Walk Through Mae La Refugee Camp, Volunteer Thai/Burma Border - LA Girl Abroad

This was originally just going to be a video for my family but I felt that this could help raise awareness and attract more volunteers. I gained a passion for the people of Myanmar affected by the world's longest running civil war and have come to the Thai/Burma border to lend a hand. The school I'm working for is called ESP a post high school engineering study program. It is one of twelve schools in Mae La camp which is one of nine refugee camps along the border home to over a 100,000 refugees. There are maybe triple the number of migrants outside of camp struggling to survive in Thailand. Lots of awesome NGO's reside nearby supporting 74 schools and children's homes where a major percentage of the kids are orphans abandoned due to parents' inability to support them. This has turned out to be the hands down best experience of my life and I couldn't be more in love with the culture I've come to know. I'm so happy to have found a purposeful place for the Burmese cause. They are such wonderful and deserving people. I cannot stress enough how highly I recommend this experience to anyone brave and adventurous enough with a big heart.