IRC remained on the Khmer border until the end of repatriation in 1993, then became active in Cambodia. IRC Thailand continues on the Burmese border.
IRC Aranyaprathet Staff Photo 1990
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"IRC has been at work in Thailand since 1976, when the first Indochinese refugees began to cross its borders. Over the succeeding
years, the program has adapted to the many changes in the refugee population and its needs."
(excerpt from 1985 country report)
IRC remained on the Khmer border until the end of repatriation in 1993, then became active in Cambodia. IRC Thailand continues on the Burmese border. |
IRC Aranyaprathet Staff Photo 1990 |
| 1985 IRC Thailand Country Report - a good description of IRC's programs at that time. They remained essentially the same except with the addition of Special Education, Land Mine Awareness and a larger printing program that included computer training. |  |
IRC Programs in the Border Camps |
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Medical Medical Coordination Pediatric Hospital (closed 198?) Mobile Medical Teams (stopped 198?) OPD Laboratory KHTC - khmer Health Training Centre Public Health |
Khao-I-Dang | IRC was the lead agency in KID |
| Tracing for Unaccompanied Minors | Sakeo II 1980 - 1984 | |
| Sanitation and Site Maintenance | KID, Sakaeo II | |
| Education | KID, Ban Thad | primary, secondary, adult literacy, ESL, teacher training |
| Special Education | KID, Site II | |
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Khmer Arts |
KID | |
| Land Mine Awareness Program | All camps from 1991 | |
| Vocational Training | Sakaeo II 1980 - 1984 | |
| Printing | KID, Site II, Site B, Taphraya | |
LMAP - LMAP was run by The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and funded through the Office of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for the Coordination of Cambodian Humanitarian Assistance Programmes. It was the first mine awareness programme to commence in the South East Asian region. LMAP had the mandate to get mine awareness messages to Cambodian refugees just prior to their resettlement in Cambodia. Over 350,000 Cambodians were housed in the 7 refugee camps stretching along the Thai/Cambodian border. Our job was to ensure that Cambodian refugees were equipped with knowledge of the dangers that could await them back in their country. As most of these people had been in the camp for over 10 years they had little experience of living with mines and were about to return to one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. We attempted to get a balance between, being aware of ways to avoid mines, but being careful not to make them so afraid they wouldn't leave their huts.
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