By Sandra Arboleda | Project Leader
Dear Supporters,
FED’s drive for providing an education to Burmese migrants is so that education can be used as a tool to break the cycle of poverty that afflicts these children and their parents. Most of the families of migrant children have themselves received little or no education and as such it is extremely difficult for them to find any work other than low paid, unskilled labor jobs. The jobs that migrants tend to do in Thailand are referred to as the 3 D’s; Dirty, dangerous and difficult. These worksites usually include rubber plantations, construction sites, fisheries and sawmills. Providing a learning space for the children not only improves their future prospects but it also keeps them safe from harm by removing them from dangerous worksite environments. This also offers peace of mind to busy working parents.
Without education this cycle of poverty will continue. Providing Burmese migrant children with an education also means that the time at which they enter the labor force is delayed, and when they do begin to work, we hope that a good education will provide them with the skills to demand better job opportunities and a decent living wage.
A word of thanks is in order to you, our globalgiving supporters for your benevolence towards Burmese migrant children and your generous support of FED’s efforts. FED is confident that a continuing partnership will result in brighter outcomes for the Burmese migrant children of Phang Nga Province. Attached you will find a complete report of our educational activities from September to December 2011.
Once again, on Behalf of our Board of Directors, staff and Burmese community we thank ALL of you for your support.
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