Links

The information on this website comes from our personal experiences in the region and from established internationally respected organizations. These sources are listed below. 

  • BHM is partners with WITNESS, who uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations: WITNESS
  • Karen Human Rights Group is dedicated to documenting the Junta's abuse of the Karen people.
  • Brackett Foundation The Brackett Foundation funds education for refugees. Focusing on refugees from Burma, their projects cover the full range of education, from nursery school children to college students.
  • Clearpath International Provide prostheses to hundreds of Burmese landmine amputees, and works to improve artificial limb production and measurement technology.
  • Planetcare/Burmese Refugee Care Project Founded by Ben Brown, MD and based in Sebastopol, California, the BRCP was started to help the displaced people of Burma. Its primary focus is to support the work being done by Dr. Cynthia .
  • Burmese Youth Project A nontraditional aid organization that focuses on opportunity, art, and clean water
  • Global Health Access Project Provides clinical services and medical resources for programs on the Thai-Burma border, including the Backpack Health Worker Project.
  • WEAVE A non-governmental organization in Northern Thailand that supports the independence and self-sufficiency of Karen hill tribe women. In addition to supporting maternal child health projects, WEAVE sells Karen handicrafts as part of an income generation project for refugee women.
  • The Women's Commission Works to improve the lives and defend the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and adolescents

Links to additional resources:

  • The Backpack Health Worker Team has been providing primary health care in ethnic armed conflict areas and rural areas where access to healthcare is otherwise unavailable. They provide information on the health crisis in Burma and among the Karen.
  • The Soros Foundation: Open Society has established a Burma Project dedicated to increasing international awareness of conditions in Burma and to helping the country make the transition from a closed to an open society
  • The International Crisis Group provides information on the crisis in Burma and the Junta’s threats to international humanitarian organizations.
  • Dr. Cynthia's Mae Tao Clinic provides information on how Dr Cynthia and her team are providing health care for Karen refugees along the Thai-Burma border.

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