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Teaching OT in faraway places

Many people arrive at Mae La on the main highway from Mae Sot the nearest town about 40 minutes to the south. The first time hopefully a contact will pick you up from the bus station, after that it is easy (except on the behind) to catch a “line bus” (a ute with bench seats for passengers either side of the luggage). At first the highway goes through farms, then as it climbs into the hills there...

Livelihoods

  The Livelihoods Working Group meet every two months in Mae Sot and these meetings are attended by representatives from the following NGOs: ACTED  Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency ARC American Refugee Committee COERR...

Cash Transfer Programme Specialist

Based in Bangkok In Consultancy contract from 1 Apr – 30 Sep 2016 Cash Transfer Programme Specialist will be responsible for overall programme in Cash Transfer Project (CTP) under supervision of Technical Programme Director. This position will facilitate and implement programme from the mode of delivery in Food Assistance Programme into Cash Transfer Programme. The pilot projects will be implemented...

UNHCR makes dream of education come true for Myanmar refugee boy

Making a Difference, 22 June 2009 © UNHCR/T.Falise Tway Tway hitches a ride to class with a friend in Mae La refugee camp in northern Thailand, where he studies in a regular classroom. MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand, June 22 (UNHCR) – Born without the use of his legs, 15-year-old...

PU-AMI

Work Locations with Displaced Burmese: Nupo, Umpiem Mai, Mae La camps. Première Urgence-Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is an international non-governmental organization whose mandate is to bring a comprehensive response to the essential needs of populations suffering from humanitarian crises in emergencies until autonomy and dignity can be obtained. Operational in 16 countries in Africa,...

History

The camp was originally established following the fall of the KNU base at the Thai village of Mae La on the border in 1984 with a population of 1,100. Shortly afterwards, due to security concerns, it was moved to the site where Zone C currently lies. After the fall of Manerplaw (KNU headquarters...