning and information gathering.
The situation in Myanmar remains unstable, despite the perceived democratic progress from the perspective of the international donor community. What remains are rural, poor, and often displaced and insecure communities who still need basic support. This project is necessary in order to get an accurate assessment of the status, needs and challenges of the schools in the Ta Grah region.
Their study will cover eight schools, 623 children and 40 teachers.
Background
Since 2004, Friends Without Borders Foundation (FWB) has been working with Karen children and teachers on the Thai-Burma border. FWB primarily works in and around refugee camps and with the refugees or displaced children in these conflict-affected areas.
While any work in these areas is sensitive by definition, all their projects are implemented within a framework of children’s rights and human rights. This framework includes the children’s right to education, child protection, disaster risk reduction and human trafficking prevention.
Goals and Results
Many rural communities in Myanmar have lost much of their support since the 2015 election, although their situation has not changed. The goal of this project is to learn and get an accurate assessment of the status, needs and challenges of the schools in the Ta Grah region.
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The current conflicts in Myanmar have created severe problems for 46 young students. They had to flee their villages and needed a safe place to stay, a school to attend, and food to survive. These students, aged 11 to 18 years old, are now studying at Thoo Mwe Community High School, one of the nine schools supported by PCF in the area.
A new dormitory was needed due to the arrival of these students, and PCF supported the construction costs for this dormitory.
We have also been able to provide three meals a day since 2021.
We extend our gratitude to Anthony Mann (Tony) for financing the construction of the dormitory and to Joanne Nihom and Michiel Schrijver and two anonymous sponsors for their contributions towards meals for this year.
More information on the schools PCF is supporting in this area here: philanthropyconnections.org/project/strengthening-capacity-of-border-karen-schools-and-teachers-i...
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World Humanitarian Day, observed on August 19th, honours the selflessness and efforts of humanitarian aid workers worldwide and weβd like to highlight one of the teachers from Pwoh Pwo Lay school, at the Thai/Myanmar border.
Saw Poe Si is an English and History teacher. He was born and raised in Pwoh Pwo Lay, but had to flee when he was very young due to the constant military conflict in the area. After years of displacement and moving from place to place, he finally found a place with a good school to settle in.
Upon graduating, he decided that returning to his hometown to become a teacher and nurture the next generation was his calling. His goal was to give back to his community and provide the children with the opportunities he never had.
"When I was growing up, there were no schools. Now there is a school but no one to teach," he said.
"The children now will become the next generation of adults and teach future children. We, as teachers, have to encourage and support them to learn happily."
Saw's school is one of nine ethnic Karen community schools that PCF partners with Friends Without Borders (FWB) to support. The programme works closely with teachers, women, and children from marginalised communities in conflict-affected areas.
Here is his interview: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=616785359907850
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This quote from Nelson Mandela is now on a wall at Ta KβPaw Primary School, so the students can be inspired by it when they go to school.
This school is in Pa-an District, Karen State, Myanmar. It is one of 12 schools we support under our "SchoolPower" project. The new building has six classrooms, one office, and a library, benefitting 50 students aged 6 to 12 years old, five teachers, and 240 villagers.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Michael Richter (Micha) for providing all the funds to support the construction of this new school building in memory of his grandfather Erich Selbach.
Here is the photo of Micha with the plaque: www.facebook.com/PhilanthropyConnections/posts/pfbid02omRj1Ys1qaoraMK5VKiBrtMKDUyaStx5XgfxxVTQJnz...
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