Handicap International’s involvement in Thai refugee camps gives children the opportunity to be a cared-for child. Being a child in poverty and stress is particularly challenging if you are disabled. Since 1984, Thailand has sheltered people fleeing Myanmar’s violence in camps along the border. Some refugees were born in the camps and have never set foot outside. Most are Karen, a mixed people group without a shared language or religion. Since the 1940s, ongoing conflicts between Karen separatists and the Burmese army have forced many to flee. 400,000 Karen people are homeless. Camp conditions are extremely poor; in the past cholera and malaria have occurred. Children suffer from chronic malnutrition and respiratory infections. There is no electricity, phone signal, healthcare, or education.
Thailand: refugee camps for Myanmar’s homeless
Written by David Fletcher 04 Mar 2021Additional Info
- Pray: for the refugee families with an uncertain future to receive the aid needed to rebuild their lives, for adults to find work, and for children to have the freedom to play. (Proverbs 23:18)
- More: humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/news/mae-la-refugee-camp-in-thailand-a-difficult-place-to-be-a-child
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