Mae La

The new arrivals and their food in Mae La Camp

Posted on May 18, 2008. Filed under: Food, Forced labour, Mae La, Ration, Water, Work |

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Naw Ree Kah, 37 years old, is a new arrival. She has six children.
She has already lived in the camp four months, staying with her relatives.

She cooks dinner for her family but to this day she hasn’t received any ration from the authorities
She just shares with her relatives and tries to buy rice and food [...]

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The beginning of the rainy season

Posted on May 10, 2008. Filed under: Gardening, Mae La, Rainy season, River, Sports |

The rainy season is coming and people have to go to the market and buy things for covering their body in the rain. Like an umbrella, hat, etc…..

In the rainy season it is not easy to ride a bicycle and the ground is slippery.
There is a lot of mud and especially when it is [...]

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We are the People! We are the Pigs !

Posted on April 15, 2008. Filed under: Community, Mae La, Refugee |

The life of pigs is not easy in the sty because they have no chance to go outside the sty.
The other animals can come to the sty and say: “hello!”.
What the pigs can do is also say “hello” from the sty.
They do not have a chance to go around outside the sty with their friends.

If [...]

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25th anniversary of Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School & College

Posted on April 13, 2008. Filed under: 25 year jubilee, Community, Mae La |

The celebration took about five days.

We celebrated the 25th anniversary of Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School & College
between March 26 and March 30 2008.

And during that there was a football competition.There were different choirs.
We, the refugees in Mae La camp and the guests, were eating Karen meals together.
Also we showed the traditional clothes [...]

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