Support Community Development in South-East Asia

Dear friends, 

We wanted to take the opportunity to give you a quick update. 

Like all of us, our friends at Koung Jor refugee camp have been affected by the pandemic. Luckily there have been very few cases but still they've had to isolate from the surrounding villages and had even less access to seasonal work than usual. We are in talks with the community on how we can help support their recovery from this troublesome time. 

In the past few months we've donated emergency supplies to marginalised communities inside Burma / Myanmar. Communities that receive very little or no aid and are effected by the continued fighting. 

We've also continued funding the computer classes at Koung Jor and seen just how much of a difference the new computers have made. We are going to keep our computer project open on global Giving for a few more months to see if we can get a little closer to our fundraising goal and enable the community to get a few more new computers.

If you want help us reach our goal, the project linke is here:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/computers-for-refugees/

With all our gratitue, 

Iona and the TBF team.

Dear Friends, 

We would like to take the opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope this year is a happy and healthy one. 

At TBF we are excited to see what 2022 has in store and to continue the work we collectively do with you to support thousands of marginalised people in South-East Asia.

We recently heard from Koung Jor community that they are weathering the pandemic well, with everyone fully vaccinated and reporting only one household that contracted Covid-19 in the past 2 years. The community is mostly isolating from the other nearby villages so seasonal work and a means for families to generate further income is very difficult. Our support for their Education Project is even more important than ever before and is providing a vital lifeline to the outside world with access to the internet and computer literacy. 

The crisis in Burma/Myanmar is horrific, to say the least, with flighting, torture and airstrikes on innocent civilians on a daily basis. International media continues to not report the severity of the issue and displaced people are still feeling the fighting and crossing in to Thailand. We are working with local organisations to help with emergency funding so it reaches those who need it most. 

We are so grateful for your continued support. 

Thank You!

Team TBF. 

Links:

• TBF website