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[Report] 2nd Visit to Refugee Camp in maesot

Book for Dream Visit to Thai-Burmese Border Camps
Mae La & Umpiem in Maesot
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Monday 9 February 2009

* Donating books at Mae-La Camp
-Surveying around the camp to see real daily lives of refugees
-Looking for schools in the camp to donate books
-Discussing with the Thai Camp Commanders on where and how to donate books

* Visiting Mae Tao Clinic 
-Walking around the Clinic to see how it provide services to migrant people (guided by Mr. Khun Thee, the trainer of the clinic)

* Visiting Children Development Centre and Meeting with the Head Master of CDC
-Discussing with the Head Master on the school management and fund raising and opportunities to give support to this school

* Meeting with the President of Mae Tao Clinic, Dr Syntia
-Knowing background about the clinic including funding, volunteering and situation of migrant people outside the refugees’ camps
-Discussing on possible supports Book for Dream Project can provide for migrant people outside the camps.

Tuesday 10 February 2009

* Visiting 16 Section Primary School at Umpiem Camp
-Meeting with the school Head Master and teachers
-Walking around to see the students learning in classrooms
-Checking the progress of library building construction and condition
-Donating books and having activities with students and teachers i.e. taking pictures and giving to each student and teacher for souvenir
-Discussing with the teachers how to maintain the B4D Library here and what other supports they need

* Visiting UNHCR
-Meeting with Mr Yoshimi Saita, Head of UNHCR Field Office in Mae Sot and Ms. Biskut Getahun, the Associate Field Officer of UNHCR Field Office in Mae Sot
-Knowing information about the background and situation of Thai-Burmese Border refugees i.e. brief information of refugees, problems, some solutions
-Discussing on how to give right support to the refugees in the camps and which organizations to co-ordinate for Book for Dream Project

* Meeting with BMTA (Burmese Migrant Teachers Association)
-Meeting with Mr Mahn Shwe Hmin, one of the heads of BMTA

-Gaining more information about migrant people outside the refugees’ camps i.e. background of schools for migrant students, BMTA duties, difficulties and problems of migrant people

-Discussing on possibilities and ways to support the schools for migrant people outside the refugees’ camps

Wednesday 11 February 2009

* Meeting with SVA (Shanti Volunteer Association)
-Knowing background of SVA including past and present work and activities concerning on library and projects to encourage refugees to have reading habits
-Discussing on possible future co-ordination between SVA and Book for Dream Project to provide books, learning materials and building libraries in the refugees’ camps
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PROGRAM

The Program   

  1.  Gathering books and Raising Fund through sending letters
        • To :  Government offices, NGOs, Individuals
        • How :  Forwarding the letters about Books for Dreams project to Government offices,
           NGOs and individuals through websites and e-mails.

  2.  Establishment of Library and School to support refugees in the camp
        • Establishment library in the camp 
        • Establishment of school in the camp

  3.  Announcement of supporting process and progress.
        Making the project web site and web board containing supporting details of the projects

        • Creating Books for Dreams’ web site in which the supporters can check the result of supports
        • The process and progress of establishment of library and school will be announced in the
           web site.
        • The project provides a chance for people who are looking for more meaning in their lives to    
           help other people in need. This project enables them to fund education for children. This will
           enable people with better chance to have a great feeling that they can help to change the world  
           for better.

 4.  Establishment of sisterhood relationship between supporters and the established library of the camp

      • If the donors have money, then donating is a good chance for them because their money is not
        only for their own or their children’s education, but they now have an opportunity to give the
        same gift of learning to hundreds of children in the camp.
      • The project manager (who is me myself) can show the donors the direct connection between what
         they give and what will be the results of their donation.

 5.  Visiting Mae Sod province, which is the camp town and the camp

       • The donors can visit the town and the camp when the opening ceremony of the library and school
          is arranged
       • When the donors want to visit the camp, we are pleased to arrange their trip.

6.  Building the network of donors (BOOK FOR DREAM) 

    • ongoing networks
      - South Korea
      National Human Rights Commission of Korea
      Aisa Community School, Human Rights Center,
      Busan Counseling Center for the Prevention of Women Violence

      - Thailand:
      They volunteer to raise fund and help gathering donated books.

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Purpose & Direction

The Purpose     
1. To announce the lives of refugees in the refugee camps between Burma and Thailand boarder to Korean society
2. To make children of the camps having dreams and hopes through story books. To enable them to meet the characters such as Peter Pan and Snow White or read Aesop’s parables in the camps from donated books so that they have wider knowledge about the outside world and have more hopes and dreams in living.

The Direction  
1. Gathering books from the Government offices, NGOs, and individuals. The project has been promoted to these targets by sending letters and e-mails to the contacts.
2. Raising fund from business enterprises, NGOs, and individuals. The project has been promoted to these targets through the media.
3. At the same time, gathering donated books in South Korea, Japan, and Thailand
4. All the donated books and funds will be for the establishment of library and school in the camp.


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