Basic Information

Time frame

2013-2014: Profile data collected from displaced persons in temporary shelters along the Thai-Myanmar border

2014-2018: Capacity building for displaced person

Location

Nine temporary shelters in four provinces along the Thai-Myanmar border.

Beneficiaries

20,797 households; 109,992 people

Overview

In 2013, MFLF was approached by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist in implementing the “Profiling Project of Temporary Shelters along the Thai-Myanmar Border” to understand the demographics and plan for the future livelihood of these people.

This information formed the basis of the proposal on the assistance of the displaced which was presented to the Thai and Myanmar governments, the UNHCR, and related organizations. MFLF also assisted with skills training and sustainable repatriation preparations.

What do the people get?

109,992

all displaced persons
in nine temporary shelters in four provinces along the Thai-Myanmar border.

1,990

displaced persons
received healthcare.

263

displaced persons
joined skills training workshops and field trips in preparation for repatriation.