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19 Jun09 Field day in Mae La camp to increase awareness about small scale agricultureOn 11th June, TBBCs “CAN staff” (CAN – Community Agriculture and Nutrition) organized a field day in Mae La camp to increase awareness about small scale agriculture among residents in Mae La camp. The activities brought together both young and older people, exposing many of the young to agriculture for the first time. Update from CAN Field Day in Mae La 16 Jun09 Border Situation Update New arrivals in Tha Song Yang District, Thailand, due to conflict in Karen State TBBC have earlier reported that an increased number of people have fled to Thailand, following several days of shelling and fighting between armed groups in Karen state, Burma. A majority of the people who have fled to Thailand, mostly women and children, were residents of Ler Per Her IDP camp in Karen State. New arrivals are located in Tha Song Yang District, north of Mae Sot. Read more. 09Jun09 Border Situation Update New arrivals fleeing military attacks in Karen State An increased number of people are now fleeing to Thailand, following several days of shelling and fighting between armed groups in Karen state, Burma. The first report came on the 6th June with some 1,163 people crossing the border as a result of the fighting. As of 9th June, more than 4,000 people have come across the border. Read more. Help us tell the story about the life on the Thailand Burma Border! We invite you to share your best memories and experiences from the border from 1984 to present. It could be photos, slides, personal stories, prose and poems, artwork and other personal remembrances. Full details can be found in English and Thai. 08Jun09 Update: TBBC & UNHCR Border Map & Populations (May 2009) (PDF: 85k) 18Jun09 Tender 2009-9 11Jun09 Tender Sugar 2009-3 05Jun09 Tender Rice-2009-August
19May09 Report: Directors and Trustees 2008 Annual Report and Financial Statements (Zip-PDF: 0.8Mb - 34 pages). News: TBBC e-Letter, Issue No 7. TBBC's latest e-Letter covers February-March and includes information about the present refugee situation, as well as updates from activities within our programme. To download previous e-Letters, click here. 26Mar09 Extracts from TBBC's Jul-Dec 2008 Programme Report translated into Burmese. (PDF: 339Kb, 18 pages) 18Mar09 Latest TBBC 6-Month Report (July-December 08) (PDF: 6.6Mb) A PDF version of TBBC's programme report for the period July to December 2008 can now be downloaded. Please email to request a hard copy. 03Feb09 Update: TBBC participated in a conference on alternative fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings. At the conference ‘Beyond Firewood – Exploring alternative fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings", TBBC presented an overview of its supply of cooking fuels to the border camps since 1995 until today. The conference was organised by the Women’s Refugee Commission 11-12 December in New Delhi, and addressed the issue of women's and girls' vulnerability to gender-based violence as they collect firewood in humanitarian settings. The development of alternative sources of cooking fuel can help reduce the potential for attack, as well as it can help promote livelihood activities, a better environment and health for displaced people. Click here to view the full report. Read more about TBBC's supply of cooking fuel here.
27Jan09 News: TBBC e-Letter, Issue No 6. Receive our bi-monthly updates on the situation along the Thailand-Burma border and highlights from our programme. Subscribe to the e-Letter by sending an email to TBBC's e-Letter. Download eLetter. To download previous e-Letters, click here. 19Jan09 New resources: TBBC's 2008 IDP report now available in Thai (PDF: 2.1Mb) and Burmese (PDF: 4.5Mb)
08Dec08 New resource: Extracts from TBBC's Jan-Jun 2008 Programme Report translated into Burmese. (PDF: 150Kb, 18 pages)
28Nov08 Update: TBBC Family and Friends Appeal Earlier this year TBBC launched its Family and Friends Appeal to support the refugees from Burma. TBBC expresses its sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed. Up to date, the appeal has collected 2,880,279 baht which is equivalent to 6 months of rice for almost 2,000 refugees. The appeal will remain open until 31 December. Read more about the Family and Friends Appeal or find out how you can contribute with a seasonal gift to support the refugees from Burma here.
24Nov08 News: Karen Resettlement to USA TBBC has received a number of responses to the observations made on Karen Resettlement in USA by Executive Director Jack Dunford, most prominently by the Refugee Council USA which represents the US Refugee Resettlement Agencies. These responses can be read here.
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