Summary
In 2002 Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp was established next to the town of Piang Luang on the Thai-Burma border in northern Thailand. It is a close-knit community of over 400 Shan refugees. The camp has several facilities, including a boarding house for displaced Shan children between the ages of four to eighteen. Some of these children have lost their parents or their parents cannot take care of them due to dire financial situations.
The boarding house employs two caretakers and a cook who provide a safe environment for the children, offer emotional support and encourage the children to attend school.
While the boarding house provides a much-needed service to the community, the camp does not have the funds to help support the running costs of the boarding house. Without the boarding house and its staff, displaced children will be left homeless and at risk for not completing their education. In the absence of caretakers, boarding house children will face a number of additional risks, especially in an environment known for its high levels of child exploitation and trafficking.
In 2012, after funding from another organisation ran out, Philanthropy Connections was able to find a generous sponsor who agreed to fund the operational costs of the boarding house. The project still continues to this day.
Background
Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp has become ‘home’ to some 400 refugees who escaped the internal armed conflict in Burma. Some of these refugees are children who are alone and do not have family or parents to turn to.
Without a safe and caring place in which to grow up the chances of these children developing into independent and healthy adults are very slim.
The boarding house offers up to 20 children an environment that is as close to normal family life as possible. They attend local Thai schools and learn English, Shan, Burmese and computer skills at the camp in the evenings. They also help with the laundry, look after the vegetable gardens and have chores around the dormitories.
Goals and Results
Since 2012 Philanthropy Connections has found sponsors to fund the running costs of the boarding house that has provided disadvantaged children with shelter, support and the opportunity to pursue their education
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What's Been Happening Recently
𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗚𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧
Last month, Sai Bee popped by the PCF office to pick up some bags of rice, that were donated to us by Thawanrat Tookjit, for the daily meals served at the Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp (KJSRC) Boarding House.
Sai Bee serves as the Coordinator at KJSRC, caring for 20 refugee children aged 8 to 16, many of whom lack the support of parents or family. His role encompasses safeguarding the children’s well-being, facilitating their school registration, and managing the boarding house operations, all with the invaluable help of a dedicated caretaker and cook.
Together, they provide a caring and secure environment where the children can create happy memories together. The boarding house also plays a pivotal role in equipping the children with vital life skills and ensuring they have fair access to education in local schools, setting them on a path to becoming self-reliant, competent young adults.
Our heartfelt gratitude extends to our good-hearted friends and sponsors, Sandra and Yves Vontobel. It means the world to us that these children can continue their educations, overcoming the numerous obstacles that stand in their way.
To find out more about this project:
philanthropyconnections.org/project/koung-jor-boarding-house
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On Saturday, the 1st of July, PCF staff and long-time sponsors delivered tables, chairs, and office equipment to one of our projects, Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp (KJSRC).
KJSRC is home to approximately 300 refugees who have escaped the internal armed conflict in Burma. PCF supports the camp by funding all costs for the camp’s boarding house for 20 children, English evening classes for 130 students, and several other projects over the last 11 years.
Thank you Niels Ammerlaan for donating tables, chairs, and other furniture. Additionally, we extend our thanks to our long-term friends and sponsors, Marc Vermeulen, Karina van Leeuwen, and Simon and Runthip Bradshaw (who also donated school stationery), who volunteered to bring the equipment all the way to the camp.
PCF also handed over a brand-new laptop for KJSRC’s computer class. We sincerely appreciate the sponsorship of this laptop by Sarah Mawer and Mark Stamp, customers from Bike Tour Asia.
The students now have better equipment to pursue their education!
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Mooi!
𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 #WorldRefugeeDay
When home is no longer a safe place, trying to find a new one is hard and painful. The difficulties and obstacles that must be overcome by refugees may not be easy for us to comprehend but there ARE ways we can help...
📚 2,95 Euros provides English classes for a refugee child for one month at Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp.
🏫 6 Euros provides education and a safe place for a child in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp for one month in Kayin State.
🍚10,75 Euros provides 3 meals a day for a child fleeing violence for one month in Karen State.
Learn how PCF supports migrants, IDPs and refugees (and you can too!):
philanthropyconnections.org/project_type/migrants-refugees/?fbclid=IwAR1sWbwOKuHcBUj4vW9BDlTjGzRF...
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