FACT:
More than 51 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide, the largest number since World War Two. Half of the worldwide refugee population in 2013 were children—the most in a decade.
STORY:
Law Eh is a nine-year-old boy who …
Posts Tagged ‘Burma’
Law Eh’s Story: A Burmese Refugee
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Written on December 24th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Children, Medical, Refugee
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Children, Medical, Refugee
Mohammed’s Story–A Burmese Refugee
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Written on November 26th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Medical, Refugee
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Medical, Refugee
FACT:
While families are living as refugees, there is limited access to health and medical care, including basic cleanliness like a place to wash their hands. Lack of food and disease are common. Many children do not have access to …
Healthcare in the midst of conflict
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Written on November 24th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Medical
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Medical
Despite the ongoing process striving towards peace in the country of Burma, or Myanmar, the last two months have constituted of increased strife between government soldiers and the ethnic groups in Kachin, Shan, Mon, and Karen States. In Karen alone, …
Moving Toward Sustainability
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Written on July 16th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Education, Medical
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Education, Medical
Education is key to making the transition from relief to community development and sustainability. This is a primary goal of CWR’s partner in the Karen province of Burma, Partners Relief and Development (Partners). Partners and CWR are operating two clinics …
Burma Mobile Health Clinics- Partners Relief and Development
Over the past 60 years in Burma (now called Myanmar), every ethnic state has had a resistance movement to respond to the oppression from the central government. Today, there is a ceasefire and a call to ratify the ceasefire with …
