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Thailand: Visiting a safe haven for abused refugee women and children
Lin Dar (left) and Yi Yi Win, both staff from aid group Social Action for Women, talks to 16-year-old Ngelay, who lives in one of the organization's shelters.
Photo: Peter Biro, The IRC
In an unassuming house on the outskirts of the Thai city of Mae Sot lies the office of Social Action for Women (SAW), an IRC-supported organization that helps survivors of rape, domestic violence, trafficking and other abuse.
On a recent visit to their shelter, I met Ngelay, a 16-year-old Burmese girl who narrowly escaped being sold into marriage by her mother. Read the full story here.
SAW also shelters around 200 orphaned Burmese children, many of who have lost their parents to AIDS. Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC.
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Deborah, thanks very much for
Submitted by admin (not verified) on April 6, 2010 - 2:32pm.
Deborah, thanks very much for your comment. We are very grateful for your generosity, but IRC does not send volunteers to our overseas programs, even in emergencies. To learn about other ways to help, we hope you’ll visit our Web site: http://www.theIRC.org/how-you-can-help
do you need a volunteer
Submitted by DEBORAH STEVENS (not verified) on March 31, 2010 - 6:56pm.
do you need a volunteer retired RN and her 2 small dogs for a year or so
Deborah
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