Indonesia: baking bread
Yogyakarta, 8 March 2012 – How am I going to provide for my children? This question passes through the minds of all parents. But for some, it is a daily question that motivates their every move.
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Thailand: hopes for freedom and peace
Mae Hong Son, 8 March 2012 – I am May Tho*. I live in Refugee Camp 1 in Mae Hong Son, Thailand and I work for KnED (Karenni Education Department).

I would like to tell you about my life.
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Cambodia: a grandmother wishes for a world free of cluster bombs and landmines
Phnom Penh, 8 March 2012 – Hardened, darkened, worn away by the sun, Yay Mao’s skin has transformed into a strong, leathery shield, protecting her from the outside world. Like any well-worn leather, Mao’s skin has slowly stretched over time and is now excessively large for her shrinking, frail figure. She thinks she is 65 but when asked what year she was born, she cannot say. Her skin would suggest many years older.
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Thailand: Young and alone in Bangkok - a story of survival
Bangkok, 08 November 2011 – Nikou is 28. She fled Iran after being arrested during a protest and imprisoned without a trial for over a year. Now she is seeking asylum in Bangkok, waiting and hoping the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) will declare her a refugee and resettle her to a new country.
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Thailand: Arriving with nothing but giving everything
Mae Sot, 4 March, 2012 – Marlar sat on the bamboo floor of her home that serves as a shop, safe house and sometimes medical clinic. She prepared betel nut, a mixture of tobacco and areca nut and lime wrapped in a betel leaf, for the visiting JRS staff to chew while she told us about her work.
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Cambodia: landmines, flooding, and loss of family cannot stop one woman from looking towards the future
Phnom Penh, 1 March 2012 –“If you write about my story, you’ll never finish.” Han chuckles to herself revealing a mouthful of dark, empty crevices. Han’s remaining teeth are yellowed and cracked, stained by the challenges and struggles that life has forced upon her.
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Thailand: Finally Facing Good things
Bangkok, 06 December 2011 – Alone in detention, Theresa survived for her unborn daughter. Now she lives for the future she forgot she had.

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Thailand: Women live as invisible refugees to survive in the big city
Bangkok, October 3, 2011 – Adhi has given up hope. When she left Sri Lanka with her four children in 2009 she did not know what to expect. All that she was looking for was a place where she could finally feel safe from the war that had been devastating Sri Lanka for the past 20 years.
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Thailand: Beyond the playground - young girl makes the most of education
Bangkok, 03 June 2011 – We first met Khin Chor Su at her elementary school. Her teachers were impressed with her dedication to her studies and thought we should meet her to hear about the importance of education for Burmese migrants in Ranong, Thailand.
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Thailand: Mary's House is home to many
Wiang Hang, 31 January, 2011– Mary shuffles slowly through her home. At 75-years old, it takes her longer to get around than it used to. After running her orphanage – modestly named Mary’s House – for 11 years, she admits that she feels her age.
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Thailand: Surviving for the sake of her baby
Bangkok,13 December 2010 – Amina came to Bangkok looking for a new life for her and her baby. “(I hoped for) a free life compared to Djibouti,” Amina said. "Freedom on what I want to eat, where to go to church, etc. No one to control me".

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Thailand: Spending teen years detained

waiting for resettlement

Bangkok, 14 January 2010 – Looking at Divea, she seems like an average 18-year-old girl. Wearing a fashionable denim skirt with a t-shirt and long, black hair, she could easily fit in at her high school back in Sri Lanka. But after speaking with Divea for a few minutes, you may forget that she is only 18. Unfortunately, she seems to have forgotten as well. After spending over a year detained in Bangkok's Immigration Detention Centre, she says she has been forced to grow up fast.

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