The Karen Burmese KRM is assisting refugees belonging to Burma's Karen ethnic minority. The Karen are coming to the U.S. from Thailand, where they have lived for years in a cluster of refugee camps near the Thai-Burmese border. In 2007 KRM Director Carol Young visited one of these camps, Mae La.
Mae La Refugee Camp, Thailand
Additional photos from the Mae La camp have been posted in our Photo Gallery. Those interested in learning more about the Karen and other Burmese refugees being resettled in Louisville can find more information here.
URGENT NEEDS!
KRM currently needs: twin and double beds (frames, mattresses and box springs), kitchen tables & chairs, pots and pans, and toiletries. Please contact Gaby Salazar at 479-9180 ext. 15, gsalazar@kyrm.org, if you have such items to donate.
