Inter Pares

Published purpose

This project contributes to the development of civil society organizations and to building their capacity to identify needs, deliver services, and promote the interests of vulnerable and displaced people. An emphasis is placed on the participation of ethnic nationalities and women. Activities include: providing humanitarian assistance to Burmese refugees living in refugee camps in Thailand; the delivery of basic primary health care (including maternal and child health care) to displaced people in Burma's border areas; and civil society research, advocacy, and capacity-building on the issues of gender and violence against women, environmental degradation, forced displacement, human rights, drug abuse, and independent media. The project works with Burmese organizations based in Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and China. Local executing agencies include the Thailand-Burma Border Consortium and the Mae Tao Clinic.