Category Archives: Landmine Victims
Burma in the News: Landmine Victims Find Solace at Mae La
The choir at Care Villa sing. (Photo: Alex Ellgee/The Irrawaddy) According to The Irrawaddy (published April 10, 2010): As the last rays of sun beam through the wooden wall, the choir assembles in the hut. Without delay, the men bellow … Continue reading
In Darkness, Karen Refugees Dread Forced Return to Burma
photo by: Alex Ellgee/ The Irrawaddy After a sleepless night, families due to be repatriated gather before dawn to discuss their fate. THA SONG YANG, Thailand (02/05/2010) — Last night, under the light of the stars, I guided myself through … Continue reading
Where Once Was Only Darkness…
In a small corner of a border refugee camp sits the Karen Handicap Welfare Association’s (KHWA) “Care Villa”. The on-going war in Eastern Burma produces many casualties, and currently 19 ethnic Karen receive care here, healing the injuries resulting from … Continue reading
Filed under Landmine Victims, Medical, Photography, The Initiatives
Medical Aid Beyond Borders
Karen farmers return to farm lands where the Burmese Army has placed landmines. Mobile medical clinics and backpack medics are the only care these farmers have in the war zone. In Eastern Burma, decades of civil war, wide spread human … Continue reading
Filed under Landmine Victims, Medical, Military, Photography, Support Programs, The Initiatives, The Karen, The People, WIN
