Help Persecuted Burmese Refugees
Help Burmese Refugees
Summary
200,000 indigenous Karen people of Burma continue to be persecuted and violated by the Burmese government. Solar energy will enable medical aid for refugees at two new large medical clinics in Burma.
How Donors Like You Helped
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Internally Displaced Karen living in Burma close to the Thai border are building two clinics with larger capacity and more needs than the 35 already completed in the 1,000 mile border area. Power is needed for medical procedures, cataract surgery, lighting, computers, refrigeration for vaccine storage, and sanitation of supplies. Up to 100 Karen patients will be able to receive treatment at each site for injuries endured as well as illnesses such as malaria, cataract, and parasites.
Activities
Green Empowerment will provide solar systems for two clinics, as well as train surgeons, medics, and repairmen to install and operate the systems. Each system includes 1000watt of solar panels.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $153
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $153 . The original project funding goal was $42,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.greenempowerment.org)
- Bring Solar Energy to 7 Burmese Medical Clinics (http://www.globalgiving.com/pr/1400/proj1339a.html)
- Burma Clinic Training Web Site (http://www.greenempowerment.org/2007BurmaClinicTraining.pdf)
- "Solar Power- The War Zone" (article) (http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.6&disp=vah&view=att&th=1129211b997cb0a3)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Solar power and training of individuals will give the persecuted Karen a vital resource to turn to as this conflict continues. The clinics will indefinitely provide medical aid and refuge to these oppressed peoples.
Project Message
"Our dream 10 years ago was to have some kind of lighting for these clinics. And when we did the first clinics last summer, I could only hope that we would be able to do some more."
- Eh Kalu, Director, Karen Health & Welfare Department
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Anna Garwood
Program Manager
140 SW Yamhill St
Portland, OR 97204
United States
(503) 284-5774
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Green Empowerment
140 SW Yahmill Street
Portland,
Oregon
97204
United States
503-284-5774
http://www.greenempowerment.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Myanmar
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Myanmar, read the Human Development Report on Myanmar or the Wikipedia entry for Myanmar.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 10, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
Completion report for electrification of the two hospitals
By Michel Maupoux - Program Manager, April 09, 2008 05:37 PM
We are now exploring further extension of this solar electrification program for medical needs of IDP (internally displaced persons) in Burma.
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