TBBC Website updates http://www.tbbc.org refugees,burma,thailand,relief,IDPs,aid,donations http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:15:35 +0700 web@tbbc.org Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:49 +0700 web@tbbc.org FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com Consultation with displaced persons will be an important component of transforming ceasefire agreements into a substantive peace process. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2012-02-03-news-peace-processes.htm 73584FA7-C9E7-4A1C-ACC1-43C248607EF6 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:13:49 +0700 A beautiful 407-page photo/coffee table album of life in Burma by award-winning photographer Dimitra Stasinopoulou entitled "Burma’s Plea: Please use your freedom to promote ours" can now be obtained from TBBC’s Bangkok office. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2012-01-16-news-burmas-plea.htm 20A4A2CB-2777-4015-B785-FBB43DAB04B4 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:41:40 +0700 The emergence of a peace process in Burma is a ray of hope for refugees displaced by conflict and abuse from Burma and facing a reduction in basic support in Thailand in 2012. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-12-15-news-ration-cuts.htm B9DBA9BE-4B0F-453A-88D5-A60862A497C9 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:20:03 +0700 The 2011 Baseline Livelihood Vulnerability Analysis of Refugee Camps along the Thailand - Burma Border was undertaken for TBBC by TANGO International, Inc. Download it here. (Zipped PDF:5.4Mb, 200 pages) http://www.tbbc.org/resources/2011-12-livelihoods-baseline-vulnerabilty-analysis.zip 9E9B9A37-511E-440E-83EA-FAE40E6E8B42 Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:16:55 +0700 Download the TBBC/MOI/UNHCR September  2011 Border Map (PDF: 146k) http://www.tbbc.org/camps/2011-03-apr-map-tbbc-unhcr.pdf B3ABD567-3F76-4513-9C07-5AF5AEBD3213 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:13:04 +0700 TBBC's 2011 IDP report entitled "Displacement and Poverty in South East Burma/Myanmar" can now be downloaded in English. Previous IDP reports can be downloaded here too. http://www.tbbc.org/resources/resources.htm#idps 1802E2FB-BD89-41A3-A03D-3CBFEE82CB70 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:27:37 +0700 TBBC staff tried to access Tham Hin two days ago and found  road damage due to heavy rainfall. Access to the camp is still possible but more heavy rains are predicted. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-10-10-news-th-flood.htm D5D0CF0C-30AE-42C6-BD92-34DBD3F8A507 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:33:21 +0700 TBBC staff tried to access Site 2 two days ago and found many areas with landslides and the road is cut which will stop the delivery of supplies after wet season stockpile is exhausted. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-10-06-news-s2-flood.htm 126A7554-B8B0-4058-8C4D-EEDC172161C1 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 12:20:54 +0700 Mae Ra Ma Luang and Mae La Oon camps were badly affected by flooding and landslides in August, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes. Mae Surin has now been affected. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-09-14-news-s2-flood.htm 3A28673C-86B7-4D27-9B8C-197D030D8F84 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 12:20:54 +0700 Mae Ra Ma Luang and Mae La Oon camps were badly affected by flooding and landslides in August, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes. Mae Surin has now been affected. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-09-14-news-s2-flood.htm 81433406-0B52-4699-8477-22642866E585 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:59:46 +0700 A PDF version of TBBC's programme report for the January to June 2011 period can now be downloaded (Zipped PDF: 12.4Mb - 168 pages). Please email tbbcbkk@tbbc.org to request a hard copy. http://www.tbbc.org/resources/2011-6-mth-rpt-jan-jun.zip 4C17DA6A-12F6-479F-9C93-77E6DF39D30C Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:11:09 +0700 On 12 August, Her Majesty the Queen's birthday, refugees, with support from TBBC and partners, planted 4,500 bamboo and other tree seedlings in and around Nu Po Refugee Camp. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2010-08-13-news-idp-update.htm A17E8155-10D8-4697-8E2C-A5149C665CEA Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:35:14 +0700 Mae Ra Ma Luang and Mae La Oon camps were badly affected by flooding and landslides, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes.. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-08-08-news-mrml-flood.htm 522EB1C4-D377-43DD-9FC5-6C5A00CD5B48 Mon, 8 Aug 2011 16:25:10 +0700 Our July 2011 update on the situation along the Thailand-Burma border and highlights from our programme. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-07-eletter-14.pdf A1016DE5-EBA8-404A-AFD0-4C7AC42B9385 Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:30:49 +0700 A summary of TBBC's July to December 2010 programme report can now be downloaded in Burmese (Zipped PDF: 163kb - 16 pages). http://www.tbbc.org/resources/2010-6-mth-rpt-jul-dec-burmese.zip 22E98393-692B-4CD6-8235-8DF28D84DD70 Thu, 7 Apr 2011 10:36:45 +0700 Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation and Crisis Response, visited Mae La refugee camp to witness current TBBC initiatives on food and shelter delivery, and the supplementary feeding program. http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/videoplayer.cfm?ref=76194&sitelang=en B02F7677-B610-4175-A295-1ABB10ACE17D Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:39:58 +0700 TBBC in a cooperation with Filmaid International is completing the production of a promotional and educational film about the value of home gardens in the context of refugee camps. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-03-07-news-filmaid-production.htm 00D5131E-C9A4-4DD6-8AF2-39805F501595 Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:42:29 +0700 TBBC in a cooperation with Filmaid International is completing the production of a promotional and educational film about the value of home gardens in the context of refugee camps along the Thailand Burma border. The first screening of the final version of Ma Dor Ma Ka film will be on the 17th of March at the Baptist Church next to the CAN Centre in Mae La refugee camp. http://www.tbbc.org/announcements/2011-03-07-news-filmaid-production.htm E4CF80EC-7BB1-4895-A541-17B4279FE2EB Mon, 7 Mar 2011 07:46:35 +0700 Full Review in English (PDF: 0.8Mb, 89 pages). Exec Summary and Recommendations in English (PDF: 0.17Mb, 10 pages); Burmese (PDF: 0.13Mb, 14 pages); Thai (PDF: 0.15Mb, 14 pages). http://www.tbbc.org/resources/resources.htm#evaluations 9863A2D3-FE50-4723-AEA6-70D2937B2A3C Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:27:42 +0700 "3 Sides to Every Story: A Profile of Muslim Communities in the Refugee Camps on the Thailand Burma border" can now be downloaded in Burmese (86 pages, zipped PDF: 2 Mb) and Karen (62 pages, zipped PDF: 1.8Mb) as well as English and Thai. http://www.tbbc.org/resources/resources.htm#cmp EEF3257D-EE0C-4D50-AA9E-C2C294216A61 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:53:27 +0700 TBBC’s publication "Nine Thousand Nights; Refugees from Burma; A People's Scrapbook" was officially launched at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Bangkok on 2nd September. Nine Thousand nights is available in bookshops in Thailand, direct from TBBC website and through Member Agency websites in the United States and the Netherlands. http://www.tbbc.org/index.htm 118D7C99-7EDC-43EF-8640-FB7584BC882A Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:03:55 +0700