KWO seeks to provide a safe shelter and support services within the Karen refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border for needy and vulnerable women and children, especially survivors of sexual […] Read more
KWO provides direct assistance to community members and works towards solving social problems in the community. As refugees and IDPs, the population continues to face difficult social problems that exist […] Read more
Goal: To educate women in IDP areas and give them vocational and life skills training, building their confidence and skills to work for the community and increase women’s participation in […] Read more
Capacity Building Project Goal: To support and strengthen KWO’s capacity to provide essential services to the Karen refugee and village communities. In order to ensure the effective operation of KWO’s […] Read more
The KWO Emerging Leaders School (ELS) was started in 2008. The course ran 2 times for 10 months each time, between April 2008 and March 2009 and a similar period […] Read more
Karen Young Women’s Leadership School (KYWLS) Goal: To empower young women to realize their potential leadership ability and move towards women’s participation as equal partners with men in decision-making at […] Read more
The ongoing conflict in Burma has restricted the healthy development of the education system and left many children orphaned, or with only one parent. Many families are forced to send […] Read more
The KWO Education Program aims to ensure that all sectors of the community are given equal access to education, and addresses the needs primarily of women and girls, many of […] Read more
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