Burma relief effort volunteer... - Ajarn Forum

Jack_77 · 10th May 2008, 12:48

Hi,

I'm living in Chiang Mai and was wondering if anyone on the forum knows if there is an organization here in Chiang Mai where I could volunteer to help?

I will check with my church tomorrow (Sacred Heart) but would work with any organization.

Thanks!

Loxley · 10th May 2008, 13:35

Foreign aid workers have been denied entry to the country...if you want to make a small donation I have used below.....

Thai Red Cross Society
Siam Commercial Bank
Current Account
Account no. : 045-3-4285-5
Account name : The Thai Red Cross Society for Burma

For further information, pls contact
The Thai Red Cross Society
0 2 256 4068-69

Baas Babelaas · 10th May 2008, 13:38

There ya go Jack. I'm in China, not too far away. Might join in.

Bubba · 10th May 2008, 13:50

If you're Christian and have some kind of useful skill get in touch with the Free Burma Rangers. They're on the www.

Jack_77 · 11th May 2008, 01:52

thank you for your suggestions

Boonmee · 11th May 2008, 06:06

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Originally Posted by Bubba

Free Burma Rangers

Just looked at their website. A damn brave lot, by the look of it.

rogerman · 11th May 2008, 06:39

seems as of yesterday that relief workers inside the country of burma were deported. I also heard on the news that the UN will probably go into Burma permission or not.

discus2000 · 11th May 2008, 13:52

Burma Cyclone--Stand with the People

ariesram74 · 12th May 2008, 14:05

contact the Burma Volunteer Programme. they are on the net. they work with refugees in Thailand mostly doing English teaching. I got to taught in a refugee camp near Mae Sariang.

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Originally Posted by Jack_77

Hi,

I'm living in Chiang Mai and was wondering if anyone on the forum knows if there is an organization here in Chiang Mai where I could volunteer to help?

I will check with my church tomorrow (Sacred Heart) but would work with any organization.

Thanks!

Piece Train · 12th May 2008, 20:41

There are rumors (and an opinion) on, for example, Asia Times' website, that the U.S. conduct an invasion of Burma. Of course, this is merely one person's opinion, but I did read it on the Net.

I was going to say "Can the John Rambo" approach, but then I also read that these military junta generals are taking the donors' names off of the aid boxes/shipments, and putting their own names on them, as if they were the donators, and sending them off to the, what they hope are, the "ignorant public."