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Posted by Peter.Biro on August 20th, 2012
Prevention proves the best defense against deadly malaria in Thai refugee camps. IRC health workers are visiting families in the camps to help them avoid being bitten by mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite. more »
Posted in Health, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Malaria, refugee camps, Tham Hin, World Mosquito Day |
Posted by The.IRC on April 26th, 2012
Knowledge we take for granted - like how to work a western toilet and use an oven - is shared during the IRC's cultural orientation class for residents of Thailand's Mae La refugee camp who are about to be resettled in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, Resettlement Support Center |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on March 27th, 2012
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies recently visited Thai camps on the border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the IRC assists Karenni and other Burmese refugees. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Asia, United States, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, resettlement, IRC Voice, Sarah Wayne Callies, Sarah Wayne Callies in Thailand | 1 Comments
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on March 16th, 2012
On a recent visit to a Thai refugee camp, IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies discovered that, for a refugee, growing your own food can be much more than just a means of accessing vital nutrition. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Food, Women, New Roots, Asia, Thailand | Tags: new roots, refugee camps, urban farming, IRC Voices, Sarah Wayne Callies in Thailand |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on March 8th, 2012
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies recently visited a Thai camp where the IRC assists Burmese refugees who have fled conflict and economic hardship at home. She writes about a refugee and IRC staff member whose mission is to make the camp a safe place for every woman who lives there. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 5th, 2012
Students eat lunch at an IRC-supported learning center for displaced Burmese refugee and migrant children in northwestern Thailand. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Asia, Thailand | Tags: children, Burmese refugees, education |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on March 2nd, 2012
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies has just returned from visiting Thai camps on the border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the International Rescue Committee assists Burmese refugees who have fled conflict and economic hardship at home. more »
Posted in Health, Mothers, Asia, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, health, refugee camps, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Sarah Wayne Callies, maternal health, Sarah Wayne Callies in Thailand | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 1st, 2011
Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees live in Thailand and Malaysia. Many live in refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The IRC provides the camps with healthcare, water and other services. more »
Posted in Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, refugee camps, resettlement, humanitarian aid, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
After three months of steady monsoon rains, Thailand is battling its worst flooding in 50 years. The IRC is working with local authorities to assist some of the poorest people in the country to be affected by the devastation. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, flooding |
Posted by The.IRC on October 25th, 2011
Paddling a makeshift boat through a flooded street in Bangkok's Rangsi area. The IRC is offering support to Burmese refugee and migrant workers who have been stranded by the worst floods to hit Thailand in half a century. more »
Posted in Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, migrants |
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