Karenni Refugees – Karenni Social Development Center

Flash flood on 26th August

August 27, 2014 by karennisdc Comment Closed

FLASH FLOOD: On Wednesday 26th August 2014, one of our school campuses suffered serious damage and some classrooms were destroyed due to a flash flood in Karenni Refugee Camp 1. We also lost books, tables, chairs, 2 whiteboards, a video camera, a TV satellite dish and other useful materials. Education is a right but refugees in Karenni Refugee Camp 1 face many challenges to receive it. These challenges include security challenges due to the policies of the country they reside in: Thailand. They also include environmental challenges due to weather. During rainy reason flooding is always a risk but the recent flood was more serious than previous ones. The flood destroyed one classroom entirely. This has left students and teachers without a place to use for their lessons. This flash flood has also had a serious effect on many organisations within the camp as well as the day to day life of the over 12,000 refugees residing in the camp. Many of our...

Archived 2012: SDC Camp 1 Environment Campaign

June 11, 2014 by karennisdc Comment Closed

SDC conducted a number of events this year to highlight the environmental issues affecting Karenni State and raise awareness of the need to protect the environment. From the last week of April to the first week of May, a 4 day course on environmental protection was conducted in Karenni Refugee Camp 1. The course was open to youths in Karenni Refugee Camp 1 and also from the wider border area. The purpose of the course was to raise awareness of environmental issues among the younger generation and to promote good environmental practices. As part of the course, we taught the youths to be aware of their environment, and talked about how to preserve their environment and how the environment and human communities are interrelated. We had also prepared some questions and quizzes related to environmental issues and invited the attendees to answer these questions and quizzes. The persons who achieved the best results in the quizzes were awarded prizes prepared...

Archived 2012: 3rd Advanced Community Management Training Course

June 11, 2014 by karennisdc Comment Closed

3th Advanced Community Management Training Course From 9th April 2012 to 29th September 2012, SDC and ERI joined forces to conduct the third annual Advanced Community Management Course. This year, we received 40 applicants, and after a competitive process including a test and interview, 15 candidates were selected to undertake the course. With the support of foreign volunteers and local staff, the students were provided with training in ESL, office management, project management and planning, advocacy & campaign, peace building, fundraising, report writing and research. The students were also taught complex legal subjects, such as international humanitarian law and international human rights law, international criminal law, international environment law. We were proud to celebrate the graduation of all 15 students from the third annual Advanced Community Management Course on 29th September 2012....