Build Back Better episode 6: Response for Refugees with Saw Htoo K’ Por
Build Back Better episode #6 interviews with Saw Htoo K’ Por from Karen Refugee Committee Education Entity (KRCEE) to learn more about their response for refugees in the wake of covid-19. KRCEE administers both basic and higher education to over 17,000 refugee children located in 7 temporary shelters along the Thai-Myanmar Border. KRCEE supports and trains over 800 teachers to be able to deliver quality education to refugee children despite having low resources and being situated in remote contexts.
[In this July 2020 interview, TeacherFOCUS and Saw Htoo K’ Por discussed Home-Based Learning in the refugee camps, but there have been updates in education for the current COVID-19 situation as of August 2020. At the current time, there is no more home-based learning in camp education, as most schools are operating on a rotational schedule and some schools have returned to a regular schedule. BEST/PREPS project has provided hand-washing stations in the camps. While this information from the video has changed, the financial challenges facing KRCEE remain the same.]
Karen Refugee Committee Education Entity (KRCEE)