Mae Cha Rao Farmhouse School
OUR SCHOOL
... is run by dedicated Burmese migrant volunteers
The school is run by nine dedicated full-time volunteer teachers who are relatively poor Burmese migrants themselves
Due to a lack of donations the headmistress contributes her own money to pay for some of the expenses!
The teachers go to great extents to make sure the kids can continue their education:
A school truck picks up each of the 65 children every morning
Attendance is free (except for a $8 one-time admission fee), though parents also give donations when they can
They even board some toddlers
The children learn Burmese, English, Thai, Maths and History.
The costs are incredibly low, currently the total cost is under $1000 per month for 170 children! Thats under $6 per child per month!! <learn more>
Their accounting is incredibly detailed and hence gives confidence that your donations will be well spent <learn more>
The problem
Burmese migrant workers in Thailand (Mae Sot) are often very poor and are mistreated by their employers
Many of the children of Burmese migrant workers are unable to attend Thai public schools due to costs, documentation requirements. language and other barriers.
Many of these children then end up as child labor
Our solution...
The Mae Cha Rao Farmhouse school gives an education for some 65 children of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand, (near the Burma border), it gives these kids a future, a chance to learn to read and write, to be surrounded by loving people and to escape child labor.
Until recently the school has been fully funded by the Burmese migrant community themselves, (Ive now become the first external donor). Ie – this is a poor community that has come together to help themselves. This strong level of ownership is rare among aid-funded development projects.
The volunteer teachers are gentle and kind, imagine the effect it makes on a childs life as they grow up being taught by such selfless and loving people who would give up their livelihoods just to teach them. This the foundation for caring communities in the future.
...yet they are underfunded and their future is uncertain
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