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With your help, The Karen Hilltribes Trust has helped thousands of Karen villagers since its foundation in 1999.

Since 1999 The Karen Hilltribes Trust has:

  • Raised over £2.5 million
  • Provided access to clean water for 30,000 people in 110 villages all year round.
  • Distributed 35,000 blankets to families to keep them warm at night when the temperatures plummet below freezing.
  • Distributed 40,000 mosquito nets to protect villagers from malaria.
  • Installed over 2,000 latrines benefitting 10,000 people.
  • Arranged transport for 10,000 children so they can attend school.
  • Helped 500 students attend university and vocational college.
  • Repaired or built 36 irrigation systems bringing rice fields back into production.

Over 400 volunteers have been out to live with the Karen, helping to build water systems and teaching in schools.

Read some moving letters written by the Karen Hill Tribes people thanking you for your efforts.

Blankets & Nets

Blankets/NetsYou helped us provide almost 35,000 blankets and 40,000 malaria nets for the Karen people.

Information on our programme to supply blankets and nets

 

Dormitories

DormitoriesYou have helped us provide safe, secure and clean accomodation for almost 500 school children.

Information on our programme to supply dormitories for children

 

Latrines

latrinesYour help has meant we have installed over 2,000 latrines servicing over 10,000 people in many vilages.

Information on our programme to install latrines

 

School Buses

School BusesYour donations have helped us provide 20 buses so 400 school children get a good eduction.

Information on our programme to provide school buses

 

University

UniversityYou have helped us send over 200 students to University and provide 16 scholarships.

Information on our further education programme

 

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Clean Water

Clean WaterWith your help we have installed almost 110 clean water systems cutting typhoid by 98%.

Information on our clean water systems

 

Food

RiceWith your generosity we have provided meals to over 2,000 school children that would have gone hungry.

Information on our programme to supply school meals

 

Irrigation

IrrigationYour kindness has helped us bring farm land back into production helping 4,500 people.

Information on our programme to bring farmland back into production

 

Teacher Training

Teacher TrainingWith your help our education programme helps support teachers to teach English and Thai to children.

Information on our programme to train teachers

 

Tractors

TractorYour kindness helped us buy a tractor that will ensure their farmland remains productive for 20 years.

Information on our programme to supply a tractor

 

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