Stipend for English teachers

Stipend for English teachers

Project Details

Project:Stipend for English teachers
Location:Piang Luang,
Sponsorship Started:2016
Duration:September 2016 โ€“ ongoing
Budget: €5.170 ($5.590)
Total Beneficiaries:102
 students and teachers

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 offers English language classes in the evening for both the refugee children, and many children in the nearby villages. This service not only provides greater opportunities for the Shan refugees, but a positive link between the camp and the local community.

This project provides a small stipend for the teachers who provide English language lessons to over 100 children and teenagers. Without this stipend, the teachers would not be able to provide for their basic needs like food and clothing. This would force the teachers to find jobs working on farms or in construction, and the English evening classes would have to be cancelled.

Currently there are 117 students who are studying with 73 students from inside the camp and 44 students from outside the camp. They are from different 3 villages and different ethnic groups, Shan, Chinese, Ta_Ang and Thai.

Background

Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp has become โ€˜homeโ€™ to some 400 refugees who escaped the internal armed conflict of Burma. While the people at Koung Jor have been displaced from their homes, they are making the best of their situation and try to improve their opportunities in anyway available.

One of these ways is through English language education. Without English language skills, the refugees at Koung Jor have few options other than manual labour.

Additionally, the English evening classes have been viewed as an excellent service by the people from the local community in and around Piang Luang. This helps create a positive relationship between the refugees and the local community.

Goals and Results

In 2020-21 the number of teachers increased to nine, then in 2021-22 increased again to eleven to accommodate additional classes. The eleven teachers hold nine separate classes at various levels depending on the studentโ€™s age or level of English competency.

The programme runs for ten months throughout the year (with a month-long holiday in April and October). At the end of each cycle, students are required to take a test. The goal of the programme is to achieve adequate test results from over 80% of the students.

Sponsors

  • Gerard de Blok | 2022 – 2023 | 193.375 THB
  • Gerard de Blok | 2021 – 2022 | 149.175 THB
  • Gerard de Blok | 2020 – 2021 | 149.175 THB
  • Gerard de Blok | 2019 – 2020 | 132.600 THB
  • Michael Roe | 2018 – 2019 | 1000 USD
  • The Popocatepetl Trust | 2017 – 2018

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Longtime supporter Anny Benoist-Grenouillon joined us on a recent visit to meet the boarding house children at Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp. Anny, a retired teacher, has been raising funds from her network of ex-students in France for many years now and we've been channeling those to our projects which directly help our most underserved children and students. So it was wonderful for Anny to get to visit one of our projects after a 4-year absence!

#KJSRC #Etre&Devenir
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (๐—˜๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฟ) - ๐—ฒ๐˜…-๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
Longtime supporter Anny Benoist-Grenouillon joined us on a recent visit to meet the boarding house children at Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp. Anny, a retired teacher, has been raising funds from her network of ex-students in France for many years now and weve been channeling those to our projects which directly help our most underserved children and students. So it was wonderful for Anny to get to visit one of our projects after a 4-year absence!
#KJSRC #Etre&Devenir

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j'ai été submergée par leur gentillesse et leur envie d'avancer vers un avenir plus souriant. Alors j'espère que nous serons toujours là, mes anciens élèves, mes amis et moi, pour aider avec votre aide .Merci à vous . I was overwhelmed by their kindness and their desire to move forward towards a brighter future. So I hope that we will always be there, my former students, my friends and I, to help them with your help. Thank you

"๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—–: ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†"

Last year, Bike Tour Asia visited the Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp (KJSRC) and saw the need for better lighting around the camp. From the funds they raised, they generously donated 6 solar panel lamps. This year, thanks to Rolf-Stefan Scheible, an additional 16 lamps were donated to illuminate pathways, enhancing safety for all.

There are now 22 solar lamps lighting up the KJSRC. These lights serve as beacons of safety, not only reducing potential harm but also providing a sense of security for the elderly, students, and the entire community.

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ:
youtu.be/YSL2hcxJHck?feature=shared

#KJSRC #LightforEducation #RideforLife #Refugees #BigBikeTourAsia #SafetyFirst

๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ!
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๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—–: ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†
Last year, Bike Tour Asia visited the Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp (KJSRC) and saw the need for better lighting around the camp. From the funds they raised, they generously donated 6 solar panel lamps. This year, thanks to Rolf-Stefan Scheible, an additional 16 lamps were donated to illuminate pathways, enhancing safety for all.
There are now 22 solar lamps lighting up the KJSRC. These lights serve as beacons of safety, not only reducing potential harm but also providing a sense of security for the elderly, students, and the entire community.
๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ:
https://youtu.be/YSL2hcxJHck?feature=shared
#KJSRC #LightforEducation #RideforLife #Refugees #BigBikeTourAsia #SafetyFirst
๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ!Image attachmentImage attachment

๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

20 bright young minds (12 girls and 8 boys) are currently thriving at Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp (KJSRC), thanks to the devoted team of 3 staff members.

Yet, they are faced with some pressing challenges. The girls' dormitory urgently needs work to fix roof leaks and improve ventilation. The kitchen, with its impractical setup, needs a makeover, several doors need fixing, and the toilet and sewage systems require immediate attention.

So we spoke to our long-time supporter, Hans Elzas, and within 24 hours of hearing about their needs, he stepped up to provide financial support! Hans has been a strong supporter, even lending a hand with construction during his visit last year. ๐Ÿ™Œ

Thank you again Hans Elzas for your support!

#kjsrc #sponsor #BoardingHouse #refugeecamp

๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ!
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๐—œ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
20 bright young minds (12 girls and 8 boys) are currently thriving at Koung Jor Shan Refugee Camp (KJSRC), thanks to the devoted team of 3 staff members. 
Yet, they are faced with some pressing challenges. The girls dormitory urgently needs work to fix roof leaks and improve ventilation. The kitchen, with its impractical setup, needs a makeover, several doors need fixing, and the toilet and sewage systems require immediate attention.
So we spoke to our long-time supporter, Hans Elzas, and within 24 hours of hearing about their needs, he stepped up to provide financial support! Hans has been a strong supporter, even lending a hand with construction during his visit last year. ๐Ÿ™Œ 
Thank you again Hans Elzas for your support!
#KJSRC #sponsor #BoardingHouse #RefugeeCamp 
๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ!Image attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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