Burmese Refugees | Myanmar Matters

Thanks you for everything that you gave to us, and that you have allowed us to have today, to study bookd and meet new very good friends. You truly opened a new world to me. I can't stop myself from thinking that all of us, if we didn't have you help, what sort of state we would be in. -Tankee, at age 13 — Thanks you for everything that you gave to us, and that you have allowed us to have today, to study bookd and meet new very good friends. You truly opened a new world to me. I can’t stop myself from thinking that all of us, if we didn’t have you help, what sort of state we would be in. -Tankee, at age 13

Using participatory models to empower Shan Burmese refugees living in northwest Thailand, we have been launching initiatives in education, mental and reproductive health, water, and legal rights for over ten years now. The Shan Burmese we work with are stateless, lacking citizenship to any country which puts them in a precarious and unstable situation. Without any government to hold accountable to ensure their human rights, they face constant exploitation. more…