Thailand Burma Border Consortium
Bangkok, Thailand
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Founded in 1984, Thailand Burma Border Consortium is a non-governmental organisation based in Bangkok, Thailand working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, refugees & migration, poverty & hunger.
The Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) is a consortium of international non-governmental organisations that provides food, shelter and non-food items to refugees and displaced people from Burma. It supplies around 160,000 refugees in refugee camps along the Thailand-Burma border, and assists displaced people inside Burma and nearby Thai communities. TBBC also conducts research on the root causes of displacement and refugee outflows. Programmes are implemented through refugee committees, community-based organisations and local partners. TBBC is a registered charity in England and Wales and is headquartered in Bangkok, with field offices in Mae Hong Son, Mae Sariang, Mae Sot and Sangklaburi.
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Community Agriculture and Nutrition (CAN) project
Poverty & Hunger · Thailand
Builds community self-reliance in agriculture and nutrition in refugee camps, improving access to nutritious foods, with a Handbook produced in five languages.
Longyi-weaving project
Community development · Thailand
Supports women's organisations in refugee camps to maintain traditional weaving skills, provide income generation and build project management capacity.
Nursery school feeding
Children & Youth · Thailand
Provides nutritious lunches to young children in nursery schools in refugee camps.
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Norwegian Church Aid, ZOA Refugee Care Netherlands, Christian Aid, act for peace NCCA, International Rescue Committee, Church World Service, ICCO, Caritas Switzerland, DanChurchAid, Diakonia, Trocaire
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