By Tom Rosen | Co-Director/Project Manager
Since our last report, we have continued to provide stipends for the local Computer, English and Burmese language teachers. We also provide a stipend for an Education Coordinator who resides in the refugee camp. He ensures that all the educational activities run smoothly and effectively. Recently, he has been busy preparing the annual Shan culture workshop which lasts for one month and allows the children, who were born on the Thai side of the border, a chance to learn more about their ancestors heritage, language and traditions.
We recently heard some more good news from the Koung Jor Shan refugee camp. Firstly, another student has been accepted to attend an Information Technology vocational course in Chiang Mai! This student is now the second to be accepted this year. His sister - Ying Kam said, "I learn computer here and I want to be like my brother", which shows both the popularity of the computer classes and how they provide the necessary skills for the students to progress into other educational opportunities. Secondly, the children and youth of the camp recently completed another Burmese language test in which the pass rate improved dramatically from 65.4% from their first test in December 2013 to 78.5% in March 2014. As there is a potential threat of forced repatriation back to Burma, both The Branch Foundation and the camp committee feel it's important to equip the youth of the camp with the language skills necessary to reintegrate more easily into Burmese society should this scenario ever happen.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for supporting this very much-needed project. We are still looking for extra funding to reach our target, so if you know of friends or family members who would be interested in giving the gift of education, please feel free to let them know how your donation has improved the lives of the camp's children and hopefully they will be inspired by your generosity.
Kind regards,
Tom Rosen and The Branch Foundation Team
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